Eye On Healthcare Video Podcast

Electronic Health Records

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:35:57 -0400

Shot on location at the Medical Center of Central Georgia. EHS wins NCI’s innovators contest with their materials management system.

Virginia Mason Medical Center & Toyota

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 12:33:22 -0400

Virginia Mason Medical Center adopts Toyota methodology for better patient & bottom line outcomes.
In adopting the Toyota mind-set, Kaplan said, the 350-bed hospital has saved $6 million in planned capital investment, freed 13,000 square feet of space, cut inventory costs by $360,000, reduced staff walking by 34 miles a day, shortened bill-collection times, slashed infection rates, spun off a new business and, perhaps most important, improved patient satisfaction.

Veridex CellSearch Innovation

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 12:31:53 -0400

The CellSearch™ System is the first diagnostic test to automate the detection and enumeration of circulating tumor cells (CTCs), cancer cells that detach from solid tumors and enter the blood stream, and is the standard in a new class of diagnostic tools. The presence and number of these circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in blood provides valuable information to physicians for developing individual management programs for patients with metastatic breast cancer. The system’s sensitivity, specificity and reproducibility allow for more rapid observation of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) as early as the first cycle of treatment to help evaluate disease progression sooner

Baptist Health System Wins At Supply Chain

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 11:46:48 -0400

Baptist Health System in Birmingham Alabama experienced a dramatic turnaround supply chain efficiency. View this podcast to learn how the leadership turned the entire system around in a very short time.