In January 2012, Healthcare IT News conducted a survey to identify drivers and challenges for developing and deploying a solution for centralized digital document delivery that complies with healthcare industry regulations. Read this report to learn the key findings from the survey investigating trends in the adoption of digital document management systems by healthcare institutions since the rollout of the <a href="/directory/health-information-technology-economic-and-clinical-health-hitech-act" target="_blank" class="directory-item-link">HITECH</a> Act’s financial incentive programs.

In this webinar, you’ll learn about population health management technology and techniques that the Rhode Island Quality Institute, a Beacon Community grant recipient, uses to aggregate and analyze data on diabetic patients from across the State. The results drive clinicians to take action that is improving the patient experience of care (including quality and satisfaction), improving the health of the population, and reducing costs

Making the transition from nursing care plans to evidence-based interdisciplinary plans of care is a challenge in the clinical setting, due in part to limited resources and lack of staff expertise. Coupled with the aggressive implementation of a new electronic health record (EHR), creation and implementation of evidence-based interdisciplinary plans of care seemed like a daunting task. This presentation describes how Akron Children’s Hospital used a boot camp model to successfully create and implement ZynxCare evidence-based interdisciplinary plans of care in less than 6 months. Best practices regarding project team development, boot camp schedules, and communication to hospital leaders and staff will be incorporated in the presentation. The session will also review metrics and outcomes after go-live.

Recent headlines have raised plenty of eyebrows with record setting big-dollar penalties levied against healthcare organizations due to HIPAA violations. Industry experts surmise that this unprecedented trend is the result of significant changes that have occurred recently to HIPAA regulations.

Automated medication administration, electronic health records, computerized physician order entry (CPOE), barcode point-of-care (BPOC) and other automated procedures for improving patient care all rely on accurate input that barcoding can provide. This white paper will explain the role wristbands can play in improving patient safety and freeing nurses and other valuable medical personnel from paperwork and clerical tasks.