Worth a Read: Articles of Interest to the Healthcare IT Field

Building a Warehouse
By: David Raths
HealthCare Informatics, August, 2008

The emphasis on the warehouse of data is missing the most productive piece. The tools to mine the data effectively are giving executives and providers the tools they need to make good decisions. Who needs to be involved and who is accountable for that data across disparate systems? A strong mix of IT, executive support and clinical informatics involvement is needed.
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The Final Hurdle
By: Daphne Lawrence
HealthCare Informatics, August, 2008

The final part of a three-part series on medication administration, this article examines the points where errors are most likely to be made.
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A Shift in Staffing
By: Kate Huvane
HealthCare Informatics, July, 2008

Can you make your clinicians happier using a web based self scheduling system? The facilities that made the transition from paper to just this type of system are reporting not only greater clinician satisfaction, but better patient throughput and a reduction of costs.
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