KLAS Finds Patient Flow Market About to Get Crowded

Sensing the Potential, Vendors Target Patient Flow

While three vendors — Allscripts, McKesson, and TeleTracking — currently dominate the patient flow software market, a number of major players are set to enter the fray, according to a new report from KLAS, Patient Flow 2011: Relieving Hospital Pressure. Among those knocking at the door are nearly a dozen vendors beyond those measured in [...]

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PODCAST: One-on-One w/St. Mary CIO Marian Moran

Marian Moran, CIO, St. Mary Medical Center

It’s a debate as old as IT itself — best of breed versus enterprise. In healthcare, that timeless decision usually surfaces in the emergency department, where workflow is incredibly specialized and applications from core clinical vendors usually don’t make the grade. But if niche solutions carry the day, it’s the CIO’s job to make sure [...]

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Medhost Launches Executive Dashboard

KLAS Finds ED Key For CPOE

Medhost has launched OpCenter — executive decision-support solutions that provide real time information on incoming admissions, patient acuity and hospital bed saturation levels.    According to Medhost, much of the backlog in the ED is not related to ED patient flow, but is caused by systemic issues that delay moving patients from the ED to [...]

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