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Beacon Communities offer hope, practical approaches to IT

Outdated hospital communications systems -- based on blaring PAs and multiple, often incompatible mobile devices -- are causing confusion, reducing efficiency, wasting money, and helping contribute to serious staffing shortages.

Three U.S. hospitals are now depending on a new trend in health IT to help them overcome a clinician shortage in rural areas: electronic intensive care units. 


Hospitals and physician practices that don't get on board now with social media are missing a huge opportunity to build their brand, according to experts.

Everyone knows that interruptions lead to mistakes. For nurses even the smallest of disruption when handling medication could result in a deadly error.

Six leading healthcare systems have formed the Healthier Hospitals Initiative to help speed the health care sector toward environmental sustainability. Using information technology and reducing the use of paper is part of a plan that includes everything from air conditioning to carpet purchasing.

Catholic Health East headquartered in Newtown Square, Pa. will deploy evidence-based clinical decision support order sets at its 18 hospitals.

Chief information officers at some of the most wired hospitals in the country say they will be hard-pressed to qualify for federal healthcare IT incentives by next year.