As more biomedical devices are used in our institutions, increasing amounts of data are being collected manually by nurses and other clinicians. Without biomedical interoperability, nurses must painstakingly copy this information into the EHR by hand – an activity that takes up valuable time and sometimes results in transcription errors. Read More

TORONTO – Does your electronic health record have all of the data your care team needs to provide and coordinate patient care? Learn how a platform approach for managing unstructured data can help your organization complete the patient chart, coordinate care, manage business processes, and provide a seamless integration with your core business systems. Read More

On September 25, IBM and HIMSS are sponsoring a free webcast dealing with methods of connecting complex systems in healthcare enterprises. The event will be led by the University of Michigan Health System’s CMIO, Dr. Andrew Rosenberg (pictured). His organization successfully connected over 40 disparate systems and medical devices, guided by an enterprise analytics strategy. Read More