Homeopathic Heal Information - News about alternative medicine

Oblicore Takes Healthcare Service Level Management to the Next Level : Catholic Health East Experiences High ROI managing its SLAs using Oblicore Gu

WALTHAM, Mass. (Business Wire EON) June 18, 2008 -- 32 acute care hospitals, 4 long term acute care hospitals, 36 freestanding and hospital-based long term care facilities, 12 assisted living facilities, 5 continuing care retirement communities, 8 behavioral health and rehabilitation facilities, 25 home health/hospice agencies, Numerous ambulatory and community-based health services The solution has driven a 75% increase in the work efficiency surrounding SLA reporting. Reports that used to take two weeks to compile are now done daily. In addition, performance response and resolution has greatly improved and is reaching levels that are above their targets.

Donette Herring, CIO of Catholic Health East, said "Health care providers are increasingly dependent on information systems to deliver safe and high quality care. This demand led Catholic Health East to establish performance metrics that reflects the needs of our IT customers to develop processes that ensure continual improvement on our journey to excellence. Oblicore Guarantee is the perfect choice for Catholic Health East as it empowers us to align our business and IT objectives, and to provide quality service while saving time and cost."

Oblicore Guarantee is a key component in Catholic Health East's efforts to establish organizational objectives and utilize comprehensive IT Service Level Agreements with Regional Health Corporations (RHCs). Oblicore's flexible and reliable solution exceeded expectations by giving Catholic Health East the ability to define innovative, business oriented service measurements which further contribute to their overall mission, while supporting HIPAA requirements.

"Oblicore's innovative alternative to the manual and labor-intensive reporting that healthcare providers are used to help us focus on delivering value. It's not just another tool that manages processes," says Herring. "We now have up-to-the-minute information of IT delivery performance for the entire health system through Oblicore. Now that we've brought the IT talent pool forward, we can ensure a consistent level of service for our customers and continue on our path to being a transforming, healing presence within the communities we serve."

"Demands facing healthcare providers are forcing organizations like Catholic Health East to streamline their IT and business departments and create value-added services not only to the customers, but within the organization itself. With Oblicore Guarantee, companies are able to use Service Level Management to clearly define these services and produce valuable results while managing costs, said CEO of Oblicore, Michael Carabetta.

About Catholic Health East

Catholic Health East, a multi-institutional Catholic health system co-sponsored by 10 religious congregations and Hope Ministries, is based in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. Catholic Health East provides the means to ensure the continuation of the Catholic identity and operational strength of the sponsors' health ministries, which are located in 11 eastern states from Maine to Florida. The system includes 33 acute-care hospitals, four long-term acute-care hospitals, 36 freestanding and hospital-based long-term care facilities, 12 assisted-living facilities, five continuing-care retirement communities, seven behavioral-health and rehabilitation facilities, 25 home health/hospice agencies, and numerous ambulatory and community-based health services. More information is available online at www.che.org.

About Oblicore

Oblicore is the leading provider of Service Level Management software. Our flagship product, Oblicore Guarantee?, automates, activates, and accelerates the monitoring, reporting, and management of all business technology service level agreements and service delivery for enterprises and service providers. An enabler of business management, Oblicore Guarantee? allows organizations to understand the cost implications of service delivery agreements ? in real time ? for penalties, rewards, and new opportunities. For the first time, enterprises and service providers have complete visibility and can proactively manage service delivery across business and technology infrastructure from one solution.

Oblicore's software solutions are leveraged by both service providers and global 1200 enterprises, such as Vodafone, BT, Cable & Wireless, Verizon, France Telecom/Orange Business Services, Telecom Slovenia, Belgacom and AT&T to align their organizational performance with business objectives. Oblicore is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, with offices across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit www.oblicore.com.

Bach Flower Therapy
About this therapy
Bach Flower Essences Shop (German)
Bach Flower Essences Shop (UK)
Where to buy Original Bach Flower Remedies
Doc Nature - Bach Flower Remedies Advisor
How to use Bach Flowers
About Bach Flower Remedies & Essences
Dr Bach
Read more about the life of Dr Bach

MORE ARTICLES:

The Center for Healing Arts Launches Exciting New Holistic Health & Alternative Medicine DVD Series
Imagine having an experienced and trusted Master or Alternative Healer accept a personal invitation to visit your home. Imagine sitting with them as you learn the secrets of healing they've learned through years of study and practice. They confide in you, sharing the mindfulness and spirituality they bring to their healing work.

Targeting Your Health Through Natural Health Remedies
I am sure that you have heard the saying, ?Your health is all you have?. Well, it?s true. Without your health, you couldn?t do the things you normally like to do. Without your health, your days seem numbered, not unlimited. It is important to take care of your health in any way you can. Optimizing your health should be a main concern of yours. But, there are ways to doing this that are not so bad.

New Holistic Acne Healing Remedies
Exfoliation is absolutely vital to maintaining a clear, healthy and glowing skin The only snag though, is that as we gradually age, the exfoliation process tends to dramatically slow down

Effective And Original All Natural Acne Medicine Remedies
In pursuance for more than beautiful skin both gentlemen and women have a number of choices. At this time there are so many solutions along the shelves that you could take your time standing in a store meditating on them. Many discreet individuals Do not have that kind of time, Therefore we have to guess and even trust on what the ads tell us. Unfortunately advertisements are contrived to get you to purchase and its not unequaled for the accuracy to be debased a bit or even to be entirely overlooked. When you wish to find all natural acne care , situations can get slippery.

Remedy For Heartburn- Try Natural Remedy
Everyone loves to eat fatty foods or fast food but the side effects that it has makes most of people uncomfortable. When you eat too much of fatty foods it affects your digestive system. They kill your appetite and most of the time cause heartburn problem that can be subsided only when you change your eating habits. Remedy for heartburn is also of different types and can be natural or by medicines prescribed by doctors. You can take antacids that are available in the market, which will instantly relieve you from that problem. As there are lot of causes behind heartburn, the remedy for heartburn is also enormous. If you experience heartburn problem more than two to three times in a week, you should consult a doctor.

Herbal Remedies, Natural Remedies
Finding your urinary tract infection cure can be a long process because you might have to try many different treatments. Several simple UTI treatments are readily available in present days. Individuals may use antibiotics, which have to be taken internally, as it cures the infection of urinary tract quickly. However, if infection is of severe type, then it may take a bit time to cure.

Genital Warts Natural and Alternative Treatment Remedies
Have you been diagnosed with genital warts caused by the HPV virus? If so, your physician has probably advised you of the more conventional treatments available such as pharmaceutical ointments, cryosurgery (freezing), electrocautery (burning) or laser treatment. While many people undergo these types of treatments, some opt for a less invasive natural solution by visiting a Naturopathic doctor.

Ancient Essence's Frankincense and Myrrh Products Bring Early Healing Remedies to Modern World
In ancient times, frankincense and myrrh were common healing properties for a variety of ailments. Ancient Essence offers products derived from these resins, bringing time-tested benefits to 21st-century consumers, including an Ancient Essence customer who says a product from the company heals his pre-cancerous skin lesions.

Natural Health Remedies and Your Health
Health remedies are among the most important things you can utilize to gain full control of your health. Those that are natural are even better for you then others.

Bach Flower Remedies
Bach Flower remedies are 38 plant and flower based remedies which where created during the 1930s by Dr. Edward Bach.

An Introduction to Bach Flower Essences Part I – The Twelve Healers
What are Bach Flower Essences?Pioneered by Dr. Edward Bach in the 1930's, a flower essence is a liquid preparation imprinted with the etheric pattern of a particular flower.

ALTERNATIVE Health & Herbs REMEDIES a Non-Profit Christian Ministry, Alternative Natural Remedy Products have been Selected for Distribution by Amazon
Nutritional Products International, DelRay Beach, FL, is pleased to announce the addition of ALTERNATIVE Health & Herbs REMEDIES in Albany, Oregon, an herbal manufacturer to Amazon.com. An amazingly large selection Alternative Health and Natural Remedy products. Over 4,000 time proven natural remedies of tincture/extracts, teas, powders, salves, creams, lotions, capsules and tablets and more for Amazon.com customers.

Genital Herpes - Natural and Alternative Treatment Remedies
Modern medical science has not been able to produce a cure for the herpes simplex virus (HSV) and can only offer pharmaceutical solutions that help ease the pain and speed up recovery from a genital herpes outbreak. For those that don't want to turn to medication to manage a lifetime of outbreaks, several holistic and natural remedies may offer a safer alternative.

Natural remedies and Home remedies for Dark Circles Under Eyes
Dark circles under eyes are a common beauty problem. These under eye dark circles give us an appearance of tiredness or illness. They make us to feel worse and are rather detrimental to our self esteem.