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How the EMR Is Increasing Innovation and Creativity in Health Care

Harvard Business Review

This same mistake-proofing process and technology embedded in the electronic medical record (EMR) can move us a great distance toward safer, higher quality, and more affordable health care. Information technology has come late to health care delivery. Detailed prompts can standardize and improve care.

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Four Ways to Scale Digital Capabilities on Your Team

Harvard Business Review

Make sure your guidelines align to business objectives. Bringing distributed groups up to speed with digital strategy puts you in the guidelines business. A Center of Excellence model, where an internal unit leads and convenes efforts, can be effective for crafting a digital strategy, driving innovation, and developing guidelines.

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A Board Director's Perspective on What IT Has to Get Right

Harvard Business Review

As many companies move from exclusively internal focused R&D to distributed-innovation systems (e.g., A new component of the IT function must be developed to support this category of work: the Distributed Innovation Group (DIG). DIG is responsible for emerging technology, collaboration methods and technology (e.g.,

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How Physicians Can Keep Up with the Knowledge Explosion in Medicine

Harvard Business Review

This could include specialized staff, such as nurses and junior doctors trained to research and identify clinical trials and therapy options, as well as technology that can automate the search process much as has been done with legal discovery. Innovating for Value in Health Care. Insight Center. Sponsored by Medtronic.

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The Buzz on Green Business in China

Harvard Business Review

The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. The Ministry of Commerce was showing how some companies "have made use of technology to.promote a low-carbon economy and environmental protection." We ask that you adhere to the following guidelines.

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A Global Online Network Lets Health Professionals Share Expertise

Harvard Business Review

The team launched GHDonline in June 2008 with public communities in tuberculosis-infection control, drug-resistant tuberculosis, adherence and retention, and health information technology. All members agree to de-identify patients and follow HIPPA guidelines. Leading Health Care Innovation.

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Rethinking Big Data to Give Consumers More Control

Harvard Business Review

Yet by rethinking the use of personal data from the ground up, entrepreneurs can mine new opportunities for experimentation and innovation. Entrepreneurship Government Information & technology' This involves focusing on three goals. Users have control over their data in other fundamental ways as well.