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<br /> AmbulAtory Networks:<br /> The Power of Technology<br /> DArA JohNsoN, mD, mPh, reseArch ADvisor, soDexo heAlthcAre<br /> the ImPortANce of techNology<br /> IN heAlth cAre<br /> In this day and age, health care institutions use technology in<br /> everything they do. from clinical documentation and coding<br /> software to patient satisfaction surveys, it is evident that health<br /> care technology is no longer a luxury – it is a necessity.<br /> Health care institutions, particularly smaller facilities, must keep<br /> up with this trend toward technology or face the possibility of<br /> being left out and left behind. Lack of technology, especially in<br /> outlying health care facilities, can affect the performance as well<br /> as the functionality of the entire health care system through<br /> decreased quality of care, poor health outcomes, and lower<br /> patient satisfaction.1,2<br /> AmbulAtory Networks DefINeD<br /> In any given community, there is<a title="Ambulatory Networks Whitepaper_Sodexo page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/082d4227?page=1"> AmbulAtory Networks: The Power of Technology D</a> <a title="Ambulatory Networks Whitepaper_Sodexo page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/082d4227?page=2"> the ImPortANce of techNology IN heAlth cAre In t</a> <a title="Ambulatory Networks Whitepaper_Sodexo page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/082d4227?page=3"> One shared platform within an Ambulatory Netwo</a> <a title="Ambulatory Networks Whitepaper_Sodexo page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/082d4227?page=4"> Most importantly, patients can experience more co</a> <a title="Ambulatory Networks Whitepaper_Sodexo page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/082d4227?page=5"> Health Information Exchanges and Cloud Computing </a> <a title="Ambulatory Networks Whitepaper_Sodexo page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/082d4227?page=6"> soDexo’s solutIoNs for AmbulAtory Networks18 Sod</a> <a title="Ambulatory Networks Whitepaper_Sodexo page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/082d4227?page=7"> 11. work cIteD 1. Roodenbeke Ed, Lucas S, Rouz</a> <a title="Ambulatory Networks Whitepaper_Sodexo page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/082d4227?page=8"> Ambulatory Networks: The Power of Technology | So</a>