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Implementation of MEDITECH's Tranfusion Adminstration Record to Enhance Safety
Transfusion mistakes cause between 50-100 preventable patient deaths a year in the United States. MEDITECH's Transfusion Adminstration Record helps enhance patient safety through bar code technology.
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The Seven Deadly Sins of Project Management
Have you ever noticed that when a poorly managed project starts showing
symptoms of potential catastrophe or has a significant setback, the
overall atmosphere of the project becomes chaotic? Statistics show that
there are common elements found within the structure of poorly managed
projects, and each of these elements has such a detrimental effect on a
project's success.
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Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) – The Next Big Thing
Virtualization, virtualization, virtualization. At every turn, we are confronted with the term
“virtualization” and the talk of the potential it holds for our organizations. In truth...
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The Seven Habits of a Highly Effective Integrator
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People was a fantastic book by Steven Covey, first
published in 1989. The book was tremendously popular and has sold over 15 million
copies ...
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Successful Keys to CPOE Adoption
Healthcare provider organizations seeking to achieve one of the key goals, Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE), of meaningful use certification in 2010 and 2011, often see adoption as a daunting challenge within their physician community. Many factors affecting the success of CPOE adoption should be considered.
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The CPOE Challenge
As healthcare facilities around the country race to reach the holy grail of ARRA, Level 7 Certification, on of the many challenges they will have to meet is creating a CPOE friendly environment.
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Using Auto-verification in MAR Training
One of the most frustrating parts of MAR training is demonstrating medication ordering. Unverified orders create a small road block for trainers trying to demonstrate the MAR and medication administration, which can be avoided by setting up auto-verification in the training environment.
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An Outside Perspective: Go-Lives
It’s finally here!! After many months of preparation by a bevy of departments and staff members, the new application is ready to ‘go-live.’ Everyone is bracing themselves for the event and people are being pulled from all over the hospital to support the live while consultants are being temporarily placed on the units for additional support. It is really an exciting, nerve wracking time for any hospital IT staff.
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The Role of a Project Sponsor
The role of a project sponsor is a topic that is not speicifically addressed in the Guide to Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)
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Community Adoption of PACS
Developing and pursuing a strategy for giving access to referring physcians in the community is sometimes overlooked by organizations deploying a picture archiving and communication system (PACS) for radiology.
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Preparing for Electronic Clinical Documentation
It’s every nurse’s nightmare. You’re just about to finish your shift and you get a new
admission and you know there’s no way you’re getting home...
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Taking the Business Office from Paper to Paperless
With the help of Paragon and Horizon Business Folder (HBF) it is possible to see the tops of those desks again, prioritize work, see and send reports electronically, and track productivity.
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Say Good Bye to Script Pads and Hello to E-Prescribing
With approximately 3 billion prescriptions written annually, making it
one of the largest paper-based processes in the United States, the
writing of prescriptions can be streamlined and made more efficient by
implementing e-prescribing with the EpicCare® Ambulatory EMR.
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