Safety Awareness in Hospitals with Workstations on Wheels
January 17, 2018
Sometimes the smallest details of safety awareness in hospitals can prevent disaster. Fires can start in the blink of an eye. Tripping hazards may not be as apparent until someone unfortunately falls victim to a few dangling wires. It's important to be aware of what could turn into a problem before…
EHR and its Evolution into CHR: A Critical Look at Cutting-Edge Technology in Healthcare
January 11, 2018
Epic CEO, Judy Faulker, recently expressed her view how Electronic Health Records are evolving into Comprehensive Health Records—a term that evaluates more than just a specific window of sampling an individual's health from doctor visits. CHR is a term that may be invented as the new EHR,…
3 Ways Hospital Networks Can Impact Patient Care and How to Combat Them
January 4, 2018
No hospital network is perfect. An entire infrastructure for patient information is at the whim of Murphy’s Law unfortunately, and one glitch in an entire system can throw off the operations of a hospital in the blink of an eye, costing a chunk of productivity time, money, and the…
How EMR Software Upgrades Can Drive Computer Hardware Updates
December 11, 2017
The demand for computer capability has increased because of encroaching software complexity; we can no longer use clunky, old hardware to help our doctors and nurses complete an entire hospital shift. It's not just a matter of how slow a process might run on a medical computer, but rather if a…
3 Reasons to Move On From Consumer Tablets to Medical Grade Tablets
December 7, 2017
The demand for technology in the medical field is a constant. Staff needs to operate on computers around the clock, and that requires a constant “live” time. With this expectation, hardware failure is a natural expectation especially if it’s a few years old. It might be difficult…
Here’s How Telehealth is Revolutionizing the Way We Practice Healthcare
December 4, 2017
Telehealth is a topic under heavy study because it's extremely effective at reducing time and streamlining processes for medical care. It's a complex umbrella term that addresses physician to patient interaction, how medical records are viewed and delivered, physician care and outreach, patient…
3 Unique Point of Care Uses for Medical Computers
December 1, 2017
The term "point of care" may be a little bit unclear, so let's start off with defining what that means. Point of care testing suggests any medical treatment that can be done specifically where the patient is located. Often times at the bedside, but it could be in a patient’s home, at a doctor’s…
3 Ways Healthcare Usage Dramatically Impacts Hardware Longevity
November 23, 2017
It's important for medical computers to operate 24/7 since healthcare is just as demanding. Internal components do not last forever, unfortunately, and demanding uptime for computers can seriously affect the longevity of hardware. According to an analysis by the Institute of Electrical and…
Extending the Life of Medical Equipment with Medical Grade PCs
November 13, 2017
The IT challenges and needs for a healthcare facility are far different than those of a traditional enterprise. Mobility, EMR compatibility, as well as 24/7 operability must all be factored in. But even within the healthcare space, needs can vary tremendously. Consider the differences between a…
3 Ways Patient Infotainment is Improving Patient Health
October 23, 2017
Credence Research, a worldwide market research and counseling firm, reports that increasing demands across the US, UK, and other nations for patient infotainment systems have prompted large investments from hospitals, making patient infotainment one of the largest markets in the world. The last…
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