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As a resident in obstetrics and gynecology I am exposed to a number of different clinical situations. We take care of patients in the outpatient setting, in the emergency room, on the labor floor and in the operating room. Regardless of where we are caring for our patients, documentation is a large part of daily clinical responsibilities.
A new report based on the European healthcare market shows providers adopting more business analytics solutions as a result of a decrease in patient visits from pay-for-performance programs.
The Department of Health and Human Services Office on Disability has announced the establishment of a new Center of Excellence in Research on Disability Services, Care Coordination and Integration.
The Veterans Affairs Department has launched a competition among its employees to see who can come up with the best ideas for how to use health IT to improve the agency's healthcare practices and treatments.
Terso Solutions, Inc., based in Madison, Wis., has expanded to Mannheim, Germany due to increasing demand for the company’s radio frequency identification technology in Europe.
The Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) North America Connectathon, in its 11th year, is showing how to get interoperability done right.
St. Luke's Lakeside Hospital, based in The Woodlands, Texas, has launched a series of new diagnostic technology at its newly-built surgical hospital.
A CSC survey suggests that many hospitals and physician practices aren't ready to meet the terms of “meaningful use” of healthcare IT by 2015.
David P. Tilton is the president and CEO of AtlantiCare, Eggstown, N.J. AtlantiCare was a recipient of 2009 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awarda and has approximately 5,000 employees and 550 physicians.