Technology

HIPAA

HIPAA/HITECH Panel Discussion: Navigating an Uncertain Regulatory Environment

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

This year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is expected to release final rules that, under the HITECH ...

Technology

Avoiding Staff Burnout as Major Changes Hit Health Care

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Great video: Hospital IT staffs are adapting to major systemic changes. Here’s how to keep them focused. This interview was conducted ...

Technology

Closing the Health Gap Online

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Jerry Levin For all of us — young, old, and those in the middle — life is simply an ...

Technology

Methodist Healthcare Builds “Operational Backbone” With Automated Patient Flow

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Methodist Healthcare, a six-hospital, 1800-bed system in San Antonio, TX, made patient flow improvement its top priority for FY2010 with ...

Technology

Carlow University to Host Conference on Significance of Technological Advances in Healthcare

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Kaitlin Baird It’s no secret that technological advances have revolutionized the way healthcare is implemented, but they have also ...

Technology

Overlooked and Under-protected

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

What role does patient flow automation play in reducing the spread of hospital acquired infection among a hospital’s general population? ...

EMR

Medical Device Integration: A “Meaningful” Way to Mature the EHR

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Dave Dyell There are a lot of reasons to pay attention to medical device integration (MDI). Here’s a major ...