Delaware Valley Local News

Critique It
(06/01/2006)
A good critique is just what you need after that long project which was filled with joys and disappointment....

Big Bang! vs Staging. . .
(03/13/2006)
Installing an HIS is not an easy task, even more, the decision of bringing all applications live on the same day versus staging the live of individual applications one after the other can be a mind boggling exercise. Having installed HIS's both ways, I can now share my experiences from both vantage points - Ron Cowan, DVHIMSS President

Communicating in a Disaster
(10/01/2005)
Local Amateur Radio Operators Offer Another Layer of Disaster Recovery and Contingency Planning. . . . Penn Mar Amateur Radio Club has also joined with the Hospital Emergency Amateur Radio System (HEARS). HEARS provides volunteers to support back up communications to York , Memorial , Hanover, and Gettysburg Hospitals

A Day in the Life of a Physician Liaison
(10/01/2005)
7:30 a.m. Lehigh Valley Hospital walking rounds . . . I try to walk around the hospital floors several times per week, even though some days it's like blood in the water for some of the physicians. . .

System Continuity - Assessing Your Risks
(10/01/2005)
In September of 2003, a major Chester county health care organization anticipated the remnants of Hurricane, morphing into tropical depression Isabel. With a new diesel generator, minimum building exposure to flooding or wind damage, and a well-prepared IT team, it felt comfortable that the data center would suffer no ill effects . . .

Editor's Welcome
(10/01/2005)
This local edition of our newsletter is the first attempt at providing our membership with a website dedicated solely to articles relating to the Delaware Valley and about our membership.