4 health technology trends to watch in 2022

Healthcare is an expensive industry. However, the rapid innovations in healthcare technology, availability, and options offer cost effective solutions for patients. Naveed Saleh, MD, MS, shares and article on MDLinx.com of four potential technology trends to watch in 2022. These trends could improve patient care, decrease costs, and improve access to healthcare.

 

Remote patient monitoring (RPM)

“Remote patient monitoring (RPM) is a branch of telehealth that constitutes healthcare practice of the future, relying on devices such as implantables, blood pressure cuffs, and sensors collecting data via passive means. RPM technology can communicate data entered by the user, as well as store and call attention to it. Physicians can then access the data, review it, and act on it.”

 

‘Big Data’

“The term ‘Big Data’, coined in the 1990s, references to data sets that are too cumbersome to be analyzed by common software. The definition evolved to include data that is high volume, high velocity, highly variable, high quality, trustworthy, and valuable. Big Data uncovers health patterns and offers solutions that as of yet have been unattainable. It can offer quick answers to complex questions.”

 

Internet of Things (IoT)

“The term ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) is another technology buzzword that refers to a system of connected digital devices that collect, store, and convey data via a digital network without human or computer assistance. Examples of IoT include RPM, as well as devices, connected inhalers, and contact lenses.”

 

Digital therapeutics (DTx)

“DTx represents a sector of digital health comprising technologies, products, and services that span healthcare and wellness industries. The term was coined in 2015 to refer to evidence-based behavioral treatments delivered online and facilitated by software that can enhance accessibility and effectiveness of healthcare, as well as prevent, manage, or treat diseases. DTx is used with drugs and devices to improve patient care.”

 

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CGR Products Moves to Infor CloudSuite Distribution Enterprise

CGR Products is moving to Infor CloudSuite Distribution Enterprise to aid its business growth. The Infor multi-tenant cloud solution, powered by its Infor M3 ERP (enterprise resource planning) system, will help the company innovate, standardize business processes, and improve financial reporting and warehouse operations. A leading manufacturer of high-quality components for industrial applications, CGR Products offers custom cutting and fabricating capabilities to transform raw materials into precision components for industrial original equipment manufacturer (OEM) customers in multiple markets. This includes automotive, commercial vehicles, marine, appliance, plastic molders, power tools, electrical, small engine, lighting, heavy equipment, and many more. Per the press release, moving to Infor CloudSuite Distribution Enterprise can help CGR Products standardize and simplify business processes, by eliminating pockets of complexity and over-customization. They expect to use Infor Birst networked analytics to help standardize and improve financial reporting and analysis across its business. Further, CGR Products plans to deploy Infor Factory Track to help automate and improve its manufacturing and warehousing operations.

 

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How to verify if Lawson Payroll is working with BSI

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You may have installed a new BSI update/license or need to verify if it’s safe to run an update batch job.

 

An easy way to do this is to run a simple smoke test in PR80.

 

  1. Login to Lawson portal and go to PR80
  2. Start with a company, employee, bank code, and payment number
  3. Under the Time Records tab FC >> Add >> Pay Code 0001 >> Hours 80
  4. Go to Payment Tab >> Select a Payment Date >> Deduction Cycle 2
  5. Now click Calculate and wait for it to finish.
  6. You should be brough to a HR99.1 Messages form with warnings etc. This means everything ran and Payroll communicated with BSI.

NOTE: Remember that the parameters above may be different for your organization and most can be anything since we are simply testing to see if Payroll is communicating with BSI by doing a calculation. As long as we are selecting Calculate, nothing is being changed with the record.

 

Good luck!

How to Decommission Lawson

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When William Lawson, Richard Lawson, and John Cerullo founded Lawson Software in Minneapolis in 1975 they probably had no idea it would serve customers for nearly 1/2 a century. It has been a very impressive run that has created entire communities along the way. Whether you have been a user, an implementer, or somehow otherwise involved in the ecosystem, you have no doubt felt like you have been part of a community. As a consultant who started out with the Summit Group back in 1999 and later worked directly for Lawson software I have spent nearly every workday of the past 22 years working with Lawson. It is bittersweet therefore to be talking about this subject of decommissioning this brilliant application. With more and more customers migrating to CloudSuite applications and other ERP systems over the next few years, it makes sense now more than ever to begin planning the proper way to decommission the Lawson application.

The easy part of decommissioning is unplugging the servers. The hard part is to figure out a plan that ensures continuity with minimal disruption to the business. Therefore any discussion of decommissioning and archiving of an ERP application has to include the following three components:
  • Data Retention
  • Accessibility and Auditability
  • Security
Data Retention
Most organizations have data retention policies that are derived from industry or regulatory requirements. This is a good starting point. Working with subject matter experts within HR, Payroll, Finance, and Procurement, will flush out additional requirements around specific items like pay stubs, open invoices, or personnel action history to name a few. The important thing is to ensure whatever plan you have for decommissioning satisfies these requirements.

 

Accessibility and Auditability
Retaining data is fine and good, but you will need access to it if it’s going to serve its purpose. There is a lot to unpack here but the main requirements with accessibility are:
  • Intuitive User Interface – Given that this data is historical it doesn’t make sense that any interface to it should need extensive training.
  • Integration with AD – Future proofing your archived data means user accessibility must be supported for the duration of the data retention period and remain compliant with your IT standards for years to come.
  • Auditability – One of the main utilities of archived data is to serve the needs of auditors. In this capacity, your archival solution must provide reporting capabilities that can satisfy all audit requirements without the need for further skills or professional services.
Security
Under normal circumstances, your Lawson data is heavily secured with specific access rules in place to ensure prevention of improper access, segregation of duties, and malicious intrusion. The fact is that the security of this data is just as important in archive status as it was when it was in production. Any viable solution must have the ability to secure the data in such a way that satisfies all your data security requirements.
We built the APIX platform from the ground up with these specific requirements in mind. Our clients have been able to completely decommission Lawson in as little as six week and still get full access to their data through the APIX lightweight interface. Contact us to schedule a demo of the APIX Lawson Data Archive solution today!

11 tips for selecting and implementing an ERP system

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are the backbone of modern businesses. However, as your business grows, so should your ERP systems. Migrating from an on-premise to a cloud ERP platform may be a daunting task, but once it’s moved over, your business processes will run even smoother. This can all be done with the help of the right ERP vendor to help you every step of the process. Freelance technology writer Neal Weinberg shares an article on CIO.com with several tips that can help organizations select the right ERP vendor and implement the new system with a minimum amount of pain, and a maximum amount of success.

  1. Lay the organizational groundwork
  2. Overhaul your processes
  3. Get your data ducks in a row
  4. Focus on critical business requirements
  5. Plan for the future
  6. Conduct a demo at the beginning of the process
  7. Partner for the long haul
  8. Make user experience a priority
  9. Make sure the new ERP integrates with other apps
  10. Resolve the customization vs. standardization debate
  11. Take advantage of agile and low-code

 

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How to setup a Lawson deljobhst recurring job to keep your Lawson print/job directories clean

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Follow this step-by-step guide to set up a Lawson deljobhst recurring job. This will keep your Lawson print/job directories clean.

  1. Login to LID (elevated admin rights required)
  2. Go to jobdef and create a new deljobhst job
  3. Down arrow to Form ID >> F4
  4. Type >> F4 >> Universe >> Enter
  5. Data Area/ID >> F4 >> JOBSCHED >> Enter
  6. Down arrow to deljobhst >> Enter
  7. F6 >> A. Step Parameter
  8. Type the parameter letters you want without a dash, for this example we are just deleting old %LAWDIR%\print directory files using the r parameter and for any files > 400 days old
  9. To Date must be in the above format of: ‘curdate’ – NumberOfDays
    1. When the job runs on schedule, files greater than and equal to the date 400 days ago from current date will be deleted.
    2. 400 day example: Todays date is 6/7/2021 so print files as created on 5/3/2021 and older will be deleted.
  10. Press Enter to save jobdef and go to recdef in LID
  11. Create a new recdef entry and select the job you just created under Job Name. Select all other parameters as you normally would.
  12. Example below: This job will run daily at 1:33pm starting 6/7/2021

 

That’s it and good luck.

Infor Launches Infor Public Sector in the UK

Infor has recently launched Infor Public Sector for the UK public sector. The solution combines Infor CloudSuite Public Sector, Financials and Supply Chain Management (FSCM), Infor People Solutions (HR & Talent) with the dedicated public sector enterprise asset management capabilities of Infor Hansen. All run on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Infor Public Sector will ensure that local and central government and arms-length bodies remain on the most up-to-date software releases to provide robust, secure and easily managed services. Per the press release, Infor Public Sector will be deployed via AWS in London. Infor will build on more than two decades of experience with UK public sector organizations such as South West Water, Borders College, London Fire Brigade and Viewpoint Housing; and many global customers including the City of Coral Gables in Florida, US, Ras Al Khaimah Wastewater Agency (RAKWA) in UAE, and the City of Franklin in Tennessee, USA.

 

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How to mass delete Lawson waiting jobs in the job scheduler in LID

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It is pretty common for a Lawson recurring job to error out and continually run for hours and days. This can build up in the waiting screen of the job scheduler (jobschd). To clean it up can be repetitive when it doesn’t have to be.

  1. Login to LID
  2. Go to the job scheduler by typing the jobschd command
  3. F7 >> A. to show all user jobs
    • In our example we have 7 jobs, but this method works for hundreds of jobs.
  4. On the top most job that you want to delete press the HOME key to “mark” the job. Notice the black arrow on the very left
  5. Now scroll down or even page down to the bottom most record >> Press the END key. Notice all jobs from the top to bottom have the black arrow on the left, indicating these are selected.
  6. Now press F9 (Delete) to remove these jobs. Press enter to confirm.
    • NOTE: if there are dozens or hundreds of jobs, you may need to hold Enter to continuosly delete them.

Hope this was helpful!

Amsterdam UMC Chooses ERP Platform from Infor and Apex Systems

Amsterdam UMC recently chose to partner with tech giant Infor and system integrator Apex Systems (formerly known as Avaap) to deliver an enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform across the health network. Per the press release, Infor CloudSuiteTM Healthcare is a modern industry-specific cloud solution that is specifically designed for operational processes and integration needs of healthcare organizations. It can be used for the financial administration, procurement and logistics of the hospital. As one of the largest hospitals in Europe, Amsterdam UMC has over 16,000 employees providing care to 350,000 patients per year. The total implementation process will take about two years.

 

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Creating an LBI Smart Notification Series – Creating a Smart Notification (Part 2)

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LBI Smart Notifications are reports that are sent directly to users for reviewing vs a user logging into LBI to manually view a report. In this section we will first start off with an Intro to creating a Smart Notification. See Part 1 titled: “Creating an LBI Smart Notification Series – Creating an InfoSet (Part 1)”

 

  1. Login into LBI (admin permission required) >> go to Tools >> Select Smart Notification
  2. In Smart Notification, select Notifications at the top
    • If you have none, it’ll say No Selections (see screenshot), else you’ll notice a list of existing Notifications
  3. To create a new Smart Note, click Add

  4. Smart Notification Wizard will pop-up and starts at step 1 (Select Facts)

    • The Facts section is where you would connect the dataset (or InfoSet) to the notification (this can also be a document among varios other types of data).
    • An InfoSet is most commonly an SQL query or stored Proc that gathers data from a database.
  5. For this example, we will assume you have an InfoSet already created. View your InfoSets by clicking Search

  6. For our example we will be selecting the MonlthyVariance InfoSet and then select Range
  7. At the bottom of the next page choose Select >> Add >> Ok at the very bottom

  8. At the bottom under My Selections you should now see your InfoSet for step 1
  9. Now click Next or select step 2 Conditions
    • Conditions can be added with the Add button. This lets you tailor the data to your liking. This can also be done on the InfoSet side when writing a query or stored proc.
  10. Click Next again or select step 3 Delivery
    • Delivery typically is done through the Device tab which are setup email addresses in Smart Notes (See article titled “How to setup a LBI smart note delivery device”)
    • The Bursting tab is the alternate method. In the Bursting tab select the InfoSet, and the column to burst on which is typically a list of email addresses.
    • Schedule tab is similar to Device, except on a schedule which can be set elsewhere for the Notification.
  11. Click Next again or select Step 4 Related Info
    • Related Info lets you link other LBI reports, shared documents, deploy in a pre-made formatted template among other customizations. This may be covered in more depth in a future article.
  12. Click Next again or select Step 5 Save
    • This is where you Name, describe, set Home Page Group for your Notification.
    • You can also Preview, set Status, and add additional Permissions if needed.
  13. Click Save New Item to create your new notification and view it in the Notifications Tab.

 

Hope this was helpful! Good luck!