White Papers

Wireless Technology in Healthcare Transformation: Supporting Meaningful Use, Value-Based Care, and the Mobile Patient and Provider

08:50 am August 29, 2012

As healthcare organizations develop strategies to comply with federal mandates and succeed in the new environment, wireless is one of the emerging technologies that can enable organizations to meet their clinical and business objectives, especially in this era of having to do more with a finite set of resources. This paper, featuring results from...

Meaningful Use, ICD-10, RAC & ACOs: A Perfect Storm in the Making?

01:15 pm August 02, 2012

Every HIM initiative - especially clinical documentation - relies on a single common thread for success: the availability and integrity of the right data to drive the correct decisions and follow-on actions. Capturing accurate, complete quality clinical documentation is the most critical and fundamental component in providing quality care, and...

5 Ways Network-based Paging is Improving Hospital Operations

10:28 am July 16, 2012

Hospitals, such as Southern California Hospital, are increasingly faced with the challenge of upgrading systems through medical campuses and across various platforms. This paper examines industry trends that bring network-based paging to the forefront. Specific focus is given to the five ways that network paging can improve hospital operations and...

Guiding the Enterprise to ICD-10: A Strategic Approach

01:39 pm July 09, 2012

Among the numerous initiatives affecting healthcare organizations, the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 arguably ranks as the most far-reaching to impact their business. Beacon Partners, one of the largest healthcare management consulting firms in North America, convened a roundtable in May 2012 comprising leaders from respected health systems and...

Using Analytics to Navigate Health Care Reform

11:07 am July 02, 2012

Based on interviews from physicians, academic institutions, hospitals and health systems, this paper details five strategic imperatives for anyone in the health care industry who wants their organization to face the future from a position of strength.

21st Century Health Care Delivery: Patient Engagement Strategies That Work

11:04 am July 02, 2012

This white paper discusses how using analytics can provide insights into improving relationships between physicians and patients as well as improving patient adherence to medication therapy. This paper also offers five best practices to engage patients as active members of the care team.

Speech Understanding: Taking It Beyond Speech Recognition

03:05 pm June 26, 2012

Every patient has a unique story. Dictated narrative reports have long been the preferred approach. As one doctor put it, “One of the most helpful lessons I’ve learned about being a physician is that we’re story tellers. We’re trying to capture the patient’s full story.” Yet the industry has created a crisis of capture around clinical narrative in...

Harnessing the Power of Knowledge Driven Solutions with Structured and Unstructured Data

08:55 pm June 22, 2012

Structured and unstructured information are valuable assets that allow companies to make informed business decisions. As a common practice, companies have adopted back office systems and CRM as part of their IT infrastructure to address structured information that’s commonly found in databases. While CRM lays the foundation for the IT...

Targeting 340B Compliance for Hospitals: An Analysis of 340B Solutions

01:45 pm June 21, 2012

Hospitals participating in the 340B program should develop a strategy for the selection of a 340B compliance and processing solutions. Once hospitals understand their data sources and operations, they should use that knowledge to help them select the best software for their needs. This white paper examined the 340B software in the market. By...

Technology for 340B Compliance and Capture: An Analysis of 340B Solutions

01:30 pm June 21, 2012

Not all 340B software is equal. When you factor in complex data environments unique to each hospital, financial executives and managers need to ensure that the 340B software currently in use or being considered will provide compliance based on their specific data sets. This will help decision makers determine how to get the best value from their...