Healthcare IT Adoption without Collaboration - How Does That Work?
Michael CraigeThe power of technology has transformed every single industry and line of business in our economy. But for Healthcare, technology is yet to be properly implemented to allow patient...
View ArticleBefore You Choose an EMR Vendor — Consider E-prescribing!
By Michael CraigeConsider the tactical challenges of e-prescribing adoption in the clinic setting.
View ArticleNew Revenue Opportunities for 2009, 2010 and Beyond……
We would agree that the healthcare industry is facing some serious challenges, such as, rapidly increasing costs, lack of quality control, depleting level of care and revenue management. Nevertheless,...
View ArticleCIO's Technology Investment Priorities
Despite the current downturn, there are pockets of growth and investment spending in several key healthcare IT areas.
View ArticleCan Cloud Computing Significantly Change HIT Requirements
Cloud Computing holds great potential to change the dynamics of the HIT industry. The ease of use, flexibility, scalability, and low up front costs are driving the growth of cloud at a CAGR of 27%...
View ArticleConnected Medicine Can Help the Healthcare Industry. An Alternative Future
Wayne CraigeWe all can envision how connected medicine is improving patient outcomes, lowers costs, keeps data secure and demonstrates word-class interoperability. Currently, many exsisting healthcare...
View ArticlePersonalized Medicine, Part 1: Impediments that we must first overcome
Michael CraigeAs it stands to day, research efforts to incorporating patient’s molecular and genetic data into vendors Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems, is one of the most funded areas of...
View ArticleWhat Have You Done For Your Clinicians Lately?
.....only clinician involvement can orchestrates the process by which clinicians are “integrated” in the process of delivery of quality-centered care. An obstructionist clinician team can derail an...
View ArticlePersonalized Medicine, Part 2: Gaps Remaining in Translating Discoveries into...
Michael CraigeRapid improvements in technology, semantic data structures, informatics professional collaboration and sequencing technologies are not necessarily the only gaps needed for the realization...
View ArticleAre We There Yet? Using Genomic Information in EHR for Patient Care
M. Wayne Craige It’s Monday July 8 and you woke up feeling sick, and you know you better see your doctor. In the office, your doctor looks you over, listens to your symptoms, but before he prescribes a...
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