Trinity Health.(NewsMakers)(Brief article)
A $315 million process improvement initiative underway among 12
Trinity Health hospital systems is shortening medication turnaround
time, reducing lengths of stay, and improving quality of care. . . .
MPV.(NewsMakers)(State of Franklin Healthcare Associates, Novant
Medical Group and Greenville Hospital Corp. contracted with Med
Three multispecialty groups contracted with Medical Present Value
Inc. (MPV) to improve their payer contract oversight. The 1,200-provider
Novant Medical Group, headquartered in Charlotte, N.C.; . . .
Supply chain tool update.(Products and Services)
The new version of SupplyFocus by Premier Inc. provides
comprehensive reports focusing on more than 40 indicators for measuring
cost and operational performance against peer groups. Multiple . . .
Color multifunction printer.(Products and Services)
The Xerox Phaser 8560MFP offers several innovative features for
increasing the efficiency of document production processes as well as
improving document quality. A unique solid ink color technology . . .
CDHP support.(Products and Services)
HealthRules Payor 3.0 is an updated version of the popular claims
processing software by HealthEdge. The update includes a
fully-integrated solution for managing and processing . . .
Care Management Software update.(Products and Services)
McKesson has updated its CareEnhance Clinical Management Software
suite (CCMS) with version 4.0 that expands remote care coordination
capabilities for care managers and health plan nurses working . . .
Customized message feature.(Products and Services)
The American TeleCare Provider/Patient Home Telehealth System from
American TeleCare Inc. (ATI) now offers providers that use ATI's
LifeView Provider Station the ability to post customized messages . . .
Real-time HAI tracking service.(Products and Services)
Cardinal Health developed the MedMined Data Mining Surveillance
Service to automatically identify patterns indicative of specific and
correctable quality breakdowns, such as hospital-acquired . . .
Chassis-based switch.(Special Section: Hardware: Servers and
Network Technology)
The Force10 Networks C-Series Switches deliver reliability, network
control and scalability for high performance Ethernet environments and
high-density gigabit Ethernet (GbE) aggregation for . . .
Optimized OSM.(Special Section: Hardware: Servers and Network
Technology)
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The 3Com Switch 5500G Open Services Module (OSM) provides up to 56
gigabit layer 2/3/4 switched ports per switch and up to 448 gigabit
ports per stack. The OSM is equipped . . .
Manageable blade server.(Special Section: Hardware: Servers and
Network Technology)
The Dell PowerEdge M600 is a two-socket blade server that offers up
to two Dual-Core or Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5000 Sequence processors, an
Intel 5000P chipset, and memory support of up to 8 x . . .
Non-stop architecture.(Special Section: Hardware: Servers and
Network Technology)(Brief article)
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Utilizing Intel processors and a performance-oriented architecture
that runs relational database and transaction processing software, the
HP Integrity NonStop NBS0000c . . .
Modular, intelligent architecture router.(Special Section:
Hardware: Servers and Network Technology)
The Cisco 12000 Series routers provide the IT/IS department the
ability to rapidly deploy new services that can generate new
revenue--and reduce capital and operating expenses. The flexibility . . .
Comprehensive branch solution.(Special Section: Hardware: Servers
and Network Technology)
The Citrix Branch Repeater is a comprehensive branch solution that
can optimize application delivery from the Citrix Delivery Center and
beyond, while simultaneously providing key native Windows . . .
High availability server.(Special Section: Hardware: Servers and
Network Technology)
Routers, switches, servers ... the nuts and bolts of every data
center--regardless of architecture complexity--it all begins here. This
quarter's Hardware section features infrastructure several of . . .
Web welcome mat: a pediatrics practice updates its Web site to
maximize patient and provider communications.(Case History: Custo
In an increasingly competitive and consumer-driven healthcare
environment, members of the executive team at Chapel Hill Pediatrics and
Adolescents in North Carolina realized that they had a great . . .
Protecting the pharmaceutical supply chain: ensuring an unbroken
supply of pharmaceuticals can save lives during times of
disast
Health information executives have a moral imperative to lead our
nation in ensuring individuals have access to essential prescription
drugs in the aftermath of catastrophes. The potential . . .
Transforming healthcare: a top U.S. hospital implements CPOE and
improves patient safety while dramatically reducing turn-around
Denver Health and Hospital Authority (Denver Health) ranks in the
top 5 percent of U.S. Hospitals in terms of size and provides care for
more than 160,000 individual patients--one out of every four . . .
John Halamka, M.D., MS.(Q&A: The Healthcare CIO)(CareGroup
Healthcare System)(Interview)
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John Halamka, M.D., MS CIO, CareGroup Healthcare System
John Halamka is responsible for all clinical, financial,
administrative and academic information technology . . .
Proposed controlled substance ePrescribing
rule.(ePrescribing)(United States. Drug Enforcement
Administration)(Brief article)
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has proposed a rule that
will allow for controlled substances to be ordered electronically,
thereby permitting pharmacies to receive, dispense and archive . . .
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