Market Trends Series #2: Patient Safety
There are very few instances of IV pump connectivity to EMR or alarm systems.
Medical Device Open Source Frameworks
I believe it is key to recognize that providing access to information seamlessly ultimately enhances business cases.
First Connectivity Cover Story in Leading HIT Mag
This is health care we’re talking about so there was also mention in the story of resistance to change, especially on the part of providers.
Medical Device Interoperability Lags Behind Technological Capacity
Yours truly was quoted in an article in FDC Reports’ newsletter The Gray Sheet (subscription only) last week about connectivity. The story was inspired by a comment from Bill Crounse, the director of Worldwide Health at Microsoft, during the World Healthcare Innovation and Technology Congress held in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. He said, “”I […]
EMR Connectivity for Medical Devices Is a Mess
Yours truly was quoted in a HealthLeaders technology story about, you guessed it, medical device connectivity.
Information technology consultant Tim Gee has a nontechnical description of the current state of connecting medical devices to clinical information systems: “It’s a mess.” Not that direct data capture from medical devices is impossible; some hospitals have been exporting data […]
AAMI 2007 - Day One, Clinical Engineering Symposium
First up today, the Clinical Engineering Symposium: Medical Device Integration Projects. A panel of rock stars will present case studies on medical device connectivity. Steve Grimes kicked things off to a full house - SRO, actually.
Case Studies from Beth Israel Deaconess
First up will be John Halamka, CIO at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. His […]
Drivers and Barriers in Medical Connectivity
Many barriers exist to the “IT enablement” of medical devices.
Current State of Medical Device Connectivity
It’s time for another fisking! This time, the website medical devicelink has an interesting story called IT Showcase from the Business Planning & Technology Development section of MX magazine. The story explores the integration of medical devices with information system technology (aka, connectivity). While this article touches on areas in and outside the hospital, my […]
EMRs, Medical Device Connectivity and Beyond
Getting device data into an EMR or departmental information system is a common objective for medical device connectivity. Manual data capture is fraught with delays, errors and lost data — replacing the paper chart with an EMR only makes manual problems worse. Proper device data acquisition can be a critical factor in EMR adoption.
Improved alarm […]
