Complying with the HITECH Act involves the exchange of data -- such as medical images -- across interoperable systems. Unfortunately, opening up proprietary images enterprise-wide to patients and their physicians can be complex. Inside this expert e-guide, learn how to plan ahead for this process with preparation and testing strategies. 

In the next few years, hospitals will be rolling out all kinds of technology to improve patient care. Each of these devices and systems must be able to send and receive information instantly. 

This e-guide from SearchHealthIT.com demonstrates how EHR usability testing can function as a key ingredient to clinician buy-in and meaningful use. Read now to learn how usability testing can help with a quicker return on your EHR investment. 

The question is no longer if your healthcare practice will make the transition to EHR, but when.  Careful planning and effective change management can help keep missteps – and the stress and costs that come with them – to a minimum.  This white paper presents strategies for avoiding common EHR implementation problems. 

This webcast shows how the recently released VMware View 5 environment is being used to deploy virtual desktops to provide mission-critical solutions around Disaster Recover/COOP, telework and secure mobile applications to federal organizations. 

In the first year of EHR implementation, a small group practice can expect to pay about $120,000 per physician. That total includes productivity losses, training and network upgrades. This e-guide provides a real-world view of EHR costs and offers advice for reducing them. 

Go beyond software license fees when evaluating a portal solution. Learn about trends in the portal market, what’s driving demand, cost drivers for portal projects and how to evaluate commercial vs. open source portal solutions. This webcast will show how to drive innovation, deliver exceptional web experiences, and realize tangible business value. 

If we are at or approaching a technological tipping point in the history of healthcare, then it has never been more important for physician practices to select the right electronic health record (EHR) – and there are tangible reasons to believe so. This white paper discusses criteria for selecting the right EHR solution. 

For health care facilities still pondering a move to electronic health records, this E-Guide provides a list of 10 EHR benefits that should serve as further incentive toward making the switch. 

Read this study conducted by Nuance Communications to better understand the bottlenecks and issues that arise from using paper documents in the health care field and how electronic document management can greatly eliminate these issues. 

Check out this e-guide for a chart that outlines the proposed criteria for Stage 1 of demonstrating meaningful use of EHR. Eligible hospitals and doctors who want to qualify for payment incentives through the health IT provisions of the ARRA must meet these criteria. 

Meaningful use is only the beginning:  Efficiency and more appropriate coding bring savings and increase revenues. This white paper discusses features and benefits of an EHR system, government incentives, sources for ROI as well as building the business case for EHR. 

This webcast introduces an open source data management tool and explores how it handles big data, NoSQL, and everything else. Continue on for a demonstration and to explore the issue of data management in mixed landscapes.