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Telehealth and the electronic medical record

Executive Summary Executive Summary * The use of telehealth is increasing as a resource for patients and home care health providers. *...
Nursing Economics, 09/01/03 by Billie Waldo · More from publication
Disease Management Gains Acceptance — and Finds Its Legs — With Automation

DISEASE MANAGEMENT is a concept that has been floating around the health care industry for nearly a decade. When first introduced by pharmaceutical...
Nursing Economics, 07/01/00 by Billie Heister Waldo · More from publication
Redefining the Health Care Landscape with the Internet

A LITTLE MORE than a year ago in this column I wrote about why organizations should adopt Internet technology to enhance their marketing and...
Nursing Economics, 03/01/00 by Billie Heister Waldo · More from publication
HIPAA: The Next Frontier

NOW THAT the dust has settled somewhat on Y2K and we can turn our attention back to matters shelved in its anticipation, another broad and...
Nursing Economics, 01/01/00 by Billie Heister Waldo · More from publication
Closing the Loop on Medication Errors - Technology Information

Almost 200,000 patients die and over 700,000 patients are injured each year by adverse drug events (ADE). A recent report by the Journal of the...
Health Management Technology, 12/01/99 by Billie Waldo · More from publication
Post-Millennium Breather Nowhere in Sight

UNFORTUNATELY for most organizations, Y2K preparations took more time, effort, and resources than expected. As a result, many key information...
Nursing Economics, 11/01/99 by Billie Heister Waldo · More from publication

Preventing Adverse Drug Reactions through Automation

An evaluation is presented regarding the automated dispensing of drugs to avoid medication errors. Automation is favored for ensuring that specific...
Nursing Economics, 09/01/99 by Billie Heister Waldo · More from publication
Taking Your Performance Measurements? Information Technology Can Help

CONSUMER AND PURCHASER concerns about health care quality have escalated dramatically. Both public and private payers are demanding data to support...
Nursing Economics, 05/01/99 by Billie Heister Waldo · More from publication
Managing Data Security: Developing a Plan to Protect Patient Data

Computerized medical records, while offering increased efficiency, also pose risks to patient privacy. These include unauthorized access and...
Nursing Economics, 01/01/99 by Billie Heister Waldo · More from publication
It's Time to Adopt Internet Technology

The Internet has made a strong impact on health care. Health care providers use the Internet to manage the needs of the enterprise by linking...
Nursing Economics, 11/01/98 by Billie Heister Waldo · More from publication