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WilTel Regulatory Brief: Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act Of 1996
White Papers The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is good example. The healthcare industry is faced with a growing number of regulations mandating how it does business. These regulations seldom come with funding or extended...
[April 28, 2005, 0:00]
Health Gets More Clicks Than Porn On The Web
News Last month traffic on health sites overtook that of porn sites for the first time, according to a report published by research firm Forrester. It is estimated that almost half of Internet users now access online health sites with around 20,000 Web...
[August 8, 2000, 13:23]
Health Committee Chair Backs Database Plans
News The chair of the Commons Health Select Committee has criticised the doctors campaigning against the development of the NHS electronic patient record system. Kevin Barron told a Westminster Hall debate on the subject he thought it sad that some...
[February 28, 2008, 15:47]
Building The Network From The Ground Up: Health System's Facility Connects Patients
White Papers Facing a crisis in its acute care facility due to patient growth, Poudre Valley Health System needed to construct a new care center. With help from Cisco, PVHS built a new network from the ground up.
[January 27, 2008, 23:00]
THINQ Learning Solutions Case Study: Health
White Papers IMS HEALTH is the world's leading provider of information solutions to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. IMS HEALTH decided to explore the possibility of a learning management system (LMS) as a tool that could help reduce the...
[July 29, 2004, 0:00]
Health-Benefits Provider Shields Data And Drives Process Efficiencies With HP StorageWorks Platform
White Papers Atlantic Blue Cross Care provides personal health benefits coverage to individuals and families in Atlantic Canada. A merger and acquisition significantly increased the company's data load and added another data center.
[June 22, 2005, 0:00]
Health First Uses Novell Nterprise Linux Services To Improve Reliability And Security, And To Save Potentially Millions Of Dollars With Open Source Development
White Papers Health First is a fully integrated health care delivery network with three hospitals and dozens of other healthcare facilities serving Brevard County, Florida. Health First was spending too much time installing weekly Microsoft Windows patches...
[October 21, 2004, 0:00]
Health Provider Boosts Customer Satisfaction With Flexible, Responsive Technology Platform
White Papers Based in the United Kingdom, Vielife provides a unique health service to enterprises and individuals worldwide. It's Web-based offering reports on health problems, weaknesses, or trends and provides the tools to best address them.
[May 22, 2007, 0:00]
Health Experts Play Down VDU Scare
News Professor Cary Cooper, a health expert disagrees: "I think they have left out a few things. I think you should take it with a pinch of salt," says Derrick Spivack, of the European Business Foundation Health Monitoring Unit.
[July 15, 1999, 10:10]
ICD-10: Turning Regulatory Compliance Into Strategic Advantage - Are U.S. Health Plans And Providers Ready For ICD-10 Adoption?
White Papers As if existing IT investments weren't a large enough strain on provider and payor budgets, the U.S.health care industry is facing a new challenge: ICD-10 (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Version 10...
[March 13, 2008, 23:00]
Health First Improves Quality Of Patient Care With PeopleSoft
White Papers Health First is the largest not-for-profit healthcare system on Central Florida's eastern seaboard. Health First lacked a system-wide view of supplies, leading to redundant inventory - and skyrocketing costs.
[March 9, 2005, 23:00]
Health Organization Improves Caller Experience With Solutions From Avaya And INI
White Papers Since it was founded in 1924, a major health organization has shown a commitment to cardiovascular research and education. The health organization approached Avaya for help. The organization needed to provide information in a way that was easily...
[April 24, 2007, 0:00]
Health Insurance Provider Streamlines Processes, Increases Sales With New Portal
White Papers Assurant Health wanted to establish a competitive advantage by making it easier for independent agents and customers to obtain insurance quotes and submit policy applications. Working with Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Capgemini and the...
[November 7, 2006, 23:00]
News Roundup: Health Fears Over Mobile Masts
News Concern that mobile phones and masts pose a threat to public health is growing, despite there being no definite proof that either phones or masts are actually harmful. UK mobile phones to carry health warnings
[January 26, 2001, 16:48]
Endogenous Longevity, Health And Economic Growth: A Slow Growth For A Longer Life?
White Papers The analysis presented in this paper endogenizes life expectancy by allowing the probability of survival to depend on the public expenditure on health care. This paper investigates the connection between economic growth and life expectancy through...
[May 25, 2005, 0:00]
Clalit Health Services: Doctors Diagnose Patient Problems More Accurately Through Integrated Medical Records
White Papers The Clalit Health Services group is the largest provider of medical care in Israel. Healthcare professionals working at the hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies providing services to Clalit were using information held in several legacy systems.
[August 17, 2004, 0:00]
Gentiva Health Services To Cure Paperwork Blues With Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
White Papers Gentiva Health Services employs approximately 30,000 home healthcare workers including nurses, therapists, and administrative staff. Home healthcare involves significant amounts of paperwork and record keeping—including clinical records, claims...
[November 27, 2003, 23:00]
Bluesocket Case Study: Health First
White Papers Health First is a group of three hospitals located in Florida's Space Coast, and is recognized as one of the top integrated healthcare networks in the country. Last year, the healthcare collaborative decided to add 802.11 wireless networks to its...
[January 10, 2006, 23:00]
GIS Empowers Emergency Response And Public Health Awareness
White Papers The Division of Biostatistics and Health GIS, a subset of the Public Health Statistics and Information Services (PHSIS) program within SC DHEC, knew it needed a way to serve its users' geographically based public health and emergency management...
[January 11, 2006, 23:00]
PATH Can Devote More Of Its Resources To Health Goals With Unified Communications
White Papers PATH, a Seattle-based nonprofit organization, works to save lives and improve health conditions in more than 65 countries. Skilled teams develop and deploy affordable, sustainable technologies, strengthen local health systems, and encourage healthy...
[February 19, 2008, 23:00]
