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Health care IT infrastructure systems and design

• CoxHealth gains from outsourcing to Cerner ITWorks

  Cerner partners with more than 30 organizations to deliver outsourced IT operation management. One of those systems, CoxHealth, got faster, more stable IT management model.  Continue Reading

• CRM in healthcare: A look inside its muddled world

  By some estimates it could be nearly 20 years before healthcare manages true patient engagement. Here's why healthcare CRM is such a challenge for providers today.  Continue Reading

• The importance of EHR tools in today's healthcare industry

  A strong EHR system can effectively acquire and centralize vital patient information like lab orders, medications, medical history and referrals, if buyers know what they need.  Continue Reading

• Healthcare command center aims to simplify healthcare access

  By creating a centralized hub to coordinate patient care, Ascension hopes to simplify healthcare access for patients and expedite provider access to patients.  Continue Reading

• To get secure cloud storage in healthcare, gauge risks first

  Conducting a risk assessment before moving to the cloud and establishing security controls when you get there are key steps toward achieving cloud security, experts say.  Continue Reading

• Mobile healthcare apps becoming increasingly popular

  The trend of providing patients with clinical services through a mobile healthcare app is here to stay and will continue to grow in use, experts say.  Continue Reading

• Voice technology in healthcare tested at Boston hospital

  Voice technology will become commonplace at Boston Children's Hospital now that three pilot projects set in clinical settings have proved successful.  Continue Reading

• Medical group sees the future in value-based healthcare

  The fee-for-service healthcare payment model is broken, according to the CEO of a medical group. The better model, and the path to better patient care, he says, is value-based care.  Continue Reading

• Health system's medical services app cuts patient care costs

  Spectrum Health's medical services app, called MedNow, has helped lower patient costs and decrease ER visits, MedNow senior director Joseph Brennan says.  Continue Reading

• Virtual nurse aims to reduce readmissions after discharge

  Boston Medical Center is trialing a virtual discharge nurse to help reduce 30-day readmissions. The software is proving beneficial for both patients and nurses.  Continue Reading

• Connected health devices feed patient-monitoring system

  AlacrityCare is using two connected health devices developed by VivaLnk to build a system that monitors oncology patients opting to recover at home.  Continue Reading

• FDA challenge encourages development of pain management devices

  An FDA innovation challenge pushes developers to create pain management devices as a way to address the ongoing opioid crisis in the United States.  Continue Reading

• EHR-agnostic dashboard technology benefits Texas hospitals

  An EHR-agnostic dashboard technology called Smart Ribbon has helped Texas hospitals lower patient discharge costs by displaying critical clinical information.  Continue Reading

• Florida community hospital uses AI tools to generate care paths

  Flagler Hospital, a community healthcare organization in Florida, uses an AI platform to generate care paths for high-cost, high-mortality conditions such as pneumonia and sepsis.  Continue Reading

• IoT may bring the promise of connected healthcare to life

  Can the promise of the internet of things bring order to chaos when it comes to true healthcare interoperability? Two different attempts are underway.  Continue Reading