COVER STORY – Cloud Solutions
Making the cloud work for healthcare
Cloud computing offers incredible opportunities to improve healthcare, reduce costs and accelerate ability to adopt new IT services.
By Geoff Webb, Credant Technologies
CLOUD SOLUTIONS
Getting started with cloud computing
Offloading ancillary applications helps data center expand without adding cost or staff.
By Dee Cantrell and Mariano Maluf
SECURITY
Transferring data securely from medical devices to EMRs
Cardiac clinic moves closer to going paperless.
By Luiz F. Perez
SECURITY
How safe is the cloud?
All of the pieces are in place to enable secure and compliant cloud-based storage environments.
By Jay Savaiano
ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS
An EHR that delivers results
Arizona doctors credit EHR with helping them grow their practice into the largest of its specialty in the state.
By LaShonza Alexis
ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS
A look at unintended consequences of EHRs
The industry needs to focus on building EHRs that decrease medical errors and enhance patient care.
By Lou Ann Wiedemann
ACOs
RCM a critical component of accountability models
Revenue cycle management holds the key to successful financial contracting in the world of accountability reform.
By Seema Mathur and Kim Lorusso
ICD-10
Time for action
Ten critical areas of ICD-10 focus for healthcare executives.
By Jim Jacobs and Bonnie Cassidy
FORECAST ROUNDUP: PART II
Looking toward the future
Industry insiders weigh in on the year ahead in healthcare technology.
HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSYTEMS
Overcoming the challenges of enterprise-wide system integration
For Kettering Health Network, selecting the right solution has made all the difference.
By Jon Russell and Bill Hudson
HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSYTEMS
Going beyond disaster recovery
Don’t wait for an earthquake to set up remote-hosting options.
By Nick Heuberger
VIEWPOINT
On HIMSS exhibition floor, advances are exponential
By Phil Colpas
THOUGHT LEADERS
ICD-10’s impact on staffing
By Joe Gurrieri
