Data
Sutter Health partners with Qventus for real-time analytics
FierceHealthcare: “That’s what led them to invest in a new platform that went beyond algorithms and software to emphasize the data’s tangible impact on clinician workflow and hospital operations… Although Sutter Health has worked with the company [Qventus] on several other initiatives targeting patient throughput, the pharmacy pilot is the system’s first significant foray into […]
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EHRs are an untapped, but almost impossible to use, health resource
We’re all familiar with the promise of “big data” in healthcare. Crud, I’m a huge fan of using data. I think the amount of information inside an EHR has the potential to do a lot of wonderful things, not only for healthcare in general but specifically for a pharmacist. How many kinetic consults have been […]
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Increased IV production means increased automation…and data
Interesting timing on this article at Healthcare IT News: “With an eye on improving safety, increasing compliance and reducing waste, an increasing number of hospitals and health systems are looking to insource and automate their IV compounding processes… Campbell said that the transition to robotic sterile compounding has resulted in a cost savings of $100,000…At […]
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Google improves symptom search
I’m sure most of you have Googled for medical advice at one time or another. I know I’ve performed quick Google searches for healthcare information, including specific drug information. It turns out that a lot of people search for symptoms online, and the information isn’t always helpful. Sometimes a little information can send people’s minds […]
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Using data to build proactive drug error prevention models
“Data is variously described as the oxygen of the digital economy or the new raw material of the 21st century.“-Nigel Shadbolt There are more than a few issues with today’s medication order entry systems. However, in this post I want to focus on only two. First, alert fatigue. As a pharmacist that has entered his […]
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It’s time for pharmacy to find ways to collect and share information
Regardless of what everyone thinks, the healthcare industry is in the infancy of “big data”. The concept isn’t new, but we still have a long way to go, especially in pharmacy. I recall sitting at conferences years ago listening to sessions describing data collection and manipulation. The problem has been that data, especially that found […]
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Cool Pharmacy Technology – Aesynt REINVENT [it’s about the data]
Data surrounds us. We’re deluged by it in every facet of our lives, from the bank statements we receive in our personal life to the mountains of data collected in healthcare. Regardless of the data collected, there are basically three things that can be done with the information. It can be ignored, archived, or used. […]
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Do patients in the U.S. really own their healthcare data?
Yesterday I was reading through my Twitter stream when I came across a brief exchange between Eric Topol (@EricTopol) and Farzad Mostashari (@Farzad_MD). Both are big names in the digital healthcare space. @erictopol what do you mean? what laws needed? we already have the right. now we need to demand them. @leonardkish — Farzad Mostashari […]
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Cool Technology for Healthcare – GPS SmartSole
Yep, you read the right, GPS-enabled insoles for your shoes. Very interesting concept when you stop to consider the potential benefits of such technology in healthcare, i.e. think Alzheimer’s for one, although the use cases are expansive. Up until a couple of weeks ago I had never heard of the GPS SmartSole, but apparently they’ve […]
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Podcast | The Garage – Episode 1
Welcome to The Garage, a podcast of me and my brother talking about various things. We have great conversations and have talked about recording them for years. We finally decided to do it. In Episode 1 of The Garage we talk about smartphones, cloud storage, Office 365, a bit about healthcare, tablets – mostly the […]
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