July/August 2014 HITO Issue
| From The Editor |
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Health IT leaders are becoming frustrated with the MU program’s lack of flexibility, stating that the criteria don’t align with organizational objectives. |
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Feature Story CIOs from four major health systems list their biggest pain points and outline their strategies to overcome these challenges. |
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Roundtables How Health Care Providers Are Effectively Leveraging Big Data Two health systems show how Big Data is playing an increasingly prominent role in their ongoing quest to operate more efficiently, drive down costs, and improve patient care. The Provider’s Role In Patient Engagement Two forward-thinking providers share how new technology and engagement tactics are helping their patients play more active roles in their own health. |
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| Case Studies
California Hospital Conquers Network Security Alert Fatigue Torrance Memorial Medical Center employs a subscription security monitoring service to analyze 19 million network intrusion events and accurately distinguish true threats from noise.
MaineGeneral Medical Center equips every patient room with a workstation on wheels, facilitating communication between hospital staff and preventing the spread of infection. Secure Mobile Technology Replaces Overhead Paging At Reading Health Thanks to quick and quiet mobile apps and devices, doctors and nurses are now in constant contact without interfering with patient care. Q&A's
Cleveland’s MetroHealth System is on a multiyear journey to encourage physician adoption of evidence-based clinical decision support to deliver care more efficiently and effectively. Facilitating Health Information Exchange The New Jersey Health Information Technology Extension Center aims to help more healthcare providers realize the potential benefits of HIEs by tackling adoption challenges head-on. |
