Facing pressure to improve the quality of care and cut medical treatment costs, the healthcare industry is focusing on internal efficiency and bottom-line growth with immediate results. Providers are solving problems associated with chronic labor shortages by using online collaboration tools, often increasing productivity by 15 percent or more.
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ePatients: Engaging Patients in Their Own Care
In this MedScape.com video editorial {link requires free registration}, Dr. Danny Sands, director of medical informatics for the Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG), describes how doctors can use the Web to enhance patients' healthcare experience.
Cisco HealthPresence
Cisco HealthPresence is a new concept developed by the Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG) and prototyped at the Cisco Technology Centre. Cisco HealthPresence is based on market-ready Advanced Technologies.
Life Sciences
According to Datamonitor's analysis of industry data, the average cost of bringing a new medicine to market is $500 million, and only three in 10 drugs generate revenues that exceed their research and development costs.
Payer
Payer organizations interact daily with virtually all segments of the healthcare industry, sharing records; insurance, medical, and financial data; and other information. Increasing Web site adoption is a key issue for payers that are looking to ease benefits management, billing, and payment with Internet initiatives.
Healthcare Concept
Cisco HealthPresence
Cisco HealthPresence is a new concept developed by the Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG) and prototyped at the Cisco Technology Centre. Cisco HealthPresence is based on market-ready Advanced Technologies.
