healthcare IT

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 and often based on legacy…

    A little more than a year ago, I introduced Channel 10 readers to Azyxxi, Microsoft's unified health enterprise platform solution.  I also recorded an audio-cast with executives from our Health Solutions Group.  A few months ago, I updated you with…

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?  For…

                  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…

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 by Health Data Management's on-line news…

 Hospital de São SebastiãoEarlier this year, I shared the amazing story of Torrevieja Salud Hospital in the Valencia Region of Spain. Hospital IT staff at Torrevieja Salud had built a very robust, end-to-end hospital information system using commodity, off-the-shelf developer tools, software,…

Over the past few years Microsoft partner, Motion Computing, has focused on serving the healthcare industry. In February at HIMSS, the company introduced an entirely new category of Tablet PC; the Mobile Clinical Assistant, also known as the C5. In March, Motion introduced a new full-sized Tablet…

In previous HealthBlog entries, I've told you about the growing trend of hospitals using commodity software to run the enterprise including electronic medical record systems based on Microsoft standard products. Most of these examples come from outside the United States where perhaps there's more…

Back in January, I wrote a piece entitled Big Healthcare Savings from Surprisingly Simple Solutions. I profiled some excellent work at Childrens Memorial Hospital of Chicago where they are using solutions built with Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Office, and InfoPath to absolutely…

This past week I've come across two examples of why I believe we are finally at a tipping point in healthcare IT solutions; solutions that are meeting the expectations and work-flow requirements of clinicians. Both solutions were designed by clinicians for clinicians rather than by computer science…