Commentary, opinions, responses and topics relevant to healthcare data management.
All You Need To Know About Legacy Application Retirement
A lot has changed since the first generation of electronic medical records (EMRs) hit the market in the ‘90s. New generations of EMRs, ambulatory systems, and other technologies have been implemented. This has left hospitals and care networks with too many overlapping or redundant solutions and siloed data sets – legacy applications. Many organizations are now considering why and how to retire these legacy applications. This article discusses the reasons and benefits of doing this.
Focus On People – an interview with Graham Belcher
Focus On People – an interview with Graham Belcher Continuing our series of staff interviews, we chatted to our Principal Professional Services Engineer, Graham Belcher, about life at BridgeHead, his hopes for healthcare and the three challenges customers face when...
How To Keep The Winning Edge During A Pandemic
A Q&A With Georgina Hurst On The Impact of COVID-19 On Elite Sport Question: How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected professional sport in the UK? Professional sports organisations have been significantly impacted by the global pandemic. Firstly, sports teams,...
Success Comes In Many Forms – an interview with Donna Daly
BridgeHead Software 25th Anniversary – an interview with Donna Daly BridgeHead Software has just finished celebrating its milestone 25th anniversary. To mark the occasion, we sat down with Donna Daly, our US-based Business Operations Manager, to explore her...
Standing the Test of Time – an interview with Gareth Griffiths
BridgeHead Software 25th Anniversary – an interview with Gareth Griffiths BridgeHead Software celebrates its milestone 25th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, we sat down with one of the founding members of BridgeHead, our Executive Director and Product...
Interoperability and the New Urgency for Data Sharing in Healthcare
By Tim Kaschinske, HealthStore® Product Manager at BridgeHead Software Analytics and data interoperability are hot topics in healthcare today. However, defining and implementing effective interoperability standards for healthcare data remains a challenge because there...
Don’t Let EMR Downtime Impede Your Hospital’s Operations
By Rob Quinn, Vice President of Global Product Marketing at BridgeHead Software EMR downtime can be devastating. Medical professionals require precise and up-to-date information in order to make informed decisions for their patients. As healthcare is an incredibly...
How Can Your Health System Save Money, Improve Security and Meet Your Regulatory Needs?
By Rob Quinn, Vice President of Global Product Marketing at BridgeHead Software If you ask any hospital, the chances are they will cite ‘saving money’, ‘improving security’ and ‘regulatory compliance’ as high priorities. Largely, initiatives exist to tackle these, but...
The Real Cost of Healthcare Cyberattacks
By Rob Quinn, Vice President of Global Product Marketing at BridgeHead Software Healthcare cyberattacks are happening at an alarming rate. The digital revolution has been extremely advantageous for both clinical practitioners and patients alike. Medical records are...
What customer success means at BridgeHead
BridgeHead Software 25th Anniversary - an interview with Brendan O'Leary As BridgeHead Software continues to celebrate its 25th anniversary, we asked our Solutions Engineer and Customer Success Programme (CSP) Lead, Brendan O'Leary, why BridgeHead's success is reliant...
How to Maximize the Value of Your Shiny New EMR Software
By John McCann, Global Senior Director of Marketing at BridgeHead Software Over the last few decades, hospitals across the developed world have implemented electronic medical record (EMR) applications in response to a mix of regulatory and market forces. Several...
How Reducing EMR Clicks Empowers Physicians
By Tim Kaschinske, HealthStore® Senior Product Manager at BridgeHead Software Reducing EMR clicks is important to strive for - it can save clinicians time and reduce frustration. To the untrained eye, the number of mouse clicks it takes to access a patient record...
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