How Technology Can Help Hospitals Reduce Readmissions
One of the most pressing concernsfor all the hospitals these days is the high rates readmission of patients within a specific time period. Depending on the cause behind the readmission of patients, rates of the same could vary. Studies suggest that readmission of around 1/3rd…
The Role of Technology In Rural Healthcare
~Access to good healthcare shouldn’t depend on where you live~ As healthcare technology becomes more and more advanced, there is a pressing need to leverage it to improve the outcomes of rural healthcare. Anybody who has ever visited a rural healthcare setting will know the…
How Can The CIO Drive Business Outcomes in Hospitals?
In the rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, we are witnessing a shift in traditional roles and a change in relationships. As patients become consumers of health care and the focus of healthcare models moves to improve patient outcomes and to improve population health, the various roles…
How Developers Must Prepare to Create Smart Hospital Solutions
Withglobal healthcare spending projected to reach $8.7 trillion by 2020, the healthcare sector has been a front-runner in the adoption of modern technologies, which has led to the emergence of the smart hospital concept. Although standalone hospital information systems have been enabling healthcare organizations to improve…
How Technology Can Help in Reducing Medication Errors
A report by the Institute of Medicine found that medication errors affect more than 1.5 million patients every year in the United States alone! The study also found that out of these 1.5 million, 400,000 incidents were preventable. The yearly cost of mortality and morbidity…
Here is What You Need to Know about EHR Implementation
As the healthcare industry moves toward a digital landscape, the popularity of EHR in the healthcare industry is growing manifold. By digitalizing many important medical tasks, EHRs make critical information available instantly and securely to authorized users. This helps healthcare practitioners and medical centers to…
Here is Why I Appreciate APHM (The Association of Private Hospitals of Malaysia)
Thanks to extensive support from the government, the Malaysian healthcare system is fairly advanced. The government has put a very high priority on this sector and has allocated more than 10% of the overall budget for it. Very recently, the honorable Health Minister of Malaysia,…
Healthcare Technology Applications Development – A Delight for Passionate Programmers
The pace at which healthcare industry is progressing is unimaginable. With new technologies being adopted and new innovations being created, the industry is on a roll. In such a technology-driven industry, healthcare technology applications development is a delight for passionate programmers. Developing systems and applications…
How Does the Future Medical Technology Look Like?
It was just a few years ago when technology was making inroads in the field of medicine and healthcare. What had started from better imaging equipment and has moved to the digitization of records, the field of medical technology has witnessed rapid evolution. Much like…
How EMR and EHR are Fostering Digital Health Innovation
Hospitals in many developed nations are stepping up their facilities to provide better services to their patients, thereby improving the quality of life of their people. Healthcare providers are increasingly using information technology (IT) tools, such as Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) and Electronic Health Records…