Charles J. Singer & Co. announces site licenses and complete reference sets for The Singer Report on Healthcare Systems and Technology; Leading IT report for healthcare executives, vendors and consultants, is now available electronically in Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word and text-only formats.WAKEFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 1996--Charles J. Singer & Co., the nation's leading healthcare information systems market research and consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , today announced that The Singer Report on Healthcare Systems and Technology -- the healthcare industry's leading IT business report -- is now available electronically in Adobe Acrobat Document exchange software from Adobe that allows documents to be displayed and printed the same on every computer. The Acrobat system created the Portable Document Format (PDF), which is widely used in commercial printing and on the Web. See PDF. , Microsoft Word A full-featured word processing program for Windows and the Macintosh from Microsoft. Included in the Microsoft application suite, it is a sophisticated program with rudimentary desktop publishing capabilities that has become the most widely used word processing application on the market. and text-only formats. Complete reference sets of all past Singer Report issues are also available at approximately 40 percent off the back issue cover price. "Readership of The Singer Report has grown dramatically over the last 12 months and numerous requests for complete back issue sets and multiple subscriptions at single sites have followed," says Chris Gardner Christopher Paul Gardner (born February 9, 1954 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a self-made millionaire, entrepreneur, motivational speaker and philanthropist who, during the early 1980s, struggled with homelessness while raising his toddler son, Christopher, Jr. , managing editor of The Singer Report. "With a site license now available, considerable cost savings are possible and each issue can be distributed company-wide to all interested parties via e-mail or Lotus Notes Messaging and groupware software from IBM Lotus that was introduced in 1989 for OS/2 and later expanded to Windows, Mac, Unix, NetWare, AS/400 and S/390. Notes provides e-mail, document sharing, workflow, group discussions and calendaring and scheduling. . For new subscribers, or those who just want complete reference materials, a binder of all past issues covering four years is also available. Many find these very useful as a `refresher' or training course for new employees." Published every six weeks, The Singer Report on Healthcare Systems and Technology helps healthcare executives, vendors and consultants keep current, stay ahead of the competition and gain the insight necessary to make critical technology decisions. The report provides executive-level updates on new technologies, applications and trends; market intelligence on the leading vendors; and summarizes how IT spending and staffing is changing industrywide. The Singer Report keeps IT professionals informed and ready to act by covering key systems areas and providing insightful analysis such as: -- Why 86 percent of integrated delivery systems integrated delivery system Integrated provider Medical practice A coordinated health care system formed by physician groups and hospitals which ↑ efficiency and ↓ redundancy in providing health care; IDSs coordinate delivery of a broad range of health are moving to automated medical records (AMR (1) (Adaptive Multi-Rate) A variable rate speech codec selected by the 3GPP for the 3G evolution of the GSM cellphone system (WCDMA). Using the Algebraic CELP (ACELP) compression technology, AMR provides toll quality sound at transmission rates from 4.75 to 12. ) and the five most prevalent AMR models that have emerged -- How HMO HMO health maintenance organization. HMO n. A corporation that is financed by insurance premiums and has member physicians and professional staff who provide curative and preventive medicine within certain financial, market share breaks out by organization type; what are their information systems plans and strategies; what are current HMO enrollment trends -- What are the major trends in core claims, capitation CAPITATION. A poll tax; an imposition which is yearly laid on each person according to his estate and ability. 2. The Constitution of the United States provides that "no capitation, or other direct tax, shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census, or and administrative systems, including vendor profiles and recent sales and installations information -- How are practice management systems evolving -- What caused a 10 percent decrease in per member per month HMO MIS allotment from 1994 to 1995 and what are other current HMO IS budget trends -- How does one implement a health information network and what are its components? "I recently re-read every issue in preparation for a system search and I was reminded how many issues covered topics of interest," says Jim Brittain, president of Virginia Health Network. "The Singer Report gives me good ideas on how to compare various vendors and it's detailed enough to be a valuable reference." The Singer Report is published every six weeks and costs $395 for a one year subscription. The electronic subscription site license costs $2,500 per year and includes 10 hard copies with each issue. The complete reference set costs $995 and individual back issues are $40 each. For subscription information, contact Chris Gardner at 617/246-7585 ext. 222. Founded in 1985, Charles J. Singer & Co. serves the healthcare industry as the leading source on information management trends, strategies and solutions. Through its research, consulting, workshops and advisory services advisory services advisory services provided to the public, in their capacity as owners and managers of animals, are an important part of veterinary science. They may be provided by government bureaux, by commercial companies who deal in pharmaceuticals or animals or animal , Charles J. Singer & Co. helps its clients solve their critical healthcare IT issues. CONTACT: Chris Gardner Charles J. Singer & Co. (617) 246-7585 ext. 222 |
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