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No End in Sight for Committee Overload as Quality Improvement Programs and Technology Implementations Surge Ahead |
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Do you consider spending 120 days each year in meetings to be a good use of your time? We think not, and the 60 hospital leaders who participated in our recent research study on committee work and efficiency in healthcare agree.
The exponential growth in time spent in committee meetings and on related activities can be attributed to 1) the increase in quality improvement programs and 2) the focus on technology implementations.
Review our findings to learn which technologies hospital leaders are exploring to alleviate these demands. |
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California’s Universal Healthcare Plan is a Generous Proposal, but is it Realistic? |
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On January 8, 2007 Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed a fix for what he characterized as the “broken California healthcare system.” The proposal includes the provision of healthcare coverage for everyone in California, including children and illegal immigrants. The plan would require insurance companies to spend 85% of their premium revenues on patient care—a move that would limit the amount of money companies could spend on administrative costs and profits.
The broad policy that Governor Schwarzenegger is proposing rewards healthy lifestyles and increases the use of healthcare IT. Plan advocates hope to reduce medical errors, cut regulatory barriers and utilize the purchasing power of Medi-Cal, the state’s Department of Health Services. The proposal is generous, but is it realistic?
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| The Full Report on Patient Privacy and Confidentiality: 26 Recommendations |
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In June 2006, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) received recommendations from the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics regarding "Privacy and Confidentiality in the Nationwide Health Information Network." The full report reflects witness testimony regarding the privacy and confidentiality of health information, and is a must-read for anyone working within healthcare.
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Product Highlight: Collaboration Architect Document Management |
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When it comes to document management, have you or your colleagues ever asked:
- Where are we going to store our documents?
- How can we best organize our documents?
- How can we easily locate documents after they have been stored?
- How can we archive previous versions?
- How can we secure documents and ensure only authorized access?
- When multiple people need to work on a single document, how can we best manage the process?
- When a document is finalized, what is the easiest way to distribute it?
Assuming that you’ve asked or have been asked these questions, Collaboration Architect offers the answer. Collaboration Architect’s document management features solve challenges related to document storage, retrieval, security, creation, modification, versioning and distribution—all in a single application.
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Visit HealthGate at HIMSS07 in New Orleans |
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HealthGate is returning to HIMSS07, one of the most comprehensive healthcare IT conferences in the country. We'll be in New Orleans from February 25th through March 1st to showcase Collaboration Architect, a Web-based collaboration application that debuted at IHI in December. Visit us at booth 860, right next to GE Healthcare (booth 441), the largest exhibitor at the convention! |
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