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B W Childs

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PubMed1992

The systems, the strategy behind the $39 mil turnaround at Mercy.

Everyone has felt the economic pressures of the last several years, especially people responsible for the bottom lines of most healthcare delivery systems. Executives at Mercy Healthcare Sacramento, a division of Catholic Healthcare West, were no exception. After a $19 million loss in 1987 the healthcare system made numerous changes that eventually moved its earnings to $15 million in fiscal year 1990-91.

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PubMed1991

Rose Medical Center and INVISION.

The management at Rose Medical Center envisions a future where both physicians and nurses are actively involved together in the use of their information system; a system which eventually should provide a "paperless" chart.

Colorado↗
PubMed1991

Healthcare information systems: issues & answers.

In our April 1991 issue of Healthcare Informatics, I visited with several well-known consultants in our business about information systems trends and changes. Part way through this process, I was reminded of the several lesser-known healthcare systems consultants that are independent, and yet fulfill very important roles in their services to the healthcare community. Most of these consultants place ads in the classified section of our magazine and support Healthcare Informatics month after month. I have met many of them at HIMSS, ECHO, HFMA and other meetings around the country. They often have valuable insights to our marketplace. With these things in mind, I set about to ask them some important questions. The following answers are from this bright group of industry experts. Read what they have to say on the issues, and if you ever need their expertise, give them a call.

Consultants↗
PubMed1990

Survey results: consultant ratings.

Information systems consulting in healthcare is big business today. We have not attempted to determine from our results just how much is being spent on an annual basis, but the figure would probably be in the hundreds of millions. One observation made by a CIO that I thought summarized the findings very well was, "This business becomes more complicated every day and the risks become greater due in part to the shrinking dollars available for all healthcare needs. When I lock our hospital in for perhaps 10 to 12 years with a new information system, I'm going to get all the professional help I can get to make sure I don't make a mistake." Unfortunately this doesn't always save the day but if both the hospital management and the consultant do their homework it can be money well spent.

Consultants↗
PubMed1990

Pathlab III makes a comeback.

In the last couple of weeks, two distinctly different documents crossed my desk. The first was a 1989 industry trends report from Ron Johnson. The second was a Laboratory Systems Market report from Sheldon I. Dorenfest & Associates. As I reviewed both documents, the first thing I noticed was the major difference in the systems sales and client lists between the two reports. As an example, Dorenfest had recorded 95 total 3M clients and Johnson's report showed 144. All other companies were also very different. I suppose one discrepancy comes about by Dorenfest asking hospital users whom they have as vendors, while Johnson asks the vendors who their clients are. All this aside, while reading the Dorenfest report, I finally wandered down to the reports on the laboratory vendors and read with awe the one-liner on 3M's Pathlab III system, "No longer a force." A sensational statement, I thought. After reading these reports I decided to call a few experts in the lab field that I thought might give me a better picture of where 3M was in the lab business. To these calls I also added some conversations I have had with some 3M management.

Clinical Laboratory Information Systems↗
PubMed1990

When people have a vision.

Candler General Hospital President John T. Carpenter has a vision for the future. This vision, developed more than 20 years ago at Grady Memorial Hospital, is to place valuable information in the hands of practicing physicians and care giving nurses. He believes that with the hospital's new Ulticare system from HDS, he may be just a year away from achieving his dream.

Georgia↗