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Will Healthcare Bank on Banks? Gary Baldwin, Technology Editor If John Casillas is correct, one day we'll use financial Web sites for more than paying bills and checking balances, like some 53 million Americans already do. We'll be paying physicians and checking cholesterol scores. Casillas is the founder of the Medical Banking Project, a Franklin, TN-based think tank. Since 2001, he has been working toward an unusual goal. The very term "medical banking" begs for a definition. "It is merging two different worlds," Casillas says. "I want to optimize banking systems to provide better healthcare." [Read More]

August 14, 2007

Editor's Picks Medical center makes move to digital record-keeping The Times-Argus reports on an EMR project underway at Central Vermont Medical Center in Barre. In a humorous editing error, the story says "Central Vermont Medical Center has already purchased an electronic medical records system for its outpatient offices, at a cost to the hospital of $1,012 million." Wow, that works out to a billion dollar EMR! [Read More] Ohio enlists Texas company for Web-based Medicaid system Ohio's Medicaid system is in line for a technological overhaul, according to this report from the Columbus Business First. [Read More] Telepharmacy provides rural hospital with 24-hour pharmacy services Here's an article by my colleague, Carrie Vaughan, that describes how a 25-bed critical access hospital addressed the pharmacy shortage. Using a telepharmacy service, the small rural hospital taps the expertise of a pharmacist in Spokane, WA. [Read More] 'Natural orifice' surgery has tongues wagging? The thought of having the gallbladder extracted through the mouth or, in women, the vagina, is enough to send some patients fleeing, according to USA Today. True, this procedure may make good fodder for late-night comedians. To me, the strides in minimally invasive surgery are nothing short of remarkable. [Read More] Tech Headlines Lessons learned from Santa Barbara Digital HealthCare & Productivity - August 14, 2007 New technology benefits cancer patients St. Louis Post-Dispatch - August 14, 2007 Hospitals go wireless to serve patients, fight competition Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal - August 14, 2007 No more sickening hospital rooms San Francisco Chronicle - August 14, 2007 Some insurers offer malpractice discount for EMRs, according to survey Medical Records Institute, Inc. - August 14, 2007 Events & Product News New scanner gives docs more details Floyd Medical Center selects Lynx for ED charge capture Bayshore Community Hospital selects Eclipsys McKesson EMR is certified From HealthLeaders Magazine What All Great Hospitals Do Think you're headed for the top floor? Are you sure? [Read More] Going Green Recognition Overload Avoiding the (Nearly) Inevitable      Qualify for a FREE Subscription IT Leaders Forum True Asset Utilization Hospitals need to rethink assumptions about asset tracking systems, says contributor Peter Seiff. [Read More] How St. John Health Grows Its Customer Base By Leveraging Its Website Quantifying the Web's contribution to customer acquisition initiatives at a healthcare facility is a challenge, says contributor Pam Hedman. [Read More] Audio Feature EMR Wars (Part II): Bruce Landes, president and CEO of Southwest Physician Associates in Dallas, discusses what it will take to overcome physician misgivings about EMR technology. Sponsor HealthLeaders Media IT Contact Lisa Brown, Director of Integrated Sales, at lbrown@healthleadersmedia.com or call 781.639.1872.

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