Source. A recently-published report by Harald A. Deutsch, MD, and Fran Turisco of the Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), an IT and business services company headquartered in Falls Church, Va. on EHR and health information exchange (HIE) initiatives suggests that the United States should look at similar efforts in Europe as a guide for its development of large-scale e-health systems.The report paints a bleak historical picture of U.S. e-health initiatives. According to the authors, a review of 145 HIEs implemented in the U.
Many hospitals are considering vendor-neutral solutions for archiving and accessing medical images to avoid being locked into closed, proprietary software, according the report “In Enterprise Imaging: A Vendor Reality Check” from market research firm KLAS.The study found that while many providers are looking to their PACS vendor as a likely enterprise imaging partner, they also recognize the potential pitfalls of getting locked into a proprietary solution that may not translate well from one department to another.
A publication from ABI Research examines wireless telehealth and forecasts that 15 million systems will be in use–mainly in North America–by early in 2012. Source.
The Indianapolis Star reportsthat Tuesday June 2nd, Methodist Hospital turned away patients in ambulances, for the first time in its 100-plus history. Why? Because the electronic health records (EHR) system had gone down the prior afternoon — due to a power surge — and the backlog of paperwork was no longer tolerable.Kanteron Systems offers high-availability HIS and EHR technology, with off-site and disaster recovery options.
Increased utilization of advanced medical imaging has improved the life expectancy of patients in the United States by nearly nine months, according to a study, led by Columbia University economics professor Frank Lichtenberg, PhD, released this month from the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Vince explainsquite simply why lack of innovation and interoperability are not sustainable in the long-term when it comes to HealthcareIT.In Kanteron Systems we are quite aware of that, and that‘s why we are constantly innovating. As a matter of fact, stay tunedbecause in less than a month we will be releasing two world-firsts that will make us world leaders in Healthcare IT innovation.
