Sagitta featured in EPIC's Interoperability Showcase at HIMSS 2021

To Transform or Not To Transform: The Benefits of Digital Transformation in Healthcare

To Transform or Not To Transform: The Benefits of Digital Transformation in Healthcare By: Natalie Cheng June 28th 2021 To transform or not to transform? Under normal circumstances, digital transformation and technological changes would take years. However, due to the pandemic, technological changes in healthcare that would’ve taken years ended up being accelerated and implemented […]

Breaking News! Epic sepsis model poorly predicts sepsis, but there’s a solution.

Breaking News! Epic sepsis model poorly predicts sepsis, but there’s a solution. By: Natalie Cheng June 24th 2021 “…Epic sepsis model poorly predicts sepsis.” – JAMA June 21, 2021 This study reports that “the Epic Sepsis Model poorly predicts sepsis; its widespread adoption despite poor performance raises fundamental concerns about sepsis management on a national […]

Luminare Releases New Version of Sepsis Alert and Workflow Management Tool at HIMSS

Sagitta at HIMSS 2021 Press Release By: Natalie Cheng Jun 22nd 2021 Luminare Releases New Version of Sepsis Alert and Workflow Management Tool at HIMSS HOUSTON, TX Jun. 22, 2021 —Luminare is excited to announce the newest version of its sepsis management tool, Sagitta 3.0, premiering at this year’s HIMSS Conference running from August 9-13, 2021 […]

Healthcare Interoperability: The Phrase of the New Roaring ‘20s

Healthcare Interoperability: The Phrase of the New Roaring ‘20s  By: Natalie Cheng June 21st 2021 It’s the roaring 20’s….2020s that is, and the topic that many in healthcare and technology are discussing is interoperability. According to HealthIT.gov, “interoperability is the ability of two or more systems to exchange health information and use the information once it is received.” The concept […]

Why Should Organizations Pursue Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC) Certification?

Why Should Organizations Pursue Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC) Certification? By: Natalie Cheng June 7th 2021 Hospitals that are looking to build up their stroke centers should look into getting accreditation. The Joint Commission offers four advanced stroke certifications for hospitals: Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC) certification is the most demanding and is designed for those hospitals […]

The Problems with Information Blocking in Healthcare

The Problems with Information Blocking in Healthcare By: Natalie Cheng June 2nd 2021 What is information blocking in healthcare and why is it hurting health systems? According to HealthIT.gov, information blocking is “a practice by a health IT developer of certified health IT, health information network, health information exchange, or health care provider that, except […]

Delivering High Quality Patient Care Through Standardization and Healthcare Integration

Delivering High Quality Patient Care Through Standardization and Healthcare Integration  By: Natalie Cheng May 24th 2021 Delivering high quality healthcare has been magnified under the microscope of the pandemic. Maintaining a high quality of patient care is important and has been difficult due to COVID. Even though every patient is different, standardized processes, healthcare integration, […]

How to Bridge the Health Equity Gap with Interoperability, Governance, and Technology

How to Bridge the Health Equity Gap with Interoperability, Governance, and Technology  By: Natalie Cheng May 17th 2021 Uncovered. Brought to light. The pandemic has done just this to a variety of issues ranging from racial injustice to the health equity gap. Issues that have existed for centuries are being brought to the forefront and put under the national […]

Improving Patient Care With BPCI Advanced

Improving Patient Care With BPCI Advanced By: Natalie Cheng May 11th 2021 Today, delivering high quality patient care is tougher than ever with a pandemic still going on. Hospitals and healthcare organizations are being pulled in a multitude of directions including treating COVID patients, administering vaccines, dealing with existing patients, and those that may now […]