Comments on: News 7/23/08 http://histalk2.com/2008/07/22/news-72308/ Healthcare IT News and Opinion Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:51:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mad Man http://histalk2.com/2008/07/22/news-72308/comment-page-1/#comment-2948 Mad Man Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:10:25 +0000 http://histalk2.com/2008/07/22/news-72308/#comment-2948 I have heard, from multiple sources, that NYU is moving off of Eclipsys to Epic because Epic provides a comprehensive (i.e., inpatient, ambulatory, phyisican EMR) solution where Eclipsys XA does not. I find this very interesting since NYU just went live with XA to much hoopla in the trade papers. The system move has caused a lot of chaos in the NYC Eclipsys office. I have heard, from multiple sources, that NYU is moving off of Eclipsys to Epic because Epic provides a comprehensive (i.e., inpatient, ambulatory, phyisican EMR) solution where Eclipsys XA does not. I find this very interesting since NYU just went live with XA to much hoopla in the trade papers. The system move has caused a lot of chaos in the NYC Eclipsys office.

]]> By: Wompa1 http://histalk2.com/2008/07/22/news-72308/comment-page-1/#comment-1718 Wompa1 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:37:36 +0000 http://histalk2.com/2008/07/22/news-72308/#comment-1718 Sutter Health's (Northern CA) IS people affectionately referred to it as Sutter Health Information Technology. Sutter Health’s (Northern CA) IS people affectionately referred to it as Sutter Health Information Technology.

]]> By: Mountain Man http://histalk2.com/2008/07/22/news-72308/comment-page-1/#comment-1717 Mountain Man Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:15:48 +0000 http://histalk2.com/2008/07/22/news-72308/#comment-1717 Layoffs - What does all this mean? It means that margins are razor thin, that reimbursement is down, expenses are up. Healthcare is not immune to the economic strife that the rest of the country is in. Starbucks closed stores, GM and Ford can't make it and your small business owner is closing at alarming rates. We have to do more with less. This my friends is where we are all so important to the solution. The solutions we provide to the end user, will help us deliver better quality care at an over all lower unit cost. Technology is the only way Helathcare can be delivered in a more efficient way that is safer for the patient. The use of Technology to drive real change will be the salvation of healthcare as we know it today. These layoffs are treating the symptoms of rising costs. The cure is to be more efficient and the magic pill is technology. Layoffs – What does all this mean?

It means that margins are razor thin, that reimbursement is down, expenses are up. Healthcare is not immune to the economic strife that the rest of the country is in. Starbucks closed stores, GM and Ford can’t make it and your small business owner is closing at alarming rates. We have to do more with less.

This my friends is where we are all so important to the solution. The solutions we provide to the end user, will help us deliver better quality care at an over all lower unit cost.

Technology is the only way Helathcare can be delivered in a more efficient way that is safer for the patient. The use of Technology to drive real change will be the salvation of healthcare as we know it today.

These layoffs are treating the symptoms of rising costs. The cure is to be more efficient and the magic pill is technology.

]]> By: DrM http://histalk2.com/2008/07/22/news-72308/comment-page-1/#comment-1716 DrM Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:14:31 +0000 http://histalk2.com/2008/07/22/news-72308/#comment-1716 The first time I heard of CCHIT in one of their first intros (at AMIA maybe 3-4 yrs ago now?) they made the point that we had to be careful to pronounce it the right way. I'm not a marketing expert, but if your name makes your org sound really badly, you chose the wrong name. Choose a new one and stop admonishing people to use it differently because they won't, particularly if it's funny. Nova anyone? The first time I heard of CCHIT in one of their first intros (at AMIA maybe 3-4 yrs ago now?) they made the point that we had to be careful to pronounce it the right way. I’m not a marketing expert, but if your name makes your org sound really badly, you chose the wrong name. Choose a new one and stop admonishing people to use it differently because they won’t, particularly if it’s funny. Nova anyone?

]]> By: Cybernonymous http://histalk2.com/2008/07/22/news-72308/comment-page-1/#comment-1715 Cybernonymous Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:04:57 +0000 http://histalk2.com/2008/07/22/news-72308/#comment-1715 How about an acronym for S-ecured H-ealthcare I-nformation T-echnology and use George Clooney as the spokesman? How about an acronym for S-ecured H-ealthcare I-nformation T-echnology and use George Clooney as the spokesman?

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