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Alden Solovy
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Neal's zeal.
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ROI under scrutiny: the radical redefinition of a core concept.
This article offers a three-part analysis for identifying and assessing return on investment in healthcare information technology (IT) projects. Returns to IT can be financial, clinical, or structural. The goal is to identify key areas of measurable returns to both assess the value of a project before it is undertaken and to assess the actual value returned to the organization. Given the choice, many senior executives still prefer to rely on classic financial analyses, but the true value of a project is often found in the clinical and structural returns. Still, project-specific assessments do not answer the core question of whether long-term strategic investment in IT leads to a systemic strategic advantage to healthcare organizations. This article addresses these issues and indicates opportunities for further investigation.
Learning on the job.
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Confidentially speaking.
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Consumer confusion.
Predictions of the rise of a take-charge health care consumer have proved premature. Opinion polls and data paint a confusing portrait of a consumer who wants quality care at discount prices, but who doesn't know how the system works, what it costs or what his or her role is. When will this super consumer emerge, and will the industry change as a result?
Humble beginnings.
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Trust & disagreement.
Everyone on the same page? That's not the best environment for innovation. Better that you trust each other enough to disagree.
Most wired 2003.
A record number of health care organizations are represented in H&HN's fifth Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study. This year's survey reveals numerous trends in IT strategies among the 100 Most Wired, and the winners of the Innovator, Most Improved and Most Wireless awards. New this year: the Most Wired Small and Rural Award.
Picking up the pace. A number of initiatives could finally provide real impetus toward an electronic medical record.
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The smallest table.
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Winning isn't everything.
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Rule14. Leadership means more than taking charge. It means doing what's right.
Leadership is difficult to define, but retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf says it comes down to two essential rules: when placed in charge, take command; and do what's right.
Eyes down, heart up.
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Recharge your battery.
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Tool time nurses. As handhelds proliferate, ease of use, logistics and the role of the device in direct patient care are keys to success.
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Almost famous.
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