Health information technology use is expanding at an incredible speed. The development of artificial intelligence and telemedicine, for example, means patients will have increased access to care, or at least access to care delivered differently. This expansion will...
Every feature in Corepoint Integration Engine is designed to give customers more control over the flow of their health data and, ultimately, improve the health of patients. David Prestridge, Senior Programmer Analyst and Team Lead – Automation and Interfaces at DCH...
With connected devices and wearables so prevalent in our everyday lives, it is not surprising that healthcare would use them to improve patient care. What may be surprising are the ways they are being utilized. The most obvious way to leverage the internet-of-things...
Session 139 at HIMSS 2018, 10 Challenges in Managing Medical Device Cybersecurity, reviewed the top 10 technology hazards in healthcare IT for 2018 released by the ECRI Institute. While the focus of the presentation was geared towards medical device security, many of...
HIMSS 2018 featured much information about healthcare entities moving to the cloud, from the Cloud Computing Forum on Monday through the education sessions the rest of the week. With applications running in the cloud, the IT team has the agility to work with...
Better technology, new software, and mergers and migrations are having a significant impact on the IT operations of hospitals and healthcare systems across the country. As healthcare providers continue to adopt and integrate new applications designed to solve a bevy...
The latest version of Corepoint Integration Engine features many new functions designed to improve the daily activities of its users. Out of all the new features (listed here), none will have as much impact on users’ daily activities as much as the new Monitor...
If you’re an administrator in a radiology center, you’re constantly on the lookout for ways to streamline your radiology workflow. You want to support your radiologists’ productivity while speeding up patient-report turnaround time and expediting reimbursement....
Maintaining high quality patient care is the definition of success. However, when implementing a new process or system, there’s great risk for healthcare organizations that choose to either go it alone or to partner with providers who don’t have the necessary...
IT security is a top issue in the healthcare industry. If a company reports a large data breach, class action lawsuits are sure to follow. This can be devastating to not only the organization’s reputation but also to their bottom line, thanks to lawsuits and federal...
The changing needs of health IT continue to be addressed with the release of Corepoint Integration Engine version 7.0. The two main features of the release include a completely new Monitor feature and new technology to process batch files. The new user interface for...
Yes, FHIR will be used in radiology. If we think about radiology, there are all kinds of interactions that don’t work very well today. Currently, there’s a procedure step performed with DICOM that doesn’t seem to be widely implemented. This particular area could...
