A High Dose of Tech. Rob Turner.
by Turner, Rob; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 79Science. Publisher: U.S. News & World Report, 2004ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Electronic records | Hospital care | Hospitals | Medical errors | Medical informatics | Medical records | Medical technology | Medication errors | Patient monitoring | Thompson, Tommy GDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Slowly but surely, hospitals are obeying--junking creaky old computer systems, cabling high-speed networks, and pumping up information-technology budgets that had bumped along hand to mouth for years. But the few Seabiscuits are being trailed by thousands of also-rans, and last week [July 25, 2004], [Tommy] Thompson unveiled an ambitious 10-year initiative with a blunt bottom line: You're not wiring up fast enough, so we'll light a fire under you. The plan makes Medicare a vehicle for pilot programs ranging from handling prescriptions electronically to moving patient records online so that caregivers--and patients--can refer to them regardless of time or place. New standards, promised Thompson, will mesh the innovations into a seamless nationwide network." (U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT) This article discusses the push to make U.S. hospitals increase their use of information technology in order to make them more efficient.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: A High Dose of Tech, Aug. 2, 2004; pp. 46+.
"Slowly but surely, hospitals are obeying--junking creaky old computer systems, cabling high-speed networks, and pumping up information-technology budgets that had bumped along hand to mouth for years. But the few Seabiscuits are being trailed by thousands of also-rans, and last week [July 25, 2004], [Tommy] Thompson unveiled an ambitious 10-year initiative with a blunt bottom line: You're not wiring up fast enough, so we'll light a fire under you. The plan makes Medicare a vehicle for pilot programs ranging from handling prescriptions electronically to moving patient records online so that caregivers--and patients--can refer to them regardless of time or place. New standards, promised Thompson, will mesh the innovations into a seamless nationwide network." (U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT) This article discusses the push to make U.S. hospitals increase their use of information technology in order to make them more efficient.
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