Author: Javier Navarro, Lead Software Developer Have you ever been waiting in a line at the hospital admissions area or in a doctor office? If you have, didn’t you have the feeling that you were asked for questions that you had answered many times before? With more and more data, more and more systems, [...]
By James Proctor, Director of Integration Services When reviewing the state of integration engines in the healthcare vertical it is easy to underestimate the value and criticality of the nature of such technology. We are often of two minds when looking at these, depending on the size of the organization where it is to [...]
Posted on behalf of Jeff Ford, Senior Director of Client Services The push for COVID-19 testing is at the forefront of the healthcare industry right now. Nationwide daily tests total more than 700,000. These tests are carried out at pharmacies, pop-up testing sites, urgent care facilities, and, most importantly to you, hospitals. Many vendors [...]
Posted on behalf of Marianne Soucy, Director Client Solutions With many hospitals preparing for influxes of COVID patients, how to handle Patient moves and bed transfers has seen a sudden spike. LTC patients being moved to different units is one good example of this activity, moving patients to isolation units is another. While most [...]
How Summit Exchange Saves You Money on your Point-of-Care (POC) Device Implementation Posted on behalf of Jeff Ford, Director, Managed Services Point-of-care testing (POCT) is a growing initiative at most Healthcare institutions these days. POCT refers to medical tests that can be performed at bedside instead of requiring the specimens be sent off to [...]
Healthcare Acronyms for Dummies Posted on behalf of David Cohen, Regional Sales Manager I grew up in the suburbs of Boston and as a teenager and through my thirties I would trek into Cambridge to visit Harvard Square with my friends. For those of you who have not had the pleasure of visiting Harvard [...]
Summit Healthcare Will Join Health Care Leaders From Across the Globe at Cerner Health Conference 2018 Health Care Conference Will Host Nearly 14,000 in Kansas City, Oct. 8-11 Braintree, MA – October 3, 2018 – Summit Healthcare will attend and exhibit at the Cerner Health Conference (CHC) 2018, an annual conference on the latest [...]
How Can I Use My Engine or Scripting for Alerting Specific Activities in My Hospital? Posted on behalf of Marianne Soucy, Director, Solutions Group Many of our clients find or request different ways they can leverage Summit products to fill gaps or needs in their organization. Recently, different alerting requests have come up frequently. [...]
Posted on behalf of Tom Bishop, Software Developer Having a game plan is essential before installing and configuring Summit Exchange. Here are some things to consider: 1. What are your interfacing needs? An interface is defined as “a point where two systems, subjects, organizations, etc., meet and interact.” Identify the number of interfaces. Start [...]
Peterborough Regional Health Centre Partners with Summit Healthcare to Integrate with ConnectingOntario Summit Healthcare’s Interface Engine Technology Supports Canadian Hospital’s Interoperability Goals Braintree, Mass., January 9, 2018 – Summit Healthcare, a leader in healthcare integration and automation solutions, has announced an enhanced partnership with Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC). PRHC is a long-time client [...]
