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[...]... of each chapter Chapter 1—Introduction: The Digital Transformation of Healthcare Utilizing e-health strategies will expand exponentially in the next five years, as America’s healthcare executives shift to applying is and it to the fundamental business and clinical processes of the healthcare enterprise xviii The Paperless Hospital: Healthcare in a Digital Age Chapter 2—Cyber-Health: Transforming Legacy... Hospital: Healthcare in a Digital Age VIRTUAL CHAINS OF PROVIDERS Imagine a national network of the finest cardiac surgeons and cardiologists, or the nation’s world-class cancer centers, all organized in a virtual network, contracted to the nation’s largest health plans, and available at a mouse click Ambitious e=orts to link doctors and hospitals into national companies have failed in part due to the lack... better ways to maximize the benefits of the digital transformation This book conveys a sense of excitement about the future, and that is a message much needed in healthcare today x The Paperless Hospital: Healthcare in a Digital Age Russ Coile’s book also dispels an unfortunate perception that the digital transformation of healthcare is a myth because so many dotcom companies failed over the past year Many... of the Internet Patients share the latest medical literature and research findings and provide commentary on the e;cacy of their treatments Pharmaceutical companies and device makers are actively working with Web-based support groups, collaborating Introduction: The Digital Transformation of Healthcare 9 on research studies to obtain active participation in clinical trials, as well as facilitating the. .. determine how to integrate their legacy inforxiv The Paperless Hospital: Healthcare in a Digital Age mation systems and software with the new Internet applications Many e-vendors o=er “plug-and-play” ease of installation and use, but few applications hold up to the realities of harried sta=ers, techno-skeptical physicians, and limited capital due to fiscal hits from managed care and the Balanced Budget Act... 10—Medical Errors and the Science of Care Management Quality improvement is a business strategy Case studies in error reduction and medication management suggest substantial savings of millions of dollars can be achieved in typical hospitals xx The Paperless Hospital: Healthcare in a Digital Age Chapter 11—HIPAA, Electronic Privacy, and Internet Transactions Under provisions of the Health Insurance Portability... fundamentally reinvent medicine and healthcare delivery The “e-health” era is nothing less than the digital transformation of the practice of medicine and of the business aspects of the health industry (Coile 2000) Healthcare is only now arriving in the information economy Andrew Grove, chairman of Intel, predicts that “just as Email and the Internet have created an ‘X-factor’ that has stimulated the U.S economy... Healthgate.com have been delisted by nasdaq because their share prices fell below minimum capital requirements 2 The Paperless Hospital: Healthcare in a Digital Age Wall Street analysts at Shattuck Hammond Partners characterize the bruising fall of e-health companies as a “riches to rags” story (Shattuck Hammond 2000) The Wall Street Journal recently noted in one headline that “e-business booster Mary... Management Healthcare providers are utilizing outsourcing strategies to manage many noncore functions, such as web site maintenance, managing o=site data warehouses, and building and maintaining information networks with physicians Outsourcing also o=ers healthcare providers the opportunity to acquire and distribute knowledge without the time and cost of producing that knowledge internally, such as... that the future is going to be full of surprises, especially in such a high-tech area as healthcare Nevertheless, the inherent uncertainty of making predictions is not a valid reason for ignoring the many fascinating observations made in the coming pages Many of the scenarios are likely to come true, and even those that do not materialize as envisioned today may provide the creative spark for visionaries . going to make traditional business more e;cient, Foreword to The Paperless Hospital: Healthcare in a Digital Age x The Paperless Hospital: Healthcare in a Digital Age providing better ways. ™ Acquisitions manager: Audrey Kaufman; Project manager: Joyce Sherman; Text and cover design: Matt Avery Health Administration Press Healthcare Information and A division of the Foundation of the American. healthcare. Nevertheless, the inherent uncertainty of making predictions is not a valid reason for ignoring the many fascinating observations made in the coming pages. Many of the scenarios are likely to come true, and even