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8/18/2008

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Lubbbock Heart Hospital finds a good alternative to the EHR.
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Online Extras
Health Care IT Podcast
Tune into ADVANCE's exclusive podcast by CIO Spencer Hamons. This week's edition is titled "Appreciating Our Freedom."
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    Use ADVANCE's Resume Builder to create up to 5 resumes. After that, it's a simple step to apply for jobs posted on our Career site. Use ADVANCE's Resume Builder and find answers to your other job-related queries.
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    Why Is the System Slow? An End-user Experience Webcast from Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare
    "The system is slow." We've all heard that complaint. Poor HIS performance, or the perception of it, is a huge concern, the source of countless meetings, a negative image for your IT department and, ultimately, a risk to patient safety. Listen to a webcast featuring  Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, a major Midwest provider. The case study highlights issues facing IT performance management and how to alleviate them by gaining visibility into end-user experience using Compuware Vantage.  
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    Online Features
    Full-disk Encryption Versus Policy-Based Encryption
    Considerations when using software to secure hospital data on laptops, smartphones and USB thumbdrives.
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    Saint Clares Health System Eliminates Paper, Moves Toward Online Management
    Retrieving data and being able to use it to make decisions.
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    Keeping the Systems Secure
    Securing systems in an ever-changing technology world.
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    In the News
    Recycling Unused Medical Supplies
    In an effort to be environmentally conscious, medical students and hospital staff at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago have introduced Rush Remedy, a medical supply recovery and recycling program that collects unused medical supplies and equipment, and provides them to overseas hospitals and clinics-in-need.
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    Community
    HIT Blogs

    HIT Insider: Blogs covers timely news updates, pose questions and solicit feedback on issues facing the HIT field.
    CIO reDefined: Chief Intake Officer
    - CIO Edward Marx discusses the amount of intake needed to excel.
    Summer Olympics
    - Assistant Editor Jim Boyle takes you inside his household during the summer games.
    90 Days to Go!
    - Frank Irving, Editor of Decision 08 Blog, begins the countdown to the election.

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    In Print
    Here's What's in the August Issue
    Read these articles in the August issue of ADVANCE for Health Information Executives:
    • Documenting for the Win
    • Information Security, Management and Bad (User) Behavior
    • Consumer-directed Health Care
    • Put Your Finger Here
    • The Failsafe Continuum
    • Nurses Take Charge
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