Digital Transformation

This evolution of healthcare involves using technology to improve diagnosis, treatments, monitor patients, enhance hospital operations and culture, and bolster consumer-focused care. This includes virtual reality tools, wearable devices, workflow software, health apps and other digital health tools.

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IT Enables Excellence in Cardiovascular Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic

Sponsored by Siemens Healthineers

Cleveland Clinic, one of the nations leading healthcare facility, has upped the ante once again with the debut late last year of a new cardiac care facility equipped with state-of-the-art imaging with sophisticated diagnostic and treatment technology that is smoothly integrated with enterprise-wide clinical IT systems.

Happy New Year: Is Your Glass Half Full or Half Empty?

As hospitals and cardiology groups deal with the challenging economy, the group of luminaries in our electrophysiology (EP) roundtable cover story all agreed that an EP program makes good economic sense. This is quite a change from just a few years ago when common wisdom held that EP was a loss leader for hospitals.

ProSolv CEO discusses benefits to updated, web-based CVIS software

WASHINGTONProSolv CardioVascular, a Fujifilm Medical Systems company, is launching its ProSolv CardioVascular 4.0, a new web-based software application for full viewing and reporting capabilities using web communication protocols, secured via SSL, this week at the 20th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium.

McKesson updates web-capabilities, vascular reporting of CVIS

McKesson showcased the new enhancements to its Horizon Cardiologycardiovascular information system (CVIS) at the 2008 AmericanCollege of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Session in Chicago this week.

Massachusetts health system selects McKesson for CVIS

Caritas Christi Health Care System has selected McKesson’s Horizon Cardiology cardiovascular information system (CVIS).

Philips to acquire CVIS developer Tomcat Systems

Royal Philips Electronics will acquire Tomcat Systems, a developer of cardio-vascular information systems (CVIS) that collect and aggregate data relative to the cardiac care of patients to give a patient-centric presentation of data to care givers such as doctors and nurses.

Tapping into IT to Improve the Office-Based Practice

The EMR and other investments in IT infrastructure represent a winning scenario for office-based cardiology practices. As practices transition toward an EMR, they need to look beyond software and consider questions about hardware and staffing, too. Insiders can provide a wealth of information about the benefits and do’s and don’ts of IT infrastructure and steer their colleagues toward a smooth implementation.

Cardiac Images in the EMR: Just a Click Away

In 2007, the number of electronic medical record system installs jumped 22 percent over the previous year. Approximately one-third of U.S. physicians now have an EMR system, while cardiology EMR adoption is estimated to be 8 to 9 percent, ranking high among specialties, according to the Medical Records Institute

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