TEXT/PODCAST: KLAS Says Vendors Grappling in Wild HIE Landscape
Among 38 potential service providers, only five were considered in more than 10 percent of buying decisions, according to a new KLAS report "Health Information Exchanges: Perception in an Expanding...
View ArticleDon’t Be Strangled By Process-Improvement Black Belts
In ITIL, we healthcare CIOs are acting in predictable fashion by following the “Most Popular Practice” as opposed to the “Best Practice.” Before we pull the trigger on yet another silver bullet savior...
View ArticleKLAS: With RTLS, It’s In The Way That You Use It
Though only 10 to 15 percent of the healthcare market is currently utilizing a real-time location system (RTLS) solution, 95 percent of them (ranging from facilities with 25 beds to large IDNs with...
View ArticleKLAS: Electronic Record Growth Slow Outside the U.S.
Although there are plenty of vendors exploring the international space, the market for electronic patient records outside of the United States is still in the early stages, according to a new KLAS...
View ArticleKLAS: New Technique Driving the Digital Mammography Market
With its strong digital mammography product, which features the groundbreaking tomosynthesis imaging technique, Hologic has solidified its spot as top vendor in the space, according to a new KLAS study...
View ArticleKLAS: Interoperability Becoming A Key Driver in Labor & Delivery Market
Although the labor and delivery market has historically been dominated by best-of-breed systems because of their focus on clinical functionality, increasing demand for integration is changing the game,...
View ArticleKLAS: Track Record Trumping Price In Ambulatory EMR Purchasing
As EMRs continue their transformation from nice-to-have to stakes-to-play, physician practices are less willing to take chances in exchange for big bargains, especially the second time around,...
View ArticleKLAS: Cardiology Solutions Still Don’t Offer The Whole Picture
Although the cardiology IT market is improving, providers still can’t identify one vendor that successfully offers integration, functionality, and comprehensive modules, according to a new report from...
View ArticleKLAS: Providers Turning To Virtualization To Secure Mobile Devices
With a large majority (70 percent) of provider organizations now using mobile devices to access electronic records, security has become a top priority for CIOs, according to a new KLAS report — Mobile...
View ArticleImage Control: Using Knowledge To Minimize Radiation Dose
The Experience My five-year-old daughter broke her wrist last week — on the monkey bars, of course. The break was right on the growth plate, so there was concern about the need for surgery. Yesterday...
View ArticleTaking Risks: How CIOs Can Push For Real Change
From smart software to a virtual home base, the time is ripe for CIOs to stop being satisfied with marginal changes and start taking some risks, says former GE executive Walter Robb.
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