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Abstract: Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau I is the oldest
hospital in Spain, with over 34,000 admissions each year and 150,000 emergencies. In 1999, the
hospital began to implement an intranet to provide information to employees, with an update in 2003 to provide visibility of corporate information. Learn how the company is integrating a content management system with portal tools to integrate processes and improve efficiency.
PubDate: 7/7/2008 10:16:00 AM
Abstract: El Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, uno de los hospitales más importantes de España, recurrió a Polymita para crear su web corporativa, una intranet personalizada para cada uno de sus trabajadores y automatizar sus procesos internos. Las soluciones BPM y ECM de Polymita llevaron al hospital a ganar el Premio al Mejor Portal del Empleado, y a lograr una gestión unificada de personas, procesos y contenidos.
Abstract: A non-profit hospital needed to protect its critical clinical systems without either interrupting system availability or overloading the small IT security team. The hospital had to overcome several vulnerabilities, such as the fact that some clinical systems could not be patched due to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations. Find out how a server security solution helped the hospital address these challenges.
Abstract: Based in Warsaw, Indiana (US), Symmetry Medical offers professional services for medical device manufacturers. To link operations, processes, and data from its twenty global locations—in real time—the company needed a flexible enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution built on the latest technology. Find out how Symmetry chose a solution with built-in advanced planning and scheduling (APS) and multisite accessibility.
Abstract: To stay ahead of the competition, medical device manufacturers must find ways to speed product development, create manufacturing efficiencies, and increase the effectiveness of sales and marketing investments—while addressing product safety and regulatory compliance. Read about a solution that incorporates best practices while maintaining the flexibility to support the evolving needs of your growing medical device company.
Abstract: The US Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 was enacted to grant employees family and temporary medical leave, under certain circumstances. Thus, employers are at risk of losing costly court battles if they are failing to ask the right questions about their corporate leave procedures. Are your policies really protecting your organization from FMLA litigation?
Abstract: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires pharmaceuticals and medical device companies to comply with numerous standards. Medical device manufacturers have long embraced enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM), but primarily use them to achieve operational efficiencies. However these systems can play a significant role in their abilities to comply with strictly FDA regulations.
Abstract: In the medical device manufacturing industry, errors can cost more than money—they can cost lives. In order to meet safety regulations, manufacturers are turning to enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions. Discover the five features any medical device manufacturer should look for in an ERP system in order to meet compliance requirements, produce high-quality products, operate efficiently, and maximize profitability.
Abstract: University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (UWHC) had never suffered from a shortage of data sources. But the executives felt it wasn’t effectively using this data to make decisions—leading the university to seek a solution that would help it rise above the data confusion. With an automated dashboard system from ActiveStrategy, the UWHC has aggregated its data and can now focus on issues that will help move its strategy forward.
Abstract: Sant Joan de Déu Hospital is one of the most important hospitals in Spain, and specializes in pediatrics and women’s medicine. Because of its status, it needed to find a way to automate its internal processes and develop a corporate portal for patients and health professionals. Since deploying a business process management (BPM) solution, Sant Joan has increased accessibility and created autonomy within its departments.
Abstract: For today’s medical device manufacturer, today’s world is complex. The convergence of technology and implanted medical devices has led to some of the most innovative and effective new medical therapies in history. Unfortunately, that convergence has created tremendous complexities in the development, manufacture, and implantation of those devices. One area that continues to undergo transformation is patient device tracking (PDT).
Abstract: It’s crucial to define the scope of an electronic medical system implementation, as well as to outline each stage of the project and the resources that will be needed. A failed implementation will paralyze the operational capabilities of a health care organization, but the right methodology will help ensure a successful implementation.
Abstract: Health care organizations have special needs to consider when deciding what type of electronic medical record (EMR) system to implement. This article examines the advantages and disadvantages of on-demand and on-premise EMR systems.
Abstract: Electronic medical records (EMR) serves a niche market. This software caters specifically to health care professionals working in clinics, private practices, and hospitals. EMR software came about to increase overall patient care and communication between health care staff and departments.
Abstract: President Clinton has announced plans to ensure the privacy of patient medical records. This initiative will prove to be extremely expensive, and will pose a number of technology challenges. How can vendors get a piece of the pie? Who will administer the security of such a large infrastructure development and what products will be used? What organization is best positioned to evaluate the products such a project may require?
Abstract: US manufacturers spend over $25 billion every year on product warranty claims. For medical equipment manufacturers, complex government regulations play a large part in the rising costs of warranty. Learn how manufacturing technology can help improve product quality and minimize the burden of warranty costs by creating records that can be tapped by lawyers, or by the companies themselves, when faced with warranty issues.
Abstract: Secure transmission of health care information is critical to your medical organization and your clients. Volumes of critical medical data are sent to you every day, making it imperative that the information be sent quickly and safely. Fax servers are easy-to-use point-to-point systems that provide secure transmission of confidential information—saving you time and money while protecting all your sensitive data.
Abstract: JACIE, a non-profit corporation, was looking for an application that would enable a more effective hospital accreditation process, as well as provide the ability to process complex medical files. With the help of Polymita, JACIE created a decision support system that could centralize access to important information and manage an unlimited number of certification processes simultaneously—without increasing the resources.
Abstract: Understanding process variation is vital—not only in manufacturing industries, but in transactional environments as well. That’s why the tools you use to understand the root cause of common cause variations need to be both powerful and easy to use, whether you’re measuring variations in sales performance, wait times in hospital emergency rooms, or cycle times for order fulfillment.