Brain drain. A shortage of technical talent is hitting health care especially hard.
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California↗
Biomedical subjects
C Appleby
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10 CEO resources.
With computer woes marching into the front office and onto the front page these days, it's time to bone up. This guide to books, Web sites, and other executive resources will get you started.
Chief Executive Officers, Hospital↗
Web-o-matic isn't automatic--yet. Internet technology hasn't broken the barrier between doctors & computers.
Internet technologies sound like all the right moves for bringing doctors into the computer loop. They're cheap, fast, and offer a simple way to tap information, creating a virtual electronic medical record. But doctors are leaving their laptops idle and asking office staff to print out paper records.
Attitude to Computers↗
PAYOFF@InfoTech. NOW.
Why shouldn't your computer system earn its keep? Tracking the return on investment is simply good business discipline. But some insist that traditional cost/benefit analyses don't apply.
Capital Expenditures↗
Online benefits. A net for new business.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance Plans↗
Marketing to women. Clinics with a feminine touch.
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Female↗
Going paperless. A well-informed investment.
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Ambulatory Care Information Systems↗
Accreditation. Making outcomes standard-issue.
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Data Collection↗
Health care unplugged. Small but mighty, wireless computers promise instant access to data--at half the cost of PCs.
Wireless computers, long held back by technical snags and entrenched work patterns, are breaking out of the realm of fantasy. They promise to give doctors and nurses instant access to data--at half the cost of installing PCs. Those are two good reasons why health care information technology executives are bullish on wireless.
Computer Systems↗
Networks. Connect the docs.
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Community Networks↗
Organized chaos.
That's what you'll see if you put your organization under the microscope. Doctors, nurses and other staff work in ad hoc patterns that defy efficiency. Clinical integration is still more theory than practice, but a few determined pioneers aim to trample the chaos and replace it with order.
Cancer Care Facilities↗
Disability benefits. Testing the limits.
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Persons with Disabilities↗
Information systems. A hospice goes high-tech.
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California↗
Speed dialing. Aiming to turn faster service into consumer loyalty, health care pours millions into one-stop phone centers.
Consumers want speed, convenience and efficiency when they pick up the phone to schedule appointments or ask questions about their health benefits. That's why major health care organizations are spending big to set up regional call centers.
Appointments and Schedules↗
Prisons. Going private to capture savings.
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Contract Services↗
With costs and demands for expertise rising, health care is increasingly putting computer systems on ... remote control.
Outside managers already have a grip on running the information systems that power and support health care. It's their largest market--and it's just getting started. Investment analysts see a boom in the making, fueled by accelerating costs and demands for expertise.
Computers, Mainframe↗
Marketing. I'm ready for my close-up.
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California↗
Mergers. A second look at a dead deal.
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Consultants↗