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Hopping along toward better health in Western Australia

Posted Monday, February 11, 2008 3:02 AM by hlthblog
Regular HealthBlog readers know that I often find symbolism in things that I see as I travel the world. In Japan it was a wooden bridge in a serene garden. In Switzerland it was the Swiss Army Knife. In Banff Canada it was a ladder reaching toward a star Read More...
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Warning! For American clinicians only

Posted Tuesday, January 29, 2008 12:02 PM by hlthblog
OK, I hope the headline caught your attention. If you are a clinician, keep reading. If you are not a doctor, nurse or other healthcare provider it's OK to read this too. In fact, you probably should. A regular theme on HealthBlog has been the growing Read More...
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Mailbag: HealthBlog readers confirm some important trends

Posted Friday, October 26, 2007 10:11 AM by hlthblog
I wanted to share a couple of insightful comments on previous HealthBlog posts that I received this week. One reader responds to my post about a public hospital in Spain, Torrevieja Salud , that I wrote about while attending a health leaders event in Read More...
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Bridging the Gaps in Healthcare IT

Posted Wednesday, October 10, 2007 10:19 PM by hlthblog
I'm sitting in Narita Airport waiting for my flight back to Seattle and reflecting on my experiences at the STS Forum in Kyoto and the meetings I had with customers in Tokyo. Besides the opportunity to hear from Japan's new prime minister, I was thrilled Read More...
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If Disney Did Healthcare: Part 2

Posted Wednesday, September 19, 2007 6:44 PM by hlthblog
Last April I posted a piece on this Blog entitled " If Disney Did Healthcare ". I commented that there was a lot the healthcare industry could learn from Disney about customer service, customer experience, and customer satisfaction. It was one of those Read More...
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Microsoft Healthcare Common User Interface: Now available free worldwide

Posted Monday, September 10, 2007 3:25 PM by hlthblog
Anyone who works in healthcare knows that many of today’s clinical software applications leave a lot to be desired when it comes to “user experience”. Unlike ubiquitous, commodity software used in other businesses, healthcare applications are highly proprietary Read More...
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Saving money, saving lives: Vanderbilt's perioperative information management system

Posted Friday, August 24, 2007 2:19 PM by hlthblog
Does information technology really improve care quality and safety? Can well designed and implemented clinical software applications really improve physician satisfaction? Can healthcare information technology really have a positive return on investment? Read More...
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Diagnostic software: Improving patient safety around the world

Posted Wednesday, August 22, 2007 11:16 AM by hlthblog
I'd like to draw your attention to a new video that we've just released as part of my House Calls for Healthcare Professionals series. The program takes a look at diagnostic software developed by Robertson Technologies . I met Dr. Joel Robertson about Read More...
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A Common User Interface to Clinical Systems: Making it real

Posted Friday, July 13, 2007 12:38 PM by hlthblog
On October 21st, 2005, I wrote an entry on this Blog about the need for a more common and intuitive user interface to clinical information systems. Here's part of that entry: ***************************************************** Jim Lynch, R.N. is quoted Read More...
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Healthcare IT Innovation in the Most Surprising Places: When size doesn't matter

Posted Thursday, February 01, 2007 3:31 PM by hlthblog
I'm back from Kansas City where we hosted a very enjoyable Healthcare Executive Forum event with some of our customers. Every time I get out in the field I'm amazed by some of the great work our customers are doing to improve work flow processes, patient Read More...
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