Health care IT continues to command attention in the national debate on health care reform as legislators evaluate how its broader use can curb costs and reduce errors. A recent “Distinguished CIO Lunch and Learn, titled “Health Care Information Systems: Challenges and Cures,” hosted by the Master of Science in Management Information Systems (MSMIS) program […]
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Faculty Notes
Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems Monica Chiarini Tremblay, assistant professor, has joined the Technical Advisory Panel for the Health Council of South Florida’s (HCSF) Miami Matters. Miami Matters is a new web-based information system that will serve as a conduit for informed and resourceful community action on community issues. Chiarini Tremblay, who teaches […]
Faculty gathers to celebrate achievements.
On September 25, 2009, the Faculty Awards Luncheon reinforced that students truly appreciate the efforts that faculty members in the College of Business Administration make on their behalf. Undergraduate and graduate students as well as those from student organizations selected the recipients for a series of highly competitive teaching awards. The event also provided the […]
Electronic health records offer potential, but not without pitfalls.
For anyone who has sat in a new doctor’s office filling out yet another detailed health history—and who hasn’t?—the idea of electronic health records (EHR) seems compelling. Imagine that a person could provide details once, the information would be available to any doctor who sees him or her, and the record would simply need updating […]
Online analytical processing tools offer prescription for success in the health care industry.
Monica Chiarini Tremblay Today, almost every organization—no matter the industry—finds itself awash in a sea of data. But the volume of data doesn’t make the difference. What matters most is what people do with the information and insights the data provide. A new breed of decision-support tools now gives researchers and decision makers the flexibility […]