Value Proposition / ROI

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Sometimes the Bottom Line is the Bottom Line

Much of the discussion around mobile technology and wireless networks revolves around soft cost benefits such as improved patient care and reducing inefficiencies. But what about hard costs and measureable, financial return on investment (ROI)?

At this year’s HIMSS Annual Conference and Exhibition, one educational session that promised an inside look at a $1 million ROI on mobile point-of-care looked appealing because it promised to share how to put a hard cost dollar figure around implementing technology.

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  • March 10, 2010

Handheld Healthcare on the Way

Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse delivered the opening keynote address at HIMSS10 on Monday morning. His core message: It is critical that healthcare providers embrace and make full use of the technological advances of the 21st century--especially wireless communication technology.

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MPoC Developer Expands iPhone Offering to Blackberry Platform

About a year ago, I wrote on another blog that Voalté, which competes with Ascom, Cisco and others, wants to be the central communications engine--or traffic cop--on healthcare's iPhones. At HIMSS10, the Sarasota, Fla.-based developer of point-of-care communication technology is making its Voalté One solution available to Blackberry users, too.

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  • March 1, 2010

The Case for Better IV Safety Through Integration

Lancaster General Hospital in Pennsylvania has seen significant results since it began an intravenous interoperability pilot study with Cerner in July 2008. Auto programming supported with bar code technology is generating a large amount of electronic data on patients, clinicians, drugs and warnings to analyze for quality improvement, according to a Health Data Management report. And analysis of the data is exposing data and pump programming practices that previously were concealed within the technology or by a lack of end-user awareness.

Telemedicine Helps Save California $13 Million

The California Department of Corrections used telemedicine to save the state $13 million last year, largely by reducing transportation and security costs.

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Online 'Data Lockers' for Healthcare?

Right now, online data lockers are barely a blip on the radar, showing up as secure sites where individuals can keep Web site passwords and other information, or as basic computer backup services. But as consumer data becomes more important to businesses, and cloud computing eliminates the need for physical presences, this technology may very well put customer data in the hands of consumers--even in healthcare.

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  • February 15, 2010

Online 'Data Lockers' a Fit for Healthcare?

Some experts think advancements in semantic Web tools and a push for online health records may speed up development of personal online data lockers.

Vendor Leverages Cellular Network to Transmit Vital Signs Data

London-based Medical Care Technologies Inc. has begun development of a secure offering called the Cellular-Based Tele-Health Suite, which promises to enable users to easily transmit vital signs data to healthcare professionals via the cellular network.

Experts: Consumers Not Ready for Self-Service PHRs

Revolution Health's exodus doesn't necessarily mean the PHR market is ready for life support, but it probably does mean the world isn't yet ready for a do-it-yourself version for consumers, according to industry observers.

Ingram Micro, NextGen Team to Push EHR Adoption

Ingram Micro has forged a new distribution relationship with NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. Under terms of the deal, Ingram Micro will work with NextGen Healthcare to recruit, train and support new partners focused on providing health IT solutions.

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