Blurry-Eyed in Bangkok Part II: The Bumrungrad Story
In my last article, I told you about an experience my colleagues and I had on a business trip in Thailand. My friend needed new contacts, and didn’t have a chance …Continue
Medicomp Takes MEDCIN Global
HIT Around the Globe: A One-Act Play Titled ‘Blurry-eyed in Bangkok’
On a recent trip to Thailand, two colleagues and I saw efficient hospital workflow in action. Just for kicks, let me present the following, in a single act. Act 1, …Continue
Q&A Tom Sullivan of Government Health IT interviews David Lareau
The words “single payer” are among the dirtiest in healthcare’s lexicon — but mostly here in America. Some of the other countries operating either single payer or so-called dual systems …Continue
Tools for Tackling Problems
ICD-10 Delays Present Opportunity to Improve, Upgrade Technology
HHS’s proposed delay for the ICD-10 transition has spurred both support and criticism from various professional organizations, including the AMA, HIMSS, and the AHA. Despite disagreement on the compliance timeline, …Continue
To Enhance Patient Outcomes, Make Clinical Data Usable
Coordinating Physician and Nursing Care
Historically physician and nursing systems and workflow have often been parallel, but independent of each other. Physicians and nurses must be able to share information to provide coordination of care. …Continue
5 Benefits Automated Coding Tools Bring to ICD-10 Transition
In just over two years, the US health system will shift from the ICD-9 to ICD-10 transaction standard. The move to ICD-10 will undoubtedly result in better insight into individual …Continue
Making Data Usable Essential to Enhancing Patient Outcomes
If physicians have access to more clinical data, does this mean that patient outcomes are enhanced? Possibly, but only if providers can retrieve the most relevant information quickly,in a logical …Continue
