Health & IT Quality: Watson, come here. I need you!

Health & IT Quality

Watson, come here. I need you!

Although a call for Watson brings to mind Alexander Graham Bell’s first words on the telephone or Sherlock Holmes’s greeting to his physician companion, The New York Times heralded another Watson on its February 17, 2011, front page.

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Voalté’s Connectivity Enables Hospitals to Leverage Infrastructure

Sarasota, Florida, April 28, 2011 – As tablets and smart phones evolve and make their way into hospitals, many health care executives are working to develop a successful mobile-integration strategy. St. Joseph, Mo.-based Heartland Regional Medical Center recently implemented Voalté’s iPhone solution, which leverages the hospital’s disparate systems onto a single communication platform.

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Rapid Implementation of an Anesthesiology Information Management System

Rapid Implementation of an Anesthesiology Information Management System

Careful planning allows a public hospital in California to reap patient safety
and financial benefits from technology on the fast track.

At most hospitals, it takes a significant time to bring in new information technology systems. Indeed, the wheels move slowly as these organizations attempt to get new technology approved, purchased—and finally implemented.

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