Friday, September 3rd, 2010
By Jennifer Mitchell
Editor, Action for Better Healthcare
El Camino Hospital in California is one of the first “smart hospitals” in the country. From patient beds that communicate with doctors in 22 foreign languages to palm scans and robots that roam the hospital delivering medicine and supplies, technology is helping with efficiency and patient care.
El Camino was [...]
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
By Mike Stephens
Former CEO, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Hospitals and health systems across the country are trying to figure out how they will meet meaningful use rules in order to qualify for federal incentive payments in return for installing electronic medical record (EMR) systems. But experts warn we should not be focused on the financial reimbursement [...]
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
By Mike Stephens
Former CEO, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
There are certain initiatives central to the success of healthcare reform that are likely to fail to meet expectations because good intentions will meet the reality of this country’s fragmented healthcare system. Those initiatives, in my opinion, are the transition to electronic health records and the establishment of the [...]
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
By Kester Freeman
Former CEO, Palmetto Health
What if you could keep an eye on your blood sugar levels just by glancing at your cell phone? What if your doctor could monitor your pacemaker device via the Internet? Well, the technology is right around the corner and in some cases it is already here.
These medical advances [...]
Monday, March 15th, 2010
Elliott Fisher, MD, MPH, is the Director of the Center for Health Policy Research at Dartmouth Medical School. He is one of the leading experts when it comes to helping achieve more efficient practices in healthcare. We recently sat down with Dr. Fisher for an exclusive interview.
Fisher explains that patients in some areas of the country [...]
