HIMSS15 Booth #5614 – By Morris Panner – As the global population continues to face inevitable disease outbreaks – think Ebola and measles – healthcare technology is playing an increasingly important role in awareness and prevention. Technology innovations, in fact, are key in preventing the spread of infectious diseases, particularly in developing nations.
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Healthcare costs continue to rise each year. The startling reality of it, however, is that roughly half of healthcare costs are attributed to approximately 5% of the entire patient population. Register for this eHealth Initiative Meeting.
By Sarianne Gruber – How much impact could medical device interoperability have on improving safety? A West Health IDEA series hosted care experts to address this question in an open forum titled “Missed Connections, Costly Medicine: Frontline Views on Interoperability and Improved Patient Care”.
Patient Safety Awareness Week This was Patient Safety Awareness Week. The annual event led by the NPSF (National Patient Safety Foundation) is an educational campaign…
In George W. Bush’s State of the Union Address on January 20, 2004, the President outlined his plan to ensure most Americans were on electronic…
By Sarianne Gruber – What process is used to communicate the medication a patient should be taking? How do you verify that they understand the instructions? Can a healthcare professional provide the most effective communication when educating the Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) patient on medication?
Join the Event Highlighting the Survey Results Missed Connections, Costly Medicine: Front-line Views on Interoperability and Improved Patient Care When: Thursday, March 12, 2015, 10…
By Sarianne Gruber – Kudos to HealthIMPACT for orchestrating a conference of exceptional Health IT leaders from across the country to shared their experiences and views in building a better and more robust healthcare system.
The 2015 meeting is the 6th Annual State Healthcare IT Connect Summit produced in partnership with NASCIO, Co-Sponsors eHealth Initiative, American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) and Official Media Sponsor Health Affairs. The 2-day event will be held in Baltimore on Mach 23-24.