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How to manage healthcare social media risk
Healthcare organizations are starting to catch up to the rest of the world in adopting social media, especially in the past two to three years. Still, many in the risk-averse healthcare industry
EHRs top ECRI's 'must-watch' technology list for hospital execs
Electronic health records and CT radiation reduction technologies are among the top 10 technologies and technology-related issues that hospital executives need to follow in 2012, according to a new
Few hospitals closing the loop on med administration
"Closing the loop" on medication management has long been discussed as a worthy health IT goal, but just 5 percent of U.S. hospitals have been able to get there, Health Data Management reports. That
Capital: What to spend it on and where to find it
Hospital executives who are struggling to determine which capital technology purchases to make should implement two techniques, according to the new whitepaper, "Spending Scarce Resources on the
Top technology trends for payers
Health insurers will be keeping close watch on genetic testing and electronic medical records in 2010, according to the first of a planned annual series of reports from research organization ECRI
Report: RFID makes economic sense in specific applications
Despite the high price tag, radio-frequency identification definitely may have a future in healthcare, particularly for hospitals that have well-defined problems with a measurable cost, such as lost
