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M Hagland

Publications and source records attributed to M Hagland.

At least 73 records · Page 4Linked to original sources
PubMed1997

Can you make the grade? Leading employers want proof of quality.

Employers want proof of quality, so hospitals must now document and justify how they give care. To do that effectively, you need an information system that can track the right data and a quality program that compares performance to regional and national norms. Above all, you need to listen closely to what the public wants.

Data Interpretation, Statistical↗
PubMed1997

Buyers and sellers.

How closely do the offerings of technology vendors match the real world needs of health care organizations? Closer than they used to, say IS professionals and vendors.

Commerce↗
PubMed1997

Putting a new SPIN (Sentara Physician Information System) on information systems. When was the last time you invested in your system's future?

Once you have a vision and strategy for the future, an information system will probably be your biggest and most important investment. Information systems that can track clinical data are critical to providing employers with the data they're demanding and doctors with the data they need. See how and why Sentara Health System developed the Sentara Physician Information System (SPIN).

Computer Communication Networks↗
PubMed1997

Outpatient clinics without the paperwork.

Chicago's MacNeal Health Network made several smart moves to get physician buy-in for a computer-based patient record system in its outpatient clinics. It didn't take long before paper-based patient records all but disappeared.

Ambulatory Care Information Systems↗
PubMed1996

Power to the patient.

Getting and giving advice are two different things, especially when it comes to health care. Just ask Hamilton Jordan, former adviser to Jimmy Carter. When he was diagnosed with cancer, he didn't rely on anyone else's advice. What sets him apart from the average patient? The answer, increasingly, is not much. In fact Jordan personifies a new health care consumer: educated, interested, aware, and active in charting the course of his or her own health care.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗