Bernie Monegain
Mount Sinai Medical Center, a 1,171-bed hospital affiliated with the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, has deployed business intelligence software to get its arms around key financial measures and boost performance management reporting.
Medical City, with more than 1,150 physicians as part of its medical team, will roll out new technology to enhance patient flow throughout the Dallas-based hospital. Executives say the move is also aimed at improving the hospital's profit margin.
Healthcare organizations need to act now to get their share of $34 billion in stimulus incentives, says Mark Leavitt, MD, who heads the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology.
The 81st convention and exhibition of the American Health Information Management Association is under way, and the $34 billion in federal incentives to support adoption of electronic health records is garnering a big piece of the attention.
When it comes to hospital staff scheduling software, customer satisfaction varies widely among finance, IT and nursing departments, sometimes producing departmental battles over which needs are given priority.
The market for medical automation technology is forecast to grow from $13.1 billion this year to $23.2 billion in 2014, according to BCC Research.
New analysis shows that safety net hospitals have improved patient care through a nationwide value-based purchasing demonstration project.
The Premier healthcare alliance has enhanced its ClinicalAdvisor quality benchmarking and regulatory reporting solution to include capabilities focused on Medicare's Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program.
A new IBM study reveals that cost is the main reason one in four Americans doesn't schedule regular wellness visits with a doctor.
The 2009 Medical Group Management Association survey reveals the three top challenges of running a group practice remain the same as in 2008, with money worries at the top.