The Benefits and Barriers to RFID Technology in Healthcare
The purpose of this paper is to explore the benefits and barriers of implementing radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology in the healthcare sector and to provide recommendations to overcome potential barriers.
Information Sharing: What Is It? How to Do It? Why Does It Matter?
Our cybersecurity subject matter expert shares how in healthcare, information sharing is vital to the security and safety of the entire industry.
The Importance of Good Governance
Our guest writer shares while often overlooked, governance in a healthcare organization's information and technology can lead to a higher level of trust by patients.
Genomics – Getting the Right Data
Genomics testing can help to determine not only your lineage but what health factors of which to be aware now and as you age. Explore some of the basics of genomics, the roles and impact of these new data, and the implications for precision health.
Definition of Customer Relationship Management Technology in Healthcare
Defining CRM in healthcare.
Medication Process Compliance in Pediatric Inpatients – Time to the First
For most medical conditions, reducing the time between intent to treat and actual treatment is beneficial. The goal of this study was to determine the current state of the medication process at a university-affiliated children’s hospital. [Haresh L. Bhatia, Neal R. Patel, Catherine H. Ivory, Ph...
Capturing and Evaluating Process Semantics from Front-Line Nurses: A Pilot Study
Tacit clinical knowledge acquired by front-line nurses over many years of practice is notoriously difficult to capture and codify. This study aims to enable front-line nurses to capture their own process domain semantics and constructs ontologies from the semantics and rank semantic similiarity....
Increase Vaccination Rates: Adopt a Common Framework for Digital Immunization Data
"With the HIMSS IIP interface, we’re able to get a more comprehensive amount of data for each and every vaccination."
Meaningful Use Overhaul Shifts Focus to Interoperability
Read key takeaways on the proposal and learn what the future health information and technology landscape might look like.
Inspire, Innovate, Influence: This Is How Nurses Lead
Our guest writer shares how every nurse can inspire, innovate and influence no matter their position.
Seamless Exchange of Immunization Data: A Population Health Priority
Health IT plays an important role in streamlining the workflows that enable clinicians to deliver the most up-to-date care, while also helping prevent the spread of disease.
Insights into Clinical and Business Intelligence in Healthcare Presentation
Mayo Clinic's Chief Information Officer shares how they apply clinical and business intelligence in healthcare to support daily operations, and for the discovery, translation and application of medical insights to clinical practice.