Health-IT World Changes Name to Digital HealthCare & Productivity.Name Reflects a Shift in Market Information Need, from Assessing Digital Technology, to How to Use Those Technologies to Improve Productivity NEEDHAM Needham (nēd`əm), town (1990 pop. 27,557), Norfolk co., E Mass., a suburb of Boston; founded 1680, set off from Dedham and inc. 1711. Although largely residential, paper products, electronic equipment, software, and other items are manufactured there. , Mass. -- Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI (Computer Human Interface) Typically refers to the devices and associated applications used by humans to interact with computers. For example, a CICS data entry screen displayed on a 3270 terminal makes up a CHI for a banking application. ) has announced that the brand of products previously known as Health-IT World will now be published under the name CHI's Digital HealthCare & Productivity. Digital HealthCare & Productivity e-newsletter and website will continue to deliver information on technologies in healthcare but with a focus on selecting among available technology solutions; a heavy emphasis on implementation methods; and the clear linking of these two former activities to ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). . "The debate over the need to use digital healthcare to transform healthcare has ended. Clearly the adoption of digital technology in healthcare is rapidly moving to the next level," says Executive Editor, John Russell John Russell may refer to:
Delivered weekly to over 15,000 executives and IT and clinical managers at large and mid-sized healthcare organizations involved in purchasing technology, Digital HealthCare & Productivity e-newsletter will follow a topic calendar which provides guidance for advertisers looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. specific areas of related technology coverage. Calendar Topics Include: Dec 06 - Work Stations Jan 07 - Practice Management Software Feb 07 - Regulatory Compliance Tools March 07 - EHR/EMR April 07 - Medical Web Portals See portal. May 07 - Mobile Computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings June 07 - Workstations July 07 - Practice Management Software August 07 - Regulatory Compliance Tools Sept 07 - HER/EMR Oct 07 - Medical Web Portals Nov 07 - Security Tools Dec 07 - Document Management The accompanying website www.DigitalHCP.com features news, webcasts, white papers, archives and more to the community of healthcare professionals involved in technology decision making and implementation. About Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) CHI's renowned conferences are the underpinning un·der·pin·ning n. 1. Material or masonry used to support a structure, such as a wall. 2. A support or foundation. Often used in the plural. 3. Informal The human legs. Often used in the plural. for all our other information resources (1) The data and information assets of an organization, department or unit. See data administration. (2) Another name for the Information Systems (IS) or Information Technology (IT) department. See IT. . Each year, CHI organizes over 80 conferences held throughout the US. including The Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference, Beyond Genome genome: see genetics. genome all the genetic content contained within an organism. An organism's genome is made up of molecules of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) that form long strands that are tightly wound into chromosomes, which are found in the , PepTalk, World Pharmaceutical Congress and the newly acquired Bio-IT World Conference + Expo. The company strives to develop quality programs that provide valuable new insights and competing points of view while offering balanced coverage of the latest developments. Basic research related to commercial implications is covered, with heavy emphasis placed on end-user insights into new products and technology as well as coverage on the strategy behind the business. Leading researchers and business experts from top pharmaceutical, biotech bi·o·tech n. Informal Biotechnology. biotech Noun short for biotechnology Noun 1. and academic organizations present their most current findings in a forum that features panel discussions and audience participation. Over the past 14 years, CHI has produced more than 400 conferences, attracting more than 50,000 attendees from around the world. In addition to CHI's vast conference portfolio, their media properties include PharmaWeek, available on the web only, Pharma DD, and Bio-IT World. About Digital HealthCare & Productivity Published by Cambridge Healthtech Institute, Digital HealthCare & Productivity is a weekly electronic publication that delivers authoritative information on the adoption of digital technology in healthcare and how digital technologies can boost productivity. Digital HealthCare & Productivity will cover the technologies but with a focus on selecting from among available technology solutions; a heavy emphasis on implementation methods; and the clear linking these two former activities have to achieving ROI. The accompanying website, www.DigitalHCP.com offers news and commentary to the health-IT community. |
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