Healthcare: Riding a Storm of Change [ Source: IBM ]
February 2012- The healthcare sector is in the midst of a revolution on that will change almost every aspect of the industry, from the back-office processes associated with managing the relationship between service buyers and service deliverers, to the way in which patient data is stored, analyzed and shared, and in the way that patient care is delivered on the front line.<br><br> This paper sets out to describe the way in ...

Using IBM Maximo Asset Management to manage all asset classes in hospitals and healthcare organizations [ Source: IBM ]
December 2011- Effective asset management is critical for hospitals and healthcare organizations. These organizations face increasing quality of care, regulatory pressures and financial requirements that make effective asset management a key part of their success. <br><br> IBM Maximo Asset Management helps healthcare providers track, monitor and manage the increasing variety of assets on which clinical outcomes and patient care depend.

Technology's Role in Integrated Delivery Models: Transforming Health Care [ Source: Optum ]
November 2011- The health care industry is undergoing a transformation - spurred by an unsustainable reimbursement model that rewards volume rather than outcome. Many alternatives are being considered, including pay for performance, accountable care organizations (ACOs), medical homes and bundled payments. Although the destination is not certain, it's clear that providers, payers, employers and patients are interested in a health care ecosystem that is connected, intelligent and aligned. Such sustainable health communities represent an innovative yet practical ...

Lessons Learned: Improve Security, Efficiency and Patient Care [ Source: Motion Computing and Intel Corporation ]
August 2011- In France, the contrat de bon usage du medicament (CBUM) promotes the computerization of medical practices. Committed to the CBUM and continuously delivering on its longstanding policy of improving the quality and safety of patient care, CESH set a goal of completely eliminating its paper-based processes by the end of 2010. In 2005 the clinic implemented Ware Systeme's Sharegate medical records software but required a comprehensive mobility solution to optimize all of Sharegate's functions in real time, ...

Mobile Clinical Assistants: Your Questions Answered [ Source: Motion Computing and Intel Corporation ]
August 2011- Given the potential for improved quality of care, cost savings, and patient safety benefits, optimizing mobility for healthcare applications is too important to ignore. <br><br> In this paper, VDC Research examines the key questions surrounding the adoption of the Mobile Clinical Assistant (MCA) in healthcare environments.