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08.05.2010--Medical Imaging's Biggest Challenge; Cloud Service Concerns; EMR Optimization Fundamentals

August 5, 2010

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Sound Bites From SIIM 2010
By Ken Congdon, Editor In Chief, Healthcare Technology Online
Two months ago, Healthcare Technology Online attended it's first-ever SIIM (Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine) Annual Meeting. We decided to take advantage of this opportunity to get some burning medical imaging questions answered by some of the industry's brightest minds.

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Be Wary Of Cloud Services In Healthcare
By Mark Kadrich, CEO, The Security Consortium
Cloud services offer a compelling value proposition for healthcare facilities given the current economic climate, but reliability and security issues are still cause for concern.

Be Wary Of Cloud Services In Healthcare

What's The Biggest Challenge In Medical Imaging?
By Ken Congdon, Editor in Chief, Healthcare Technology Online
When HTO met with vendor executives at this year's SIIM Annual Meeting, the first question we asked was "What's the biggest medical imaging challenge facing healthcare facilities today?" This article organizes these responses and provides a comprehensive overview of the key issues stalling medical imaging deployments.

What's The Biggest Challenge In Medical Imaging?

Peninsula Regional Medical Center Builds CPOE Adoption
By McKesson Corporation
This case study outlines how Peninsula Regional Medical Center obtained 85% CPOE adoption and reduced adverse drug reactions by 19% by implementing the Horizon Expert Orders CPOE solution from McKesson.

Peninsula Regional Medical Center Builds CPOE Adoption

Document Imaging Eliminates Paper Woes For North Kansas City Hospital
By Perceptive Software
Learn how North Kansas City Hospital leveraged a document imaging solution to eliminate paper storage, reduce paper handling costs, and streamline EOB processing.

Document Imaging Eliminates Paper Woes For North Kansas City Hospital

Industry News

OA Centers For Orthopaedics Selects The Revenue-Enhancing SRS Hybrid EMR For Its 41 Providers And Three Locations
Shared Health Receives URAC HIPAA Security & Privacy Covered Entity Accreditations
Fremont Area Medical Center Selects Lawson To Help Establish Health Information Exchange
Advocate Health Care Commences Implementation Of Carefx Portal Solution For 5,000 Physicians Across 11 Hospitals
Lakeview Hospital Signs Contract For Multiple Enterprise Software Applications From Lawson Software
New Medical Group Data Finds Continued Financial Losses In Most Regions, Average Increase In Physician Compensation At 3.8%
Keane, Inc.'s EHR Receives Preliminary ARRA Certification From CCHIT®
MEDecision Founder David St.Clair Re-Joins Company As Interim CEO
InteractiveMD Demonstrates New Video-Powered Telehealth Platform On Chicago Morning News Show Prior To National Launch
Samsung And TeleHealth Services Partner To Introduce LCD TVs Designed Exclusively For Hospitals
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