Technology Management

ISO Quality Management Standards: Work in Progress

First published in 1987, ISO 9000 has consistently been ISO’s most popular series of standards. Now, building on 25 years of success, the ISO technical committee ISO/TC 176, Quality management and quality assurance, subcommittee SC 2, Quality systems, is busy laying the groundwork for the next generation of quality management standards.

The numbers don’t lie. Recalls of medical devices in which the problem owes to software woes have been climbing for years. Given the pace at which this category of medical device problem is progressing, how can CTOs and CIOs cope, much less manage? Proceed proactively, say the experts, and enlist the help of your colleagues in IT.

Technology Management

What technologies keep hospital C-suite execs up at night?

Healthcare reform, accountable care organizations, readmissions and reimbursement rates are just a few of the challenges facing today’s healthcare leaders. Balancing costs and savings potential for new technologies also weighs heavily on their shoulders. A watch list from the ECRI Institute provides a roadmap to 10 technology issues that healthcare leaders should have on their radar in 2013 and beyond.

Technology Management

The Healing Edge: At the Intersection of Innovative Thinking and HIT

Recently, I published a book, titled Innovation with Information Technology in Healthcare, which contains the stories of almost 20 organizations that have been innovative in their approach to using health IT. I wanted to share some of the lessons from these stories to help guide your journey of using clinical innovation and technology to deliver better, faster and more cost-effective care at your organization.

Technology Management