healthsystemcio.com » CPOE http://healthsystemcio.com healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs. Tue, 22 May 2012 15:25:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=460 2010-2011 healthcio@gmail.com (Anthony Guerra) healthcio@gmail.com (Anthony Guerra) healthcare IT 1440 http://healthsystemcio.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/hscio-square-144x144.gif healthsystemcio.com http://healthsystemcio.com 144 144 http://healthsystemcio.com/?feed=podcast Helping CIOs Improve Healthcare healthsystemCIO.com Podcasts feature one-on-one interviews with the industry's most influential figures. From hospital CIOs to CEOs from the largest EMR vendors, you'll enjoy these lively exchanges with editor Anthony Guerra. healthcare IT, health care IT, CIO, Chief information officer, HITECH, Meaningful Use, health information technology, hospital IT Anthony Guerra Anthony Guerra healthcio@gmail.com no no Mike Rozmus, CIO, Rockingham Memorial Hospital, Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/05/03/mike-rozmus-cio-rockingham-memorial-hospital-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/05/03/mike-rozmus-cio-rockingham-memorial-hospital-chapter-1/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 12:03:56 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=11639 About Rockingham Running a Meditech CS 5.65 shop Starting CPOE in the ED Keeping Picis (for now) in the OR The challenges of interfacing No 6.0

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/05/03/mike-rozmus-cio-rockingham-memorial-hospital-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:14:16 The idea of being acquired by a health system — especially one as large as Sentara Health — can be daunting for a CIO. But Mike Rozmus viewed it as an opportunity to work closely with Sentara CIO Bert Reece and to try to emulate some of the success [...] The idea of being acquired by a health system — especially one as large as Sentara Health — can be daunting for a CIO. But Mike Rozmus viewed it as an opportunity to work closely with Sentara CIO Bert Reece and to try to emulate some of the success the 11-hospital organization has had in its advanced use of IT. In fact, since the merger last year, Rozmus has already incorporated one of Sentara’s best practices by leveraging physician advisory groups to get buy-in on projects. In this interview, Rozmus talks about other changes he has made since the acquisition, what he’s doing to bridge the inpatient and practice environments, the lessons he’s learned being a Meditech 5.6 beta site, and the challenges of dealing with a heavy workload. mike, rozmus, Podcast, rockingham, memorial, hospital Anthony Guerra no no Wanda Sims, CIO, Baptist Health, Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/04/25/wanda-sims-cio-baptist-health-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/04/25/wanda-sims-cio-baptist-health-chapter-1/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:25:14 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=11498 About Baptist The organization's CPOE journey Running McKesson Star for financials, Cerner (outsourced) for clinicals Implementing CPOE, targeting a June 5 go-live Breaking down outsourcing's challenges "We're 10 months into it and, right now, we're happy with our decision"

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/04/25/wanda-sims-cio-baptist-health-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:17:55 When it comes to health IT, Wanda Sims is no rookie. Over the past two decades, she’s held roles on both the vendor and consulting sides, and as a result, she’s developed a deep understanding of how the game is played. Some of the key lessons she’s [...] When it comes to health IT, Wanda Sims is no rookie. Over the past two decades, she’s held roles on both the vendor and consulting sides, and as a result, she’s developed a deep understanding of how the game is played. Some of the key lessons she’s learned are that the success of an implementation is contingent upon strong leadership, and that each organization needs to find the formula that works best for them. It’s why she made sure to have a CMIO who isn’t afraid to take on a CPOE implementation, and why Baptist Health has embarked on a non-traditional outsourcing agreement with Cerner. In this interview, Sims talks about those experiences, as well as what her organization is doing to determine the right physician practice EMR strategy, why CIOs need to get out of the office, and the work her team is doing with HIEs and portals. baptist, health, Podcast, wanda, sims Anthony Guerra no no Dave Holland, CIO, Southern Illinois Healthcare, Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/03/27/dave-holland-cio-southern-illinois-healthcare-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/03/27/dave-holland-cio-southern-illinois-healthcare-chapter-2/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:41:59 +0000 Kate Gamble http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=11007 Shaping the HIE picture in Illinois “It’s an evolutionary, not revolutionary process” The franchise model vs the monolithic model Piloting CPOE with hospitalists Automating data movement between the Lawson & Meditech systems Creating a centralized cardiology imaging system

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/03/27/dave-holland-cio-southern-illinois-healthcare-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:16:08 When he was named CIO at Southern Illinois Healthcare three years ago, two of Dave Holland’s key goals were to reverse the trend of project delays at the five-hospital organization, and to help narrow the gap between IT and clinicians staff. His tea[...] When he was named CIO at Southern Illinois Healthcare three years ago, two of Dave Holland’s key goals were to reverse the trend of project delays at the five-hospital organization, and to help narrow the gap between IT and clinicians staff. His team is addressing both issues by surging ahead with a big Meditech upgrade and establishing a rounding system that will enable the IT staff to better understand how implementations impact clinicians. In the meantime, Holland is focused on building an HIE within the organization, establishing a PHO to improve outcomes for chronic disease patients, and driving EHR adoption among physicians. In this interview, Holland talks about the HIE picture in Illinois, transitioning to a true EHR environment that will enable clinical decision support, and what it takes to change the culture of an organization. dave, holland, Podcast, southern, illinois, healthcare Kate Gamble no no Stage 2 Meaningful Use Proposal Announced http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/02/23/stage-2-meaningful-use-proposal-announced/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/02/23/stage-2-meaningful-use-proposal-announced/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 01:30:11 +0000 Kate Gamble http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=10577 CMS announced the proposed rule for Stage 2 Meaningful Use requirements for EHR incentive programs today during a session led by National Coordinator for Health IT Farzad Mostashari at the HIMSS conference in Las Vegas. The proposed requirements were posted to the Federal Register and are expected to be published next week. The final rule [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/02/23/stage-2-meaningful-use-proposal-announced/feed/ 0 Joanne Burns, CIO, University of Missouri Health Care, Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/01/25/joanne-burns-cio-university-of-missouri-health-care-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/01/25/joanne-burns-cio-university-of-missouri-health-care-chapter-1/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:52:25 +0000 Kate Gamble http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=10041 The power of one EMR Rolling out CPOE in phases Partnering with Cerner Fostering new ideas and innovations Using data to drive care delivery Leveraging technology to engage patients

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/01/25/joanne-burns-cio-university-of-missouri-health-care-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:13:21 Three years ago, the University of Missouri Health Care and Cerner teamed up to develop the Tiger Institute for Health Innovation, an initiative designed to improve the delivery of care across the state through data exchange and patient engagement. [...] Three years ago, the University of Missouri Health Care and Cerner teamed up to develop the Tiger Institute for Health Innovation, an initiative designed to improve the delivery of care across the state through data exchange and patient engagement. In this interview, Joanne Burns, who plays a key role with both organizations, talks about how the partnership has benefited both parties, University of Missouri’s path to Meaningful Use, and the challenges of juggling multiple priorities. She also discusses how she works to make sure IT’s goals are closely aligned with those of the organization, and why she has set the bar high for all vendor relationships. joanne, burns, Podcast, university, of, missouri, health, care Kate Gamble no no Kim Ligon, CIO, DCH Health System, Discusses Her CHIME Member-To-Member Survey On IT Steering Committees, Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/12/22/kim-ligon-cio-dch-health-system-chime-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/12/22/kim-ligon-cio-dch-health-system-chime-chapter-1/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:02:31 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=9569 Running a Meditech Magic 5.64/LSS shop Hospital/physician practice integration, HIE Looking to the states to facilitate integration The final frontier — inpatient CPOE Going 6.0 someday?

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/12/22/kim-ligon-cio-dch-health-system-chime-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:11:51 The regulatory requirements that CIOs are grappling with are overwhelming enough—throw in a major leadership change, and it can feel like being caught in a whirlwind. It’s how Kim Ligon felt when DCH Health System had a new CFO take the helm just as[...] The regulatory requirements that CIOs are grappling with are overwhelming enough—throw in a major leadership change, and it can feel like being caught in a whirlwind. It’s how Kim Ligon felt when DCH Health System had a new CFO take the helm just as Meaningful Use was coming down the pike. But rather than panic, Ligon, who serves as CIO for the West Alabama-based system, reached out to her colleagues for help. What she found is that there is no better source than CIOs for issues like dealing with steering committees, prioritizing projects, and balancing the budget. In this interview, Ligon also talks about having to interface with physician offices that use different EMR systems, her role in developing a statewide HIE, when a project needs to be delayed, and why she believes nurses bear the biggest brunt of CPOE. CHIME, CHIME, Member-to-Member, Survey, DCH, Health, System, Kim, Ligon, LSS, Meditech, Meditech Anthony Guerra no no Robert Slepin, VP/CIO, John C. Lincoln Health Network, Chapter 3 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/12/13/robert-slepin-vpcio-john-c-lincoln-health-network-chapter-3/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/12/13/robert-slepin-vpcio-john-c-lincoln-health-network-chapter-3/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:37:01 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=9451 Clinician order entry and data granularity ICD-10 "There are undesirable effects of asking people to do so much at one time" The benefits of being a PMP Leadership — "We must be able to trust and delegate to our teams"

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/12/13/robert-slepin-vpcio-john-c-lincoln-health-network-chapter-3/feed/ 0 0:13:15 For Robert Slepin, health information technology has never been an end in its own right, but rather a tool that can be used to improve individual and population health. In this interview, Slepin discusses his organization’s goal of getting its hospi[...] For Robert Slepin, health information technology has never been an end in its own right, but rather a tool that can be used to improve individual and population health. In this interview, Slepin discusses his organization’s goal of getting its hospitals and physician network on Epic in 2012, best practices for disengaging with vendors, how disease management can help improve patient outcomes, and why ICD-10 should be postponed. He also talks about the importance of transparency within an organization, how to effectively delegate tasks, and why it’s okay to say, ‘I don’t know.’ John, C., Lincoln, Health, Network, Podcast, Robert, Slepin Anthony Guerra no no Laishy Williams-Carlson, VP/CIO, Bon Secours Health System, Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/11/22/laishy-williams-carlson-vpcio-bon-secours-health-system-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/11/22/laishy-williams-carlson-vpcio-bon-secours-health-system-chapter-2/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:58:37 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=9285 Creating order sets Managing the work/life balance while taking 14 hospitals live Managing teams at a geographically diverse organization "Nothing that replaces a handshake and face-to-face interaction" When silence doesn't equal agreement

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/11/22/laishy-williams-carlson-vpcio-bon-secours-health-system-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:13:04 As a mother of six, Laishy Williams-Carlson knows a thing or two about multitasking and prioritizing — and she better, because of the 18 hospitals that are part of the $3 billion Bon Secours Health System, 14 are implementing Epic. And as Williams-C[...] As a mother of six, Laishy Williams-Carlson knows a thing or two about multitasking and prioritizing — and she better, because of the 18 hospitals that are part of the $3 billion Bon Secours Health System, 14 are implementing Epic. And as Williams-Carlson has learned, dividing her time between the hospitals that are already live and those in the earlier stages is not easy, especially since the facilities are spread out across the Eastern seaboard. In this interview, Williams-Carlson talks about dealing with different cultures at different hospitals, maintaining the delicate balance between security and access needs, the benefits of having a financial background, and the importance of having go-to people on the clinical side. She also discusses the challenges in dealing with physicians who use different systems, and why conference calls can never replace face-to-face interactions. Bon, Secours, Health, System, Epic, Laishy, Williams-Carlson, Podcast Anthony Guerra no no Stephen Stewart, CIO, Henry County Health Center, Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/11/21/stephen-stewart-cio-henry-county-health-center-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/11/21/stephen-stewart-cio-henry-county-health-center-chapter-2/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:04:36 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=9279 Addressing physician concerns Order set creation "The lesson was we should have had more of their input before we started" Getting physician participation up-front Software bugs and the pace of change

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/11/21/stephen-stewart-cio-henry-county-health-center-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:19:52 Stephen Stewart is one of many CIOs who believe that Meaningful Use is happening too quickly. In fact, he believes that delaying Stage 2 isn’t just a smart idea; it’s a necessary step to avoid the perfect storm of requirements that would inevitably [...] Stephen Stewart is one of many CIOs who believe that Meaningful Use is happening too quickly. In fact, he believes that delaying Stage 2 isn’t just a smart idea; it’s a necessary step to avoid the perfect storm of requirements that would inevitably cause undue stress. In this interview, the CIO of Henry County Health Center — a southwest Iowa-based system that includes a 25-bed critical access hospital, a long-term care facility, and physician offices — talks about the process of attesting to Stage 1, his organization’s EMR journey, and the benefits and drawbacks of being a small facility. He also provides insights on why it’s better to lead than to manage, how to handle pushback from physicians, and what it takes to cultivate an environment that enables the staff to thrive. Henry, County, Health, Center, Podcast, Stephen, Stewart Anthony Guerra no no Stephen Stewart, CIO, Henry County Health Center, Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/11/15/stephen-stewart-cio-henry-county-health-center-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/11/15/stephen-stewart-cio-henry-county-health-center-chapter-1/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:16:15 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=9232 Independent vs employed physician practices Running CPSI Henry County's CPOE journey "Sometimes, there are huge advantages to being small" Attesting for Meaningful Use

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/11/15/stephen-stewart-cio-henry-county-health-center-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:16:58 Stephen Stewart is one of many CIOs who believe that Meaningful Use is happening too quickly. In fact, he believes that delaying Stage 2 isn’t just a smart idea; it’s a necessary step to avoid the perfect storm of requirements that would inevitably [...] Stephen Stewart is one of many CIOs who believe that Meaningful Use is happening too quickly. In fact, he believes that delaying Stage 2 isn’t just a smart idea; it’s a necessary step to avoid the perfect storm of requirements that would inevitably cause undue stress. In this interview, the CIO of Henry County Health Center — a southwest Iowa-based system that includes a 25-bed critical access hospital, a long-term care facility, and physician offices — talks about the process of attesting to Stage 1, his organization’s EMR journey, and the benefits and drawbacks of being a small facility. He also provides insights on why it’s better to lead than to manage, how to handle pushback from physicians, and what it takes to cultivate an environment that enables the staff to thrive. CPSI, Henry, County, Health, Center, Podcast, Stephen, Stewart Anthony Guerra no no Allana Cummings, CIO, Northeast Georgia Health System, Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/10/13/allana-cummings-cio-northeast-georgia-health-system-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/10/13/allana-cummings-cio-northeast-georgia-health-system-chapter-1/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:31:03 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=8941 McKesson Horizon 10.1 inpatient, GE Healthcare (mother/baby, NICU, L&D) Allscripts for ambulatory McKesson/GE integration Single-sign on for improved workflow (Imprivata) Upgrading to 10.3

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/10/13/allana-cummings-cio-northeast-georgia-health-system-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:19:32 When it comes to major IT projects, two of the most important pillars of success include putting the right team into place and being able to guide a project through a rough patch. Allana Cummings, CIO at Northeast Georgia Health System, has addresse[...] When it comes to major IT projects, two of the most important pillars of success include putting the right team into place and being able to guide a project through a rough patch. Allana Cummings, CIO at Northeast Georgia Health System, has addressed these key issues by embedding clinicians in the IT department and applying a different approach to right projects that seem to be veering off course. In this interview, Cummings talks about the value of a collaborative approach to problem-solving that includes the vendor, the importance of effective communication, having all the right information, and knowing when to take a time-out. She also discusses the application environment at Northeast Georgia, best practices in fostering CPOE adoption, and her organization’s iPhone and iPad empowerment strategy. Allana, Cummings, Allscripts, GE, Healthcare, Imprivata, McKesson, McKesson, Horizon, McKesson, Horizon, Clinicals Anthony Guerra no no Prepping For Meditech Medication Verification http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/09/19/prepping-for-meditech-medication-verification/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/09/19/prepping-for-meditech-medication-verification/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:00:00 +0000 Roger Neal http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=8718 Well, it’s been a couple of months since my last post and I’ve spent an enormous amount of time working through issues and changes proposed by our strike team. Things on our project are getting better and better, but we still have plenty of challenges. As well, with summer out of the way and all [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/09/19/prepping-for-meditech-medication-verification/feed/ 0 Tom Stride, VP/CIO, Aria Health, Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/09/14/tom-stride-vpcio-aria-health-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/09/14/tom-stride-vpcio-aria-health-chapter-1/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:14:02 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=8677 Allscripts (Eclipsys) Version 5.5 Shop 96 percent CPOE Hospital/physician practice integration with dbMotion Since the merger … Integrating the independents

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/09/14/tom-stride-vpcio-aria-health-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:12:50 Of all the tools and resources available to him as CIO, perhaps the most useful for Tom Stride is his clinical background. As vice president and CIO of Aria Health, a Philadelphia-based system that includes three community hospitals and a network of[...] Of all the tools and resources available to him as CIO, perhaps the most useful for Tom Stride is his clinical background. As vice president and CIO of Aria Health, a Philadelphia-based system that includes three community hospitals and a network of outpatient centers and physicians, Stride faces a challenge many CIOs can relate to in integrating independent and owned physician practices with the acute setting. But where he has an advantage is in understanding firsthand the extent to which upgrades impact workflow, and how important it is that clinicians are on board with any initiative. In this interview, Stride discusses how he has benefited from his experience, how his organization has achieved 96 percent CPOE, the importance of optimally prioritizing projects, and best practices in vendor relationship management. Allscripts, Aria, Health, dbMotion, Eclipsys, Podcast, Tom, Stride Anthony Guerra no no John Halamka, M.D., CIO, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/08/22/john-halamka-m-d-cio-beth-israel-deaconess-medical-center-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/08/22/john-halamka-m-d-cio-beth-israel-deaconess-medical-center-chapter-2/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:01:37 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=8318 Thoughts on the HIT Policy Committee Why the HIT Standards Committee is "Camelot" Advice for furthering CPOE and electronic documentation Hospital/physician practice integration Tackling quality measures

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/08/22/john-halamka-m-d-cio-beth-israel-deaconess-medical-center-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:21:05 After years of taking on responsibility after responsibility, John Halamka, M.D., CIO, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, found the increasing demands of his many roles meant one would have to go. Considering he's a doctor fascinated by the [...] After years of taking on responsibility after responsibility, John Halamka, M.D., CIO, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, found the increasing demands of his many roles meant one would have to go. Considering he's a doctor fascinated by the challenges of accountable care, it's not surprising the CIO role of Harvard Medical School wound up on the chopping block. In this interview with healthsystemCIO.com — during which Halamka begins to caution government organizations that the industry is being asked to change too much too fast — he discusses Meaningful Use, ACOs, ICD-10, CIO leadership, and much more. CPOE, Wireless Anthony Guerra no no George Evans, VP/CIO, St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System, Discusses His CHIME Survey on Building An Informatics Staff, Chapter 3 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/08/22/george-evans-vpcio-st-joseph%e2%80%99scandler-health-system-discusses-his-chime-survey-on-building-an-informatics-staff-chapter-3/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/08/22/george-evans-vpcio-st-joseph%e2%80%99scandler-health-system-discusses-his-chime-survey-on-building-an-informatics-staff-chapter-3/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:24:33 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=8311 Measuring up to Meaningful Use Bringing the docs along on CPOE, clinician documentation, etc. Shoring up the wireless infrastructure Thoughts on Meaningful Use – "I'm not such a huge fan of everything that's going on" Loving the CCD

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/08/22/george-evans-vpcio-st-joseph%e2%80%99scandler-health-system-discusses-his-chime-survey-on-building-an-informatics-staff-chapter-3/feed/ 0 0:15:05 It’s a problem many CIOs know all too well. As the pressures mount to meet Meaningful Use requirements, they’re finding resources are already stretched thin, and the supply of individuals with both clinical and technical expertise dangerously low. G[...] It’s a problem many CIOs know all too well. As the pressures mount to meet Meaningful Use requirements, they’re finding resources are already stretched thin, and the supply of individuals with both clinical and technical expertise dangerously low. George Evans wanted to know how his colleagues were facing the challenge of too many high-priority tasks, too little IT talent, so he put out a survey that garnered some interesting results. In this interview, Evans reveals what he learned about how organizations are building out their clinical informatics staffs, the qualities that are most valued in staffers, and why internal poaching isn’t always a bad thing. He also discusses the application environment at St. Joseph’s/Candler, and where his organization stands in its quest for Meaningful Use. CPOE, Dictation/Transcription Anthony Guerra no no KLAS Analysts Talk CPOE Adoption http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/08/18/cerner-epic-hospitals-lead-cpoe-adoption-race/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/08/18/cerner-epic-hospitals-lead-cpoe-adoption-race/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:18:35 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=8172 Cerner and Epic hospitals are leading the CPOE-adoption pack in an industry supercharged by the passage of HITECH in early 2009, according to a new KLAS report: CPOE 2011: The ARRA Effect. (Click on the player below for a Podcast interview with report authors Jason Hess and Colin Buckley) Said Jason Hess, author of the [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/08/18/cerner-epic-hospitals-lead-cpoe-adoption-race/feed/ 0 0:25:01 Cerner and Epic hospitals are leading the CPOE-adoption pack in an industry supercharged by the passage of HITECH in early 2009, according to a new KLAS report: CPOE 2011: The ARRA Effect. Cerner and Epic hospitals are leading the CPOE-adoption pack in an industry supercharged by the passage of HITECH in early 2009, according to a new KLAS report: CPOE 2011: The ARRA Effect. CPOE Anthony Guerra no no George McCulloch, Deputy CIO, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/07/28/george-mcculloch-deputy-cio-vanderbilt-university-medical-center-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/07/28/george-mcculloch-deputy-cio-vanderbilt-university-medical-center-chapter-2/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:05:10 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=8078 *Thoughts on Meaningful Use *"The biggest issue we have with Meaningful use is the collision with ICD-10" *"CPOE is a huge cultural shift and will likely be the toughest one for community hospitals" *Physician freedom versus evidence-based medicine *"There's still an art to this as well as a science"

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/07/28/george-mcculloch-deputy-cio-vanderbilt-university-medical-center-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:16:55 To say that there is a strong focus on innovation at Vanderbilt University Medical Center would be quite an understatement. In fact, it’s more like a way of life at the academic medical center, which includes an acute care hospital, children’s hospi[...] To say that there is a strong focus on innovation at Vanderbilt University Medical Center would be quite an understatement. In fact, it’s more like a way of life at the academic medical center, which includes an acute care hospital, children’s hospital, clinic, and cancer center. If there is a tool that clinicians need, the IT team will determine whether it can be developed in-house before turning to a vendor. For Deputy CIO George McCulloch, this type of environment may be challenging, but it’s also deeply rewarding. In this interview, McCulloch talks about balancing the needs of different constituents, how practicing medicine is both an art and a science, the importance of working to meet the needs of specialists, and his organization’s road to Meaningful Use. CPOE, Geonomics, ICD-10 Anthony Guerra no no Jackie Lucas, VP/CIO, Baptist Healthcare System, Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/07/20/jackie-lucas-vpcio-baptist-healthcare-system-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/07/20/jackie-lucas-vpcio-baptist-healthcare-system-chapter-1/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:23:51 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=7989 *Working with employed and independent docs *Running 5 McKesson shops (almost live on 10.3.1) and 2 Meditech shops *"Being that we're not a teaching organization, we have some challenges on the community hospital side that they may not encounter" *Quality measures, problem lists

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/07/20/jackie-lucas-vpcio-baptist-healthcare-system-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:20:48 Like many CIOs, Jackie Lucas believes Meaningful Use is the right thing to do because it’s moving the industry forward. But she also believes the planning and execution of such a major initiative left something to be desired. Lucas would have liked [...] Like many CIOs, Jackie Lucas believes Meaningful Use is the right thing to do because it’s moving the industry forward. But she also believes the planning and execution of such a major initiative left something to be desired. Lucas would have liked to see a more holistic, layered approach to health IT that addressed workflow concerns — something more like the deliberate strategy that she has tried to implement at Baptist Healthcare. In this interview, Lucas talks about the challenges community hospitals face in adopting CPOE and meeting quality measures, the experiences she has had in maintaining multiple vendor partnerships, and what healthcare CIOs can learn from other industries. CPOE, Governance, Integration/Interfacing Anthony Guerra no no John Stanley, SVP & CIO, Riverside Health System, Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/06/13/john-stanley-svp-cio-riverside-health-system-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/06/13/john-stanley-svp-cio-riverside-health-system-chapter-1/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:14:17 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=7676 *About Riverside *An early Siemens Soarian adopter qualifies for Stage 1 *The problem with problem lists, and the goal of tying them to physician progress notes *The CPOE challenge — finding consensus on order sets (Zynx for content) *Specialist reception to an enterprise EMR

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/06/13/john-stanley-svp-cio-riverside-health-system-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:16:36 John Stanley is no rookie when it comes to health IT. The senior VP and CIO at Riverside Health System, a 5-hospital network based in Newport News, Va., has been deploying technologies for 35 years. What has his experience taught him? To position hi[...] John Stanley is no rookie when it comes to health IT. The senior VP and CIO at Riverside Health System, a 5-hospital network based in Newport News, Va., has been deploying technologies for 35 years. What has his experience taught him? To position his organization ahead of the curve when it comes to initiatives like Meaningful Use, and to have a ‘bullish’ attitude about meeting requirements. In this interview, Stanley talks about his organization’s long-standing relationship with Siemens, how he and his team are working to create an environment of interoperability, and why sometimes you need to bring in help to deal with the complexities of order sets. CPOE Anthony Guerra no no Kirk Larson, VP/CIO, Children’s Hospital Central California, Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/05/24/kirk-larson-vpcio-childrens-hospital-central-california-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/05/24/kirk-larson-vpcio-childrens-hospital-central-california-chapter-2/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 14:37:01 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=7513 *End-user device selection — "We had outstanding participation" *VMware View for the iPad *Managing the one-off request *Good governance *The road to CPOE

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/05/24/kirk-larson-vpcio-childrens-hospital-central-california-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:17:51 Don’t be fooled by the appearance of Children’s Hospital of Central California. The brightly colored building may look more like a children’s castle than a hospital, but inside those walls, the IT team - led by VP and CIO Kirk Larson - is leading a [...] Don’t be fooled by the appearance of Children’s Hospital of Central California. The brightly colored building may look more like a children’s castle than a hospital, but inside those walls, the IT team - led by VP and CIO Kirk Larson - is leading a transformation that will make it one of the most sophisticated pediatric hospitals in the country. Children’s Hospital, which is located in the San Joaquin Valley, is going live on advanced clinicals and CPOE this summer, and will soon deploy an application that enables clinicians and staff to view electronic records from anywhere in the building using an iPad. In this interview, Larson talks about the IT strategy that is driving Children’s Hospital, how his experience on the vendor side has helped shape his role, and what it’s like to work in a pediatric hospital. CPOE, Governance, ICD-10 Anthony Guerra no no Meditech’s Strike Force Hits A Home Run http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/05/23/meditechs-strike-force-hits-a-home-run/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/05/23/meditechs-strike-force-hits-a-home-run/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 11:17:45 +0000 Roger Neal http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=7477 Wow, I can’t believe it’s been almost two months since my last post. And let me apologize for the delay but things have been rather interesting over the last couple of months. Recently, we looked at some of the “meat” behind your Medical Informatics Committee (MIC), and in past posts discussed communication in general on [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/05/23/meditechs-strike-force-hits-a-home-run/feed/ 0 Kirk Larson, VP/CIO, Children’s Hospital Central California, Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/05/19/kirk-larson-vpcio-childrens-hospital-central-california-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/05/19/kirk-larson-vpcio-childrens-hospital-central-california-chapter-1/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 13:22:01 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=7454 *About Children's Hospital *Running Meditech C/S 5.6.4, likely upgrading to 5.6.5 *No defined path, no 6.0 *Going live with CPOE this summer *The ambulatory strategy — no LSS

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/05/19/kirk-larson-vpcio-childrens-hospital-central-california-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:13:43 Don’t be fooled by the appearance of Children’s Hospital of Central California. The brightly colored building may look more like a children’s castle than a hospital, but inside those walls, the IT team - led by VP and CIO Kirk Larson - is leading a [...] Don’t be fooled by the appearance of Children’s Hospital of Central California. The brightly colored building may look more like a children’s castle than a hospital, but inside those walls, the IT team - led by VP and CIO Kirk Larson - is leading a transformation that will make it one of the most sophisticated pediatric hospitals in the country. Children’s Hospital, which is located in the San Joaquin Valley, is going live on advanced clinicals and CPOE this summer, and will soon deploy an application that enables clinicians and staff to view electronic records from anywhere in the building using an iPad. In this interview, Larson talks about the IT strategy that is driving Children’s Hospital, how his experience on the vendor side has helped shape his role, and what it’s like to work in a pediatric hospital. CPOE Anthony Guerra no no Jim Burton, SVP/CIO, East Jefferson General Hospital, Transcript/Podcast, Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/05/11/jim-burton-svpcio-east-jefferson-general-hospital-transcriptpodcast-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/05/11/jim-burton-svpcio-east-jefferson-general-hospital-transcriptpodcast-chapter-2/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 16:15:02 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=7329 *East Jefferson's ambulatory strategy, featuring Stark *Cerner's Healthe Hub *Measuring up to Meaningful Use *Fostering CPOE — "Nine months ago, it would have been an impossibility" *Wireless power, tablets, going Beta with Apple devices

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/05/11/jim-burton-svpcio-east-jefferson-general-hospital-transcriptpodcast-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:14:53 Like many organizations located near New Orleans, East Jefferson General Hospital faced an enormous test five years ago when Hurricane Katrina ripped through the area. Thanks to a dedicated staff, the 450-bed hospital was able to remain open through[...] Like many organizations located near New Orleans, East Jefferson General Hospital faced an enormous test five years ago when Hurricane Katrina ripped through the area. Thanks to a dedicated staff, the 450-bed hospital was able to remain open throughout the ordeal, so it made sense that Jim Burton’s first priority as CIO was to ensure that in the event of another disaster, patient records would always be available. Now, Burton is taking it a step further and working to create an environment in which data isn’t just available; it’s robust and useful for clinicians. CPOE, HIE, Wireless Anthony Guerra no no Ferdinand Velasco, MD, VP/CMIO, Texas Health Resources, Talks Attestation, Podcast Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/05/05/ferdinand-velasco-md-vpcmio-texas-health-resources-talks-attestation-podcast-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/05/05/ferdinand-velasco-md-vpcmio-texas-health-resources-talks-attestation-podcast-chapter-2/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 12:58:28 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=7265 *The cost of advanced core clinicals *Is Meaningful Use crowding out innovation? *Thoughts on Stage 2 *EMR usability *Fostering physician adoption — mandates vs flexibility

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/05/05/ferdinand-velasco-md-vpcmio-texas-health-resources-talks-attestation-podcast-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:13:39 While many are taking their time with Meaningful Use Stage 1, content to attest in 2012, Texas Health Resources has jumped in with both feet. In fact, the organization attested to compliance for all 11 of its hospitals at the earliest possible momen[...] While many are taking their time with Meaningful Use Stage 1, content to attest in 2012, Texas Health Resources has jumped in with both feet. In fact, the organization attested to compliance for all 11 of its hospitals at the earliest possible moment, and used the earliest possible window as its 90-day period. And while CMIO Ferdinand Velasco, MD, has some sympathy for those struggling to get widespread adoption of electronic problem lists, he's got little patience for those who generally grumble that the bar has been set too high. To learn more about THR's journey, and how the organization is viewing Stage 2, Anthony Guerra recently caught up Dr. Velasco. Consulting, CPOE, ICD-10 Anthony Guerra no no Tim Moore, SVP/CIO, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Transcript/Podcast Chapter 3 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/03/31/tim-moore-svpcio-hoag-memorial-hospital-presbyterian-transcriptpodcast-chapter-3/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/03/31/tim-moore-svpcio-hoag-memorial-hospital-presbyterian-transcriptpodcast-chapter-3/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:41:48 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=6841 It was going to take a lot to draw Tim Moore back into the workforce. That’s because Moore had been there, done that. He’d found success in all his career endeavors, made some money and bought some houses (a few in sunny Mexico). But one day Moore got an offer even he couldn’t refuse. That [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/03/31/tim-moore-svpcio-hoag-memorial-hospital-presbyterian-transcriptpodcast-chapter-3/feed/ 0 0:21:07 It was going to take a lot to draw Tim Moore back into the workforce. That’s because Moore had been there, done that. He'd found success in all his career endeavors, made some money and bought some houses (a few in sunny Mexico). But one day Mo[...] It was going to take a lot to draw Tim Moore back into the workforce. That’s because Moore had been there, done that. He'd found success in all his career endeavors, made some money and bought some houses (a few in sunny Mexico). But one day Moore got an offer even he couldn't refuse. That offer came from Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, and Moore couldn't refuse it because, in it, he saw a unique opportunity to improve the healthcare of an entire community, an opportunity that "very, very, very few other places" could offer. To learn more about Moore's work, along with the laws he's developed along the way, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra caught up with the California-based CIO. CPOE, HIE Anthony Guerra no no Your Forum for Critical Health Information Exchange http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/03/28/your-forum-for-critical-health-information-exchange/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/03/28/your-forum-for-critical-health-information-exchange/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:37:33 +0000 Roger Neal http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=6801 My daughter is a junior in high school and we happened to be discussing “boys” one night recently at dinner. During the conversation, my daughter was outlining an exchange she had with a friend earlier in the day on how frustrated she was with her boyfriend because he “should have known” how to handle whatever [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/03/28/your-forum-for-critical-health-information-exchange/feed/ 0 Steve Hess, VP/CIO, University of Colorado Hospital, Transcript/Podcast, Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/03/21/steve-hess-vpcio-university-of-colorado-hospital-transcriptpodcast-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/03/21/steve-hess-vpcio-university-of-colorado-hospital-transcriptpodcast-chapter-1/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:14:44 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=6688 Like most CIOs in healthcare, Steve Hess has no shortage of things to do. First off, he’s knee-deep in a multi-year Epic implementation that will see him bid farewell to many incumbent vendors now, and more in the future. Secondly, he’s morphing the business side of the house from a best-of-breed environment to one concentrated [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/03/21/steve-hess-vpcio-university-of-colorado-hospital-transcriptpodcast-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:17:46 Like most CIOs in healthcare, Steve Hess has no shortage of things to do. First off, he's knee-deep in a multi-year Epic implementation that will see him bid farewell to many incumbent vendors now, and more in the future. Secondly, he's mo[...] Like most CIOs in healthcare, Steve Hess has no shortage of things to do. First off, he's knee-deep in a multi-year Epic implementation that will see him bid farewell to many incumbent vendors now, and more in the future. Secondly, he's morphing the business side of the house from a best-of-breed environment to one concentrated on Lawson. And, as if that's not enough, he's working toward Meaningful Use while keeping a close eye on UCH's ICD-10 conversion prep. To learn more about how Hess is juggling everything, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently caught up with the Denver-based CIO. CPOE Anthony Guerra no no Tarun Ghosh, SVP/CIO, Fremont-Rideout Health Group, Podcast Chapter 3 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/03/15/tarun-ghosh-svpcio-fremont-rideout-health-group-podcast-chapter-3/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/03/15/tarun-ghosh-svpcio-fremont-rideout-health-group-podcast-chapter-3/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:46:06 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=6649 Having worked in different industries on different continents, Tarun Ghosh brings an outside’s perspective to the common challenges facing healthcare CIO. And now that he’s here, Ghosh is certainly knee-deep in those common challenges. From getting on a certified version of his core vendor’s EMR software (McKesson), to devising sound physician alignment strategies, to archiving [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/03/15/tarun-ghosh-svpcio-fremont-rideout-health-group-podcast-chapter-3/feed/ 0 0:20:26 Having worked in different industries on different continents, Tarun Ghosh brings an outside's perspective to the common challenges facing healthcare CIO. And now that he's here, Ghosh is certainly knee-deep in those common challenges. Fro[...] Having worked in different industries on different continents, Tarun Ghosh brings an outside's perspective to the common challenges facing healthcare CIO. And now that he's here, Ghosh is certainly knee-deep in those common challenges. From getting on a certified version of his core vendor's EMR software (McKesson), to devising sound physician alignment strategies, to archiving the Meaningful Use Stage 1 measures, Ghosh has quite a bit on his plate. To learn more about how he's shaken things up at Fremont-Rideout since taking the reins, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently caught up with the California-based CIO. CPOE Anthony Guerra no no Building the Right Informatics Committee Goes a Long Way http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/03/07/building-the-right-informatics-committee-goes-a-long-way/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/03/07/building-the-right-informatics-committee-goes-a-long-way/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:53:40 +0000 Roger Neal http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=6549 My last two posts have focused on some of the areas you need to think about when bringing up any of the more advanced clinical applications, like CPOE. Both your medical and nursing staffs will be greatly impacted by the infusion of this type of technology. To be successful, you need to build a solid [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/03/07/building-the-right-informatics-committee-goes-a-long-way/feed/ 0 Don’t Forget CPOE’s Dramatic Impact on Nursing http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/02/18/dont-forget-cpoes-dramatic-impact-on-nursing/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/02/18/dont-forget-cpoes-dramatic-impact-on-nursing/#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:42:11 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=6357 My last post focused on CPOE and how to at least start planning for an implementation with your physicians. We all know this is the most painful transition our medical staffs have experienced in years; so working with them early and often is the key. But physician are not the only group of clinical staff that have to go through a metamorphosis of everything they’ve ever learned during a CPOE implementation.

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/02/18/dont-forget-cpoes-dramatic-impact-on-nursing/feed/ 0 The Key to CPOE – Overcommunication http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/02/07/the-key-to-cpoe-overcommunication/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/02/07/the-key-to-cpoe-overcommunication/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 13:56:19 +0000 Roger Neal http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=6187 As the snow and ice fell here in Oklahoma this week, I took a few minutes out of my day to go shovel the driveway and help some neighbors and friends dig cars out of the ditches and parking lots. While helping dig an older gentleman and his wife out of a snow bank, the [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/02/07/the-key-to-cpoe-overcommunication/feed/ 0 Roger Neal, VP of IT & CIO, Duncan Regional Hospital, Podcast Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/02/03/roger-neal-vp-of-it-cio-duncan-regional-hospital-podcast-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/02/03/roger-neal-vp-of-it-cio-duncan-regional-hospital-podcast-chapter-1/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 14:49:49 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=6145 Reading the healthcare IT tea leaves is telling Roger Neal a few things. First off, they’re telling him a close-knit relationship between his hospital and the independent physicians which send it patients is key. They’re also telling him that tight integration which facilitates seamless data flow among his applications is becoming all important. While interfaces [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/02/03/roger-neal-vp-of-it-cio-duncan-regional-hospital-podcast-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:21:25 Reading the healthcare IT tea leaves is telling Roger Neal a few things. First off, they're telling him a close-knit relationship between his hospital and the independent physicians which send it patients is key. They're also telling him that tight [...] Reading the healthcare IT tea leaves is telling Roger Neal a few things. First off, they're telling him a close-knit relationship between his hospital and the independent physicians which send it patients is key. They're also telling him that tight integration which facilitates seamless data flow among his applications is becoming all important. While interfaces have gotten him some communication between his Meditech inpatient and GE Centricity ambulatory EHRs, it's not yet a perfect world. As such, he's giving LSS another look, both for reasons of integration and price. To learn more about his work to create a community health record, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently chatted with the Oklahoma-based executive. CPOE Anthony Guerra no no Jason Hess, KLAS GM of Clinical Research, Discusses CDS, Podcast http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/01/26/klas-order-sets-key-to-cds-roi/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/01/26/klas-order-sets-key-to-cds-roi/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:00:38 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=5964 When asked which element of electronic clinical decision support (CDS) was having the greatest positive impact on their organizations, healthcare providers cited orders sets more than any others, according to a recent KLAS report, Clinical Decision Support: Striving for More Intelligent Care. While 38 percent selected order sets, evidence-based alerts and reference content were also mentioned as most impactful by 19 percent and 10 percent of providers, respectively.

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/01/26/klas-order-sets-key-to-cds-roi/feed/ 0 0:40:00 When asked which element of electronic clinical decision support (CDS) was having the greatest positive impact on their organizations, healthcare providers cited orders sets more than any others, according to a recent KLAS report, Clinical Decision [...] When asked which element of electronic clinical decision support (CDS) was having the greatest positive impact on their organizations, healthcare providers cited orders sets more than any others, according to a recent KLAS report, Clinical Decision Support: Striving for More Intelligent Care. While 38 percent selected order sets, evidence-based alerts and reference content were also mentioned as most impactful by 19 percent and 10 percent of providers, respectively. CPOE Anthony Guerra no no Denis Baker, VP & CIO, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Podcast Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/01/18/denis-baker-vp-cio-sarasota-memorial-hospital-podcast-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/01/18/denis-baker-vp-cio-sarasota-memorial-hospital-podcast-chapter-1/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:23:25 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=5939   After 16 years in the healthcare IT department at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, if Denis Baker hasn’t seen it all, he sure has seen most of it. But the pace of change in healthcare is forcing even Baker to read some teas leaves, especially around Accountable Care Organizations. Specifically Baker, and all CIOs in the [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/01/18/denis-baker-vp-cio-sarasota-memorial-hospital-podcast-chapter-1/feed/ 0 PODCAST: One-on-One w/H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute VP & CIO Mark Hulse, Chapter 3 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/12/23/podcast-one-on-one-wh-lee-moffitt-cancer-center-research-institute-vp-cio-mark-hulse-chapter-3/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/12/23/podcast-one-on-one-wh-lee-moffitt-cancer-center-research-institute-vp-cio-mark-hulse-chapter-3/#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2010 17:18:17 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=5711 CIO roles in different industries, of course, differ vastly, but those within healthcare also have some unique attributes. Specifically, cancer center CIOs — such as Dana Farber, MD Anderson, Memorial Sloan Kettering and H. Lee Moffitt — share challenges their acute counterparts do not. But they also share some benefits, which, according to CIO Mark [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/12/23/podcast-one-on-one-wh-lee-moffitt-cancer-center-research-institute-vp-cio-mark-hulse-chapter-3/feed/ 0 0:17:04 CIO roles in different industries, of course, differ vastly, but those within healthcare also have some unique attributes. Specifically, cancer center CIOs — such as Dana Farber, MD Anderson, Memorial Sloan Kettering and H. Lee Moffitt — share chall[...] CIO roles in different industries, of course, differ vastly, but those within healthcare also have some unique attributes. Specifically, cancer center CIOs — such as Dana Farber, MD Anderson, Memorial Sloan Kettering and H. Lee Moffitt — share challenges their acute counterparts do not. But they also share some benefits, which, according to CIO Mark Hulse, include an enthusiasm for electronic support where their traditional colleagues have yet to 'turn the corner.' To learn more about what it takes to lead IT in oncology, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently caught up with the Tampa-based executive. CPOE, Oncology Anthony Guerra no no PODCAST: One-on-One w/Heartland Health CIO Helen Thompson, Chapter 3 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/12/14/podcast-one-on-one-wheartland-health-cio-helen-thompson-chapter-3/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/12/14/podcast-one-on-one-wheartland-health-cio-helen-thompson-chapter-3/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:21:12 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=5616 All organizations need a mission against which choices can be made. At Heartland Health, that mission is simply to provide the best patient care. So when it’s time for HIE work — the moment competitive juices can douse collaborative goals — referring to that mission can make choosing a course much easier. At Heartland, collaboration [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/12/14/podcast-one-on-one-wheartland-health-cio-helen-thompson-chapter-3/feed/ 0 0:11:42 All organizations need a mission against which choices can be made. At Heartland Health, that mission is simply to provide the best patient care. So when it's time for HIE work — the moment competitive juices can douse collaborative goals — referrin[...] All organizations need a mission against which choices can be made. At Heartland Health, that mission is simply to provide the best patient care. So when it's time for HIE work — the moment competitive juices can douse collaborative goals — referring to that mission can make choosing a course much easier. At Heartland, collaboration has meant sharing information with its most fierce competition for the good of patients. What's more, the organization also feels it's solved the HIE revenue riddle, something many are struggling with. To learn about these issues, and so much more, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently caught up with CIO Helen Thompson. CPOE, Dictation/Transcription, HIE Anthony Guerra no no PODCAST: One-on-One w/Memorial Health System CIO Jon Velez, MD, Chapter 4 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/12/02/podcast-one-on-one-wmemorial-health-system-cio-jon-velez-md-chapter-4/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/12/02/podcast-one-on-one-wmemorial-health-system-cio-jon-velez-md-chapter-4/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 15:27:50 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=5535 Though there are still only a handful of them, MD CIOs offer some unique advantages for an organization. First off, those like Memorial Health System CIO Jon Velez, MD — who still practice in the facilities they now lead — are able to see first-hand how new systems are actually used in the trenches. And [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/12/02/podcast-one-on-one-wmemorial-health-system-cio-jon-velez-md-chapter-4/feed/ 0 0:09:29 Though there are still only a handful of them, MD CIOs offer some unique advantages for an organization. First off, those like Memorial Health System CIO Jon Velez, MD — who still practice in the facilities they now lead — are able to see first-hand[...] Though there are still only a handful of them, MD CIOs offer some unique advantages for an organization. First off, those like Memorial Health System CIO Jon Velez, MD — who still practice in the facilities they now lead — are able to see first-hand how new systems are actually used in the trenches. And at some health systems, having an MD CIO means there's no need for finding a CMIO who can translate tech talk into physician speak. To learn more about his journey from computer science to medical school, then to CMIO and finally CIO, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently chatted with the Colorado Springs-based physician. CPOE Anthony Guerra no no PODCAST: One-on-One w/Memorial Health System CIO Jon Velez, MD, Chapter 3 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/26/podcast-one-on-one-wmemorial-health-system-cio-jon-velez-md-chapter-3/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/26/podcast-one-on-one-wmemorial-health-system-cio-jon-velez-md-chapter-3/#comments Fri, 26 Nov 2010 16:13:35 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=5469 Though there are still only a handful of them, MD CIOs offer some unique advantages for an organization. First off, those like Memorial Health System CIO Jon Velez, MD — who still practice in the facilities they now lead — are able to see first-hand how new systems are actually used in the trenches. And [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/26/podcast-one-on-one-wmemorial-health-system-cio-jon-velez-md-chapter-3/feed/ 0 0:13:48 Though there are still only a handful of them, MD CIOs offer some unique advantages for an organization. First off, those like Memorial Health System CIO Jon Velez, MD — who still practice in the facilities they now lead — are able to see first-hand[...] Though there are still only a handful of them, MD CIOs offer some unique advantages for an organization. First off, those like Memorial Health System CIO Jon Velez, MD — who still practice in the facilities they now lead — are able to see first-hand how new systems are actually used in the trenches. And at some health systems, having an MD CIO means there's no need for finding a CMIO who can translate tech talk into physician speak. To learn more about his journey from computer science to medical school, then to CMIO and finally CIO, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently chatted with the Colorado Springs-based physician. CPOE, Governance, Wireless Anthony Guerra no no PODCAST: One-on-One w/Trinitas Regional Medical Center VP of IT & CIO Judy Comitto, Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/26/podcast-one-on-one-wtrinitas-regional-medical-center-vp-of-it-cio-judy-comitto-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/26/podcast-one-on-one-wtrinitas-regional-medical-center-vp-of-it-cio-judy-comitto-chapter-2/#comments Fri, 26 Nov 2010 16:01:38 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=5465 Many hospitals started their path toward electronic medical records when HITECH and Meaningful Use became law in February 2009, but Trinitas Regional Medical Center isn’t one of them. Under the leadership of Judy Comitto since it was formed through M&A in 2000, the health system has been continually at work building out its IT environment [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/26/podcast-one-on-one-wtrinitas-regional-medical-center-vp-of-it-cio-judy-comitto-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:12:30 Many hospitals started their path toward electronic medical records when HITECH and Meaningful Use became law in February 2009, but Trinitas Regional Medical Center isn't one of them. Under the leadership of Judy Comitto since it was formed through [...] Many hospitals started their path toward electronic medical records when HITECH and Meaningful Use became law in February 2009, but Trinitas Regional Medical Center isn't one of them. Under the leadership of Judy Comitto since it was formed through M&A in 2000, the health system has been continually at work building out its IT environment with Eclipsys at the core. Two years ago, Trinitas dove into the advanced clinicals end of the pool, and now sees 72 percent of its orders entered electronically. To learn more about the organizations decade-long march toward automation, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently caught up with his fellow New Jerseyian. Budgeting/Forecasting, CPOE Anthony Guerra no no PODCAST: One-on-One w/Trinitas Regional Medical Center VP of IT & CIO Judy Comitto, Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/18/podcast-one-on-one-wtrinitas-regional-medical-center-vp-of-it-cio-judy-comitto-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/18/podcast-one-on-one-wtrinitas-regional-medical-center-vp-of-it-cio-judy-comitto-chapter-1/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:35:45 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=5390 Many hospitals started their path toward electronic medical records when HITECH and Meaningful Use became law in February 2009, but Trinitas Regional Medical Center isn’t one of them. Under the leadership of Judy Comitto since it was formed through M&A in 2000, the health system has been continually at work building out its IT environment [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/18/podcast-one-on-one-wtrinitas-regional-medical-center-vp-of-it-cio-judy-comitto-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:16:47 Many hospitals started their path toward electronic medical records when HITECH and Meaningful Use became law in February 2009, but Trinitas Regional Medical Center isn't one of them. Under the leadership of Judy Comitto since it was formed through [...] Many hospitals started their path toward electronic medical records when HITECH and Meaningful Use became law in February 2009, but Trinitas Regional Medical Center isn't one of them. Under the leadership of Judy Comitto since it was formed through M&A in 2000, the health system has been continually at work building out its IT environment with Eclipsys at the core. Two years ago, Trinitas dove into the advanced clinicals end of the pool, and now sees 72 percent of its orders entered electronically. To learn more about the organizations decade-long march toward automation, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently caught up with his fellow New Jerseyian. CPOE Anthony Guerra no no Don’t Underestimate the CPOE Challenge http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/17/dont-underestimate-the-cpoe-challenge/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/17/dont-underestimate-the-cpoe-challenge/#comments Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:26:43 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=5365 We all know that a cornerstone of the government’s Meaningful Use program is CPOE. Requiring that only 10 percent of in-patient orders are entered electronically (for Stage 1) would seem to indicate policy makers realize just how difficult implementation is. However, speaking to CIOs who’ve given it a shot but were quickly rebuffed by livid [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/17/dont-underestimate-the-cpoe-challenge/feed/ 0 PODCAST: One-on-One w/Sibley Memorial Hospital VP of Information Resources and Chief Information Technology Officer Kenda Tavakoli, Chapter 4 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/11/podcast-one-on-one-wsibley-memorial-hospital-vp-of-information-resources-and-chief-information-technology-officer-kenda-tavakoli-chapter-4/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/11/podcast-one-on-one-wsibley-memorial-hospital-vp-of-information-resources-and-chief-information-technology-officer-kenda-tavakoli-chapter-4/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:12:10 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=5319 While change is in the air for healthcare organizations these days, nowhere has there been more dramatic change over the last few years than Washington, DC-based Sibley Memorial Hospital. That’s because after more than 25 years with one person heading IT, Kenda Tavakoli stepped into the role in 2008. Since then, even more change has [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/11/podcast-one-on-one-wsibley-memorial-hospital-vp-of-information-resources-and-chief-information-technology-officer-kenda-tavakoli-chapter-4/feed/ 0 0:11:45 While change is in the air for healthcare organizations these days, nowhere has there been more dramatic change over the last few years than Washington, DC-based Sibley Memorial Hospital. That's because after more than 25 years with one person headi[...] While change is in the air for healthcare organizations these days, nowhere has there been more dramatic change over the last few years than Washington, DC-based Sibley Memorial Hospital. That's because after more than 25 years with one person heading IT, Kenda Tavakoli stepped into the role in 2008. Since then, even more change has come to the one-time stand-alone community hospital, this in the form of an acquisition by the Johns Hopkins Health System. To learn more about her tips for managing change, building teams and tackling Meaningful Use, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently caught up with the long-time healthcare IT professional. CPOE, ICD-10 Anthony Guerra no no PODCAST: One-on-One w/Sibley Memorial Hospital VP of Information Resources and Chief Information Technology Officer Kenda Tavakoli, Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/10/21/podcast-one-on-one-wsibley-memorial-hospital-vp-of-information-resources-and-chief-information-technology-officer-kenda-tavakoli-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/10/21/podcast-one-on-one-wsibley-memorial-hospital-vp-of-information-resources-and-chief-information-technology-officer-kenda-tavakoli-chapter-1/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:19:29 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=5068 While change is in the air for healthcare organizations these days, nowhere has there been more dramatic change over the last few years than Washington, DC-based Sibley Memorial Hospital. That’s because after more than 25 years with one person heading IT, Kenda Tavakoli stepped into the role in 2008. Since then, even more change has [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/10/21/podcast-one-on-one-wsibley-memorial-hospital-vp-of-information-resources-and-chief-information-technology-officer-kenda-tavakoli-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:13:48 While change is in the air for healthcare organizations these days, nowhere has there been more dramatic change over the last few years than Washington, DC-based Sibley Memorial Hospital. That's because after more than 25 years with one person headi[...] While change is in the air for healthcare organizations these days, nowhere has there been more dramatic change over the last few years than Washington, DC-based Sibley Memorial Hospital. That's because after more than 25 years with one person heading IT, Kenda Tavakoli stepped into the role in 2008. Since then, even more change has come to the one-time stand-alone community hospital, this in the form of an acquisition by the Johns Hopkins Health System. To learn more about her tips for managing change, building teams and tackling Meaningful Use, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently caught up with the long-time healthcare IT professional. CPOE, Integration/Interfacing Anthony Guerra no no PODCAST: One-on-One w/Kern Medical Center CIO Bill Fawns, Chapter 3 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/28/podcast-one-on-one-wkern-medical-center-cio-bill-fawns-chapter-3/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/28/podcast-one-on-one-wkern-medical-center-cio-bill-fawns-chapter-3/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:39:45 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=4907 As one of the few healthcare CIOs who didn’t grow up in the industry, Bill Fawns may be a bit more willing to look at different solutions to his organization’s software issues. And while Medsphere’s OpenVista technology was born and raised in the VA, it’s still seen by many lifers as the unconventional choice. Perhaps [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/28/podcast-one-on-one-wkern-medical-center-cio-bill-fawns-chapter-3/feed/ 0 0:16:24 As one of the few healthcare CIOs who didn't grow up in the industry, Bill Fawns may be a bit more willing to look at different solutions to his organization's software issues. And while Medsphere's OpenVista technology was born and raised in the VA[...] As one of the few healthcare CIOs who didn't grow up in the industry, Bill Fawns may be a bit more willing to look at different solutions to his organization's software issues. And while Medsphere's OpenVista technology was born and raised in the VA, it's still seen by many lifers as the unconventional choice. Perhaps that's why the two have come together in Kern Medical Center's quest for an EMR that will earn it Meaningful Use monies. To learn more about his open source journey, and how Medsphere supplanted McKesson on the clinical side of his shop, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently caught up with the California-based CIO. CPOE Anthony Guerra no no PODCAST: One-on-One-w/HealthEast Care System VP & CIO Mac McClurkan, Chapter 3 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/22/podcast-one-on-one-whealtheast-care-system-vp-cio-mac-mcclurkan-chapter-3/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/22/podcast-one-on-one-whealtheast-care-system-vp-cio-mac-mcclurkan-chapter-3/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 23:13:50 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=4803 For Mac McClurkan, managing vendor relationships isn’t all that complicated — set clear expectations and then hold everyone involved to the highest levels of accountability. With such clarity going in, it’s hard for either party to feel wronged. Well along on his CPOE journey at HealthEast, McClurkan has other fish to fry, such as attaining [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/22/podcast-one-on-one-whealtheast-care-system-vp-cio-mac-mcclurkan-chapter-3/feed/ 0 0:18:40 For Mac McClurkan, managing vendor relationships isn't all that complicated — set clear expectations and then hold everyone involved to the highest levels of accountability. With such clarity going in, it's hard for either party to feel wronged. Wel[...] For Mac McClurkan, managing vendor relationships isn't all that complicated — set clear expectations and then hold everyone involved to the highest levels of accountability. With such clarity going in, it's hard for either party to feel wronged. Well along on his CPOE journey at HealthEast, McClurkan has other fish to fry, such as attaining higher levels of integration between his acute/ambulatory vendors — McKesson and AllScripts. To learn more about his work at HealthEast, and plans for navigating HITECH's "picky" details, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently caught up with the St. Paul, Minn.-based CIO. Certification, CPOE, eMAR, ICD-10 Anthony Guerra no no CHIME: Bigger Are Better Positioned for MU http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/10/chime-bigger-are-better-positioned-for-mu/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/10/chime-bigger-are-better-positioned-for-mu/#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:10:36 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=4710 Expectations for achieving Meaningful Use and qualifying for incentive payments vary depending on the type of healthcare organization and its size, according to a recent CHIME survey. For example, 38 percent of CIO respondents from academic medical centers expect to qualify for stimulus funding within the first six months, compared with only 22 percent of CIOs at community hospitals.

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/10/chime-bigger-are-better-positioned-for-mu/feed/ 0 PODCAST: One on One w/WellSpan Health VP & CIO Hal Baker, M.D., Chapter 3 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/07/podcast-one-on-one-wwellspan-health-vp-cio-hal-baker-m-d-chapter-3/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/07/podcast-one-on-one-wwellspan-health-vp-cio-hal-baker-m-d-chapter-3/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:37:36 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=4670 Hal Baker doesn’t boast the typical CIO resume, one with a deep background in applications and infrastructure management. But what he does posses might be even more crucial for success in today’s HITECH word, with its focus on the implementation of advanced clinical systems. That’s because Baker is an M.D. — and one who has [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/07/podcast-one-on-one-wwellspan-health-vp-cio-hal-baker-m-d-chapter-3/feed/ 0 0:11:19 Hal Baker doesn't boast the typical CIO resume, one with a deep background in applications and infrastructure management. But what he does posses might be even more crucial for success in today's HITECH word, with its focus on the implementation of [...] Hal Baker doesn't boast the typical CIO resume, one with a deep background in applications and infrastructure management. But what he does posses might be even more crucial for success in today's HITECH word, with its focus on the implementation of advanced clinical systems. That's because Baker is an M.D. — and one who has spent time as a CMIO to boot. Both his experience as a practicing physician and as the bridge between IT and the organization's clinicians means Baker knows what it takes to bring independent docs to the CPOE table — a table at which they will have to sit if WellSpan is to earn its allotted Meaningful Use monies. To learn more about Baker's leadership, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently caught up with the Pennsylvania-based executive. CPOE, Integration/Interfacing Anthony Guerra no no PODCAST: One on One w/WellSpan Health VP & CIO Hal Baker, M.D., Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/01/podcast-one-on-one-wwellspan-health-vp-cio-hal-baker-m-d-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/01/podcast-one-on-one-wwellspan-health-vp-cio-hal-baker-m-d-chapter-2/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:39:21 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=4618 Hal Baker doesn’t boast the typical CIO resume, one with a deep background in applications and infrastructure management. But what he does posses might be even more crucial for success in today’s HITECH word, with its focus on the implementation of advanced clinical systems. That’s because Baker is an M.D. — and one who has [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/01/podcast-one-on-one-wwellspan-health-vp-cio-hal-baker-m-d-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:15:12 Hal Baker doesn't boast the typical CIO resume, one with a deep background in applications and infrastructure management. But what he does posses might be even more crucial for success in today's HITECH word, with its focus on the implementation of [...] Hal Baker doesn't boast the typical CIO resume, one with a deep background in applications and infrastructure management. But what he does posses might be even more crucial for success in today's HITECH word, with its focus on the implementation of advanced clinical systems. That's because Baker is an M.D. — and one who has spent time as a CMIO to boot. Both his experience as a practicing physician and as the bridge between IT and the organization's clinicians means Baker knows what it takes to bring independent docs to the CPOE table — a table at which they will have to sit if WellSpan is to earn its allotted Meaningful Use monies. To learn more about Baker's leadership, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently caught up with the Pennsylvania-based executive. CPOE, Governance, HITECH Anthony Guerra no no KLAS: CIOs Must Consider Total Cost of Ownership http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/08/27/klas-cios-must-consider-total-cost-of-ownership/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/08/27/klas-cios-must-consider-total-cost-of-ownership/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:21:32 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=4534 Sticker price is only one, and may not even be the most important, factor to consider when evaluating an EMR purchase, according to a new report from KLAS — Acute Care EMR, Getting Your Money’s Worth: The Overall Experience. Those other factors include unexpected costs, physician usability, missed delivery dates, response time, stability and workflow interruptions. So buyers may find though they can "afford" to buy a particular solution, they can't afford to own it or be successful with it in other ways, such as achieving significant adoption of CPOE.

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/08/27/klas-cios-must-consider-total-cost-of-ownership/feed/ 0 Evidence-Based Medicine’s Giant Leap http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/08/24/evidence-based-medicines-giant-leap/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/08/24/evidence-based-medicines-giant-leap/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:33:21 +0000 Dale Sanders http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=4463 Cerner and the British Medical Journal (BMJ) have teamed to provide evidence-based medicine (EBM) embedded in the electronic medical record in a manner that is as exciting and encouraging a development in healthcare IT as anything I’ve ever seen — I repeat, as exciting as anything I’ve ever seen. Coming from a noted cynic and [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/08/24/evidence-based-medicines-giant-leap/feed/ 0 One-on-One w/Washington County Hospital CIO Kim Larkin, Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/08/02/one-on-one-wwashington-county-hospital-cio-kim-larkin-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/08/02/one-on-one-wwashington-county-hospital-cio-kim-larkin-chapter-2/#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:30:40 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=4215 The days of associating small hospitals with low-tech facilities are slowly fading in the past. One reason is that the small, including critical access, hospitals (CAHs) are not exempt from the HITECH programs carrots … or sticks. But sometimes being small does mean being resource constrained and, in that environment, doing any kind of rip [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/08/02/one-on-one-wwashington-county-hospital-cio-kim-larkin-chapter-2/feed/ 0 PODCAST: One-on-One w/Concord Hospital CIO Deane Morrison, Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/07/29/podcast-one-on-one-wconcord-hospital-cio-deane-morrison-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/07/29/podcast-one-on-one-wconcord-hospital-cio-deane-morrison-chapter-1/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:30:57 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=4191 With the government piling on its Meaningful Use regulations, healthcare CIOs are under a lot of pressure to bring home the incentive bacon. For some, relaxation takes on traditional forms such as vacationing, biking or running. But Deane Morrison is no regular CIO. When he wants to decompress, it’s time to scale a mountain, perhaps [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/07/29/podcast-one-on-one-wconcord-hospital-cio-deane-morrison-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:00:01 With the government piling on its Meaningful Use regulations, healthcare CIOs are under a lot of pressure to bring home the incentive bacon. For some, relaxation takes on traditional forms such as vacationing, biking or running. But Deane Morrison i[...] With the government piling on its Meaningful Use regulations, healthcare CIOs are under a lot of pressure to bring home the incentive bacon. For some, relaxation takes on traditional forms such as vacationing, biking or running. But Deane Morrison is no regular CIO. When he wants to decompress, it's time to scale a mountain, perhaps spending a few days in sub-zero weather clinging to a cold, hard rock. Compared to that, qualifying for Stage 1 will be a breeze … well, almost. To learn more about his how grappling with nature helps him grapple with ONC (and all the day-to-day CIO stuff), healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently chatted with the New Hampshire-based executive. Certification, CPOE, HITECH Anthony Guerra no no PODCAST: One-on-One w/Sisters of Mercy Health System VP & CIO Will Showalter, Chapter 3 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/07/27/podcast-one-on-one-wsisters-of-mercy-health-system-vp-cio-will-showalter-chapter-3/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/07/27/podcast-one-on-one-wsisters-of-mercy-health-system-vp-cio-will-showalter-chapter-3/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:30:23 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=4171 A house is only as strong as the foundation on which it’s built. And an application environment is only as sound as the network infrastructure and data center upon which it rests. As such, Will Showalter and Sisters of Mercy Health System have undertaken a rebuild of their foundation to support the more than 4,000 [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/07/27/podcast-one-on-one-wsisters-of-mercy-health-system-vp-cio-will-showalter-chapter-3/feed/ 0 0:00:01 A house is only as strong as the foundation on which it's built. And an application environment is only as sound as the network infrastructure and data center upon which it rests. As such, Will Showalter and Sisters of Mercy Health System have under[...] A house is only as strong as the foundation on which it's built. And an application environment is only as sound as the network infrastructure and data center upon which it rests. As such, Will Showalter and Sisters of Mercy Health System have undertaken a rebuild of their foundation to support the more than 4,000 beds across 26 hospitals that will utilize its Epic installation. And that installation is almost complete, with just about 800 beds left to take live. To learn more about how CIOs should take care of the basics before laying on the apps, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently caught up with Showalter. CPOE, eMAR, Integration/Interfacing Anthony Guerra no no CHIME: MU Better, Not Perfect http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/07/21/chime-mu-better-not-perfect/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/07/21/chime-mu-better-not-perfect/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:44:25 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=4042 While pleased with some aspects of the final Meaningful Use Stage 1 rule, CHIME still views it as "an aggressive target for the majority of the nation’s hospitals," according to an early analysis by the organization. Additionally, CHIME is predicting that many hospitals will have a difficult time qualifying for stimulus funding in subsequent stages of the incentive program, "as objectives increase in number and become harder to meet, and as other aspects of the stimulus program become more challenging."

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/07/21/chime-mu-better-not-perfect/feed/ 0 PODCAST: One-on-One w/Beaufort Memorial Hospital VP of IS & CIO Ed Ricks, Chapter 3 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/07/18/podcast-one-on-one-wbeaufort-memorial-hospital-vp-of-is-cio-ed-ricks-chapter-3/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/07/18/podcast-one-on-one-wbeaufort-memorial-hospital-vp-of-is-cio-ed-ricks-chapter-3/#comments Sun, 18 Jul 2010 13:56:01 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=3924 Though there are thousands of Meditech hospitals, only a handful are in the in the process of migrating from the Magic to 6.0 platform. Of course, those hospitals (and their CIOs) are being watched very closely by the Meditech community. One of those CIOs is Ed Ricks of Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Ricks is not only [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/07/18/podcast-one-on-one-wbeaufort-memorial-hospital-vp-of-is-cio-ed-ricks-chapter-3/feed/ 0 0:09:24 Though there are thousands of Meditech hospitals, only a handful are in the in the process of migrating from the Magic to 6.0 platform. Of course, those hospitals (and their CIOs) are being watched very closely by the Meditech community. One of thos[...] Though there are thousands of Meditech hospitals, only a handful are in the in the process of migrating from the Magic to 6.0 platform. Of course, those hospitals (and their CIOs) are being watched very closely by the Meditech community. One of those CIOs is Ed Ricks of Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Ricks is not only taking his facility to 6.0 and going best of breed in the ED, but using a new integration engine to bring it all together. To gather some lessons learned for healthsystemCIO.com readers, editor Anthony Guerra recently chatted with Ricks. CPOE Anthony Guerra no no A Systems Engineering Approach to Biomed Informatics http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/07/16/a-systems-engineering-approach-to-biomedical-informatics/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/07/16/a-systems-engineering-approach-to-biomedical-informatics/#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:41:06 +0000 Timothy Hartzog http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=3904 The field of biomedical is full of acronyms — CPOE, HIE, EMR, HL7 — that may be interesting to IT professionals, but merely connote longer days, multiple logins and frustration for clinicians. While people in "healthcare" love it concept of CPOE, physicians feel it slow them down and turns them from docs into secretaries. I recently gave a ground rounds to our large children’s hospital to explain how biomedical informatics is evolving. There is a plan in my mind of how CPOE, HIE, etc., can come together leveraging bar code medication administration and actionable alerts, to prevent beside safety issues and improve care. What will also emerge is quality reporting which can provide data for large scale research.

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/07/16/a-systems-engineering-approach-to-biomedical-informatics/feed/ 0 PODCAST: One-on-One w/Beaufort Memorial Hospital VP of IS & CIO Ed Ricks, Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/07/14/podcast-one-on-one-wbeaufort-memorial-hospital-vp-of-is-cio-ed-ricks-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/07/14/podcast-one-on-one-wbeaufort-memorial-hospital-vp-of-is-cio-ed-ricks-chapter-2/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:15:51 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=3890 Though there are thousands of Meditech hospitals, only a handful are in the in the process of migrating from the Magic to 6.0 platform. Of course, those hospitals (and their CIOs) are being watched very closely by the Meditech community. One of those CIOs is Ed Ricks of Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Ricks is not only [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/07/14/podcast-one-on-one-wbeaufort-memorial-hospital-vp-of-is-cio-ed-ricks-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:10:15 Though there are thousands of Meditech hospitals, only a handful are in the in the process of migrating from the Magic to 6.0 platform. Of course, those hospitals (and their CIOs) are being watched very closely by the Meditech community. One of thos[...] Though there are thousands of Meditech hospitals, only a handful are in the in the process of migrating from the Magic to 6.0 platform. Of course, those hospitals (and their CIOs) are being watched very closely by the Meditech community. One of those CIOs is Ed Ricks of Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Ricks is not only taking his facility to 6.0 and going best of breed in the ED, but using a new integration engine to bring it all together. To gather some lessons learned for healthsystemCIO.com readers, editor Anthony Guerra recently chatted with Ricks. Budgeting/Forecasting, CPOE Anthony Guerra no no PODCAST: One-on-One w/Beaufort Memorial Hospital VP of IS & CIO Ed Ricks, Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/07/06/podcast-one-on-one-wbeaufort-memorial-hospital-vp-of-is-cio-ed-ricks-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/07/06/podcast-one-on-one-wbeaufort-memorial-hospital-vp-of-is-cio-ed-ricks-chapter-1/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:21:15 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=3785 Though there are thousands of Meditech hospitals, only a handful are in the in the process of migrating from the Magic to 6.0 platform. Of course, those hospitals (and their CIOs) are being watched very closely by the Meditech community. One of those CIOs is Ed Ricks of Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Ricks is not only taking his facility to 6.0 and going best of breed in the ED, but using a new integration engine to bring it all together. To gather some lessons learned for healthsystemCIO.com readers, editor Anthony Guerra recently chatted with Ricks.

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/07/06/podcast-one-on-one-wbeaufort-memorial-hospital-vp-of-is-cio-ed-ricks-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:10:26 Though there are thousands of Meditech hospitals, only a handful are in the in the process of migrating from the Magic to 6.0 platform. Of course, those hospitals (and their CIOs) are being watched very closely by the Meditech community. One of thos[...] Though there are thousands of Meditech hospitals, only a handful are in the in the process of migrating from the Magic to 6.0 platform. Of course, those hospitals (and their CIOs) are being watched very closely by the Meditech community. One of those CIOs is Ed Ricks of Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Ricks is not only taking his facility to 6.0 and going best of breed in the ED, but using a new integration engine to bring it all together. To gather some lessons learned for healthsystemCIO.com readers, editor Anthony Guerra recently chatted with Ricks. CPOE, Infrastructure/Network Anthony Guerra no no CPOE AND MEANINGFUL USE – DON’T RUSH IN http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/07/01/cpoe-and-meaningful-use-%e2%80%93-don%e2%80%99t-rush-cpoe-in/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/07/01/cpoe-and-meaningful-use-%e2%80%93-don%e2%80%99t-rush-cpoe-in/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:38:22 +0000 Rich Temple http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=3666 I felt compelled to write a few paragraphs about the most recent Leapfrog report that just came out on CPOE systems (full report right here on healthsystemcio.com), and their failure in repeated testing to catch a vast preponderance of errors that they should have caught. Leapfrog revealed that it had tested CPOE systems at 214 [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/07/01/cpoe-and-meaningful-use-%e2%80%93-don%e2%80%99t-rush-cpoe-in/feed/ 0 CPOE Systems Fail Leapfrog Test http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/30/cpoe-systems-fail-leapfrog-test/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/30/cpoe-systems-fail-leapfrog-test/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:27:26 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=3654 CPOE systems, on average, missed one half of routine medication order errors and a third of potentially fatal order errors during a study The Leapfrog Group conducted of 214 hospitals using its Web-based simulation tool. Leapfrog CEO Leah Binder characterized the results as "disturbing." On a positive note, of the 102 hospitals that retook the test following a six-month interval, 94 percent showed some level of improvement. During the time between tests, hospitals adjusted their systems and protocols, said Binder.

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/30/cpoe-systems-fail-leapfrog-test/feed/ 0 PODCAST: One-on-One w/ El Camino Hospital CIO Greg Walton, Chapter 3 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/29/podcast-one-on-one-w-el-camino-hospital-cio-greg-walton-chapter-3/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/29/podcast-one-on-one-w-el-camino-hospital-cio-greg-walton-chapter-3/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:08:28 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=3630 Implementing a few clinical systems isn’t going to get you applause at El Camino Hospital. That’s because the organization has “been there, done that,” implementing the first CPOE system some 40 years ago. Considering that tough crowd, the CIO role isn’t for newcomers, and Greg Walton is no newcomer. With 40 years in the business [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/29/podcast-one-on-one-w-el-camino-hospital-cio-greg-walton-chapter-3/feed/ 0 0:08:02 Greg Walton, CIO, El Camino Hospital Implementing a few clinical systems isn’t going to get you applause at El Camino Hospital. That’s because the organization has “been there, done that,” implementing the first CPOE system s[...] Greg Walton, CIO, El Camino Hospital Implementing a few clinical systems isn’t going to get you applause at El Camino Hospital. That’s because the organization has “been there, done that,” implementing the first CPOE system some 40 years ago. Considering that tough crowd, the CIO role isn’t for newcomers, and Greg Walton is no newcomer. With 40 years in the business to match El Camino’s CPOE tenure, Walton is just the kind of CIO to take on a big challenge. In fact, soon after assuming the job in December 2007, Walton created the Center for Technology Integration to make sure the organization was up on the latest tools for improving patient care. To talk about this, and so much more, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently caught up with the California-based CIO. Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 The secret sauce of CPOE — time Fast tracking and patient safety The Meaningful Use measures Keys to working with vendors Costs of a one-vendor-for-all strategy Industry organizations & personal development LISTEN NOW USING THE PLAYER BELOW OR CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THIS PODCAST AND SUBSCRIBE TO OUR FEED AT iTUNES Source: PODCAST: One-on-One w/ El Camino Hospital CIO Greg Walton, Chapter 3 on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.Source: PODCAST: One-on-One w/ El Camino Hospital CIO Greg Walton, Chapter 3 on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs. CPOE, HITECH Anthony Guerra no no PODCAST: One-on-One-w/Norton Healthcare System VP of IS & CIO Joseph DeVenuto, Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/27/podcast-one-on-one-wnorton-healthcare-system-vp-of-is-cio-joseph-devenuto-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/27/podcast-one-on-one-wnorton-healthcare-system-vp-of-is-cio-joseph-devenuto-chapter-2/#comments Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:42:24 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=3509 If you thought CIOs merely had to surmount the Stage 1 Meaningful Use bar to be successful, you’d be very wrong. That’s because the government has just begun enacting the massive mandates it’s planned for healthcare. Specifically, there’s a little conversion called ICD-10 that will run parallel with the mid-stages of HITECH and take more [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/27/podcast-one-on-one-wnorton-healthcare-system-vp-of-is-cio-joseph-devenuto-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:11:47 Joseph DeVenuto, VP & CIO, Norton Healthcare If you thought CIOs merely had to surmount the Stage 1 Meaningful Use bar to be successful, you’d be very wrong. That’s because the government has just begun enacting the massive mandates [...] Joseph DeVenuto, VP & CIO, Norton Healthcare If you thought CIOs merely had to surmount the Stage 1 Meaningful Use bar to be successful, you’d be very wrong. That’s because the government has just begun enacting the massive mandates it’s planned for healthcare. Specifically, there’s a little conversion called ICD-10 that will run parallel with the mid-stages of HITECH and take more than a sliver of CIO bandwidth. One CIO with his eye on this coding prize is Norton Healthcare System’s Joseph DeVenuto, who recently Tweeted about his plans to coalesce critical constituencies around the ICD-10 table. To learn more about his strategy, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently chatted with the Kentucky-based CIO. Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Meditech, LSS, and integrating the docs LSS pushback Meditech’s ambulatory strategy Norton’s ambulatory integration strategy CIO’s role in ICD-10 transition Funding the transition The Meaningful Use Bar Measuring up to Stage 1 Inpatient CPOE & hospitalists Meditech & Certification 5.5 to 5.6 — a big Meditech jump Why not go from 5.5 to 6.0? LISTEN NOW USING THE PLAYER BELOW OR CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THIS PODCAST AND SUBSCRIBE TO OUR FEED AT iTUNES Chapter 3 Source: PODCAST: One-on-One-w/Norton Healthcare System VP of IS & CIO Joseph DeVenuto, Chapter 2 on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.Source: PODCAST: One-on-One-w/Norton Healthcare System VP of IS & CIO Joseph DeVenuto, Chapter 2 on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs. CPOE, HITECH, ICD-10, Integration/Interfacing Anthony Guerra no no Father’s Day Lessons On CPOE http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/23/fathers-day-lessons-on-cpoe/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/23/fathers-day-lessons-on-cpoe/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:00:23 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=3528 At first blush, you might not see a connection between Father’s Day and the industry’s abysmal computerized physician order entry adoption rates, highlighted in a recent KLAS report. You might be tempted to focus on the vendor involved in each instance to see what’s so user-unfriendly about their applications, or the hospital to see what’s [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/23/fathers-day-lessons-on-cpoe/feed/ 0 Dissecting Physician Resistance to CPOE http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/23/dissecting-physician-resistance-to-cpoe/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/23/dissecting-physician-resistance-to-cpoe/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:20:24 +0000 Timothy Hartzog http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=3518 After spending the last 4 years, designing, planning, and implementing Computerized Physician Order Entry and closed loop medication at a large university hospital — covering neonatal to geriatric patients — few articles have served me better than reading the work of Dr. Dean Sittig and Dr. Joan Ash on how CPOE changes physician-nurse workflows and [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/23/dissecting-physician-resistance-to-cpoe/feed/ 0 TEXT/PODCAST — KLAS Finds Hospitals/Vendors Face Mammoth CPOE Challenges http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/20/textpodcast-%e2%80%94-klas-finds-hospitalsvendors-face-mammoth-cpoe-challenges/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/20/textpodcast-%e2%80%94-klas-finds-hospitalsvendors-face-mammoth-cpoe-challenges/#comments Sun, 20 Jun 2010 15:54:09 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=3489 U.S. hospitals have "a long way to go" to reach the federal government’s proposed standard of entering at least 10 percent of orders electronically, according to the annual CPOE report from KLAS. Like its predecessors, the 2010 CPOE report features data gathered from almost every hospital in the United States (excluding military or Veterans Administration facilities) that was live with a commercial CPOE product through 2009. Titled CPOE: Traffic Jams on the Road to Meaningful Use, the report finds that only 14 percent of all U.S. hospitals have achieved the expected 10 percent CPOE level required for stage 1 of meaningful use.

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/20/textpodcast-%e2%80%94-klas-finds-hospitalsvendors-face-mammoth-cpoe-challenges/feed/ 0 0:30:34 U.S. hospitals have "a long way to go" to reach the federal government’s proposed standard of entering at least 10 percent of orders electronically, according to the annual CPOE report from KLAS. Like its predecessors, the 2010 CPOE report features [...] U.S. hospitals have "a long way to go" to reach the federal government’s proposed standard of entering at least 10 percent of orders electronically, according to the annual CPOE report from KLAS. Like its predecessors, the 2010 CPOE report features data gathered from almost every hospital in the United States (excluding military or Veterans Administration facilities) that was live with a commercial CPOE product through 2009. Titled CPOE: Traffic Jams on the Road to Meaningful Use, the report finds that only 14 percent of all U.S. hospitals have achieved the expected 10 percent CPOE level required for stage 1 of meaningful use. CPOE Anthony Guerra no no PODCAST: One-on-One w/ El Camino Hospital CIO Greg Walton, Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/16/podcast-one-on-one-w-el-camino-hospital-cio-greg-walton-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/16/podcast-one-on-one-w-el-camino-hospital-cio-greg-walton-chapter-1/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 03:19:41 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=3458 Implementing a few clinical systems isn’t going to get you applause at El Camino Hospital. That’s because the organization has “been there, done that,” implementing the first CPOE system some 40 years ago. Considering that tough crowd, the CIO role isn’t for newcomers, and Greg Walton is no newcomer. With 40 years in the business [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/16/podcast-one-on-one-w-el-camino-hospital-cio-greg-walton-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:12:22 Implementing a few clinical systems isn't going to get you applause at El Camino Hospital. That's because the organization has "been there, done that," implementing the first CPOE system some 40 years ago. Considering that tough crowd, the CIO role [...] Implementing a few clinical systems isn't going to get you applause at El Camino Hospital. That's because the organization has "been there, done that," implementing the first CPOE system some 40 years ago. Considering that tough crowd, the CIO role isn't for newcomers, and Greg Walton is no newcomer. With 40 years in the business to match El Camino's CPOE tenure, Walton is just the kind of CIO to take on a big challenge. In fact, soon after assuming the job in December 2007, Walton created the Center for Technology Integration to make sure the organization was up on the latest tools for improving patient care. To talk about this, and so much more, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently caught up with the California-based CIO. CPOE, eMAR Anthony Guerra no no PODCAST: One-on-One w/Hallmark Health VP of IS Carol Dresser, Chapter 3 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/16/podcast-one-on-one-whallmark-health-vp-of-is-carol-dresser-chapter-3/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/16/podcast-one-on-one-whallmark-health-vp-of-is-carol-dresser-chapter-3/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:38:49 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=3454 It didn’t take an act of Congress to start Carol Dresser and Hallmark Health implementing advanced clinical technologies. Hallmark — which includes Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, Hallmark Health Cancer Center and Hallmark Health Medical Center — is now working to increase adoption of CPOE and perfect its bedside bar coded medication administration processes. What [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/16/podcast-one-on-one-whallmark-health-vp-of-is-carol-dresser-chapter-3/feed/ 0 0:10:29 It didn't take an act of Congress to start Carol Dresser and Hallmark Health implementing advanced clinical technologies. Hallmark — which includes Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, Hallmark Health Cancer Center and Hallmark He[...] It didn't take an act of Congress to start Carol Dresser and Hallmark Health implementing advanced clinical technologies. Hallmark — which includes Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, Hallmark Health Cancer Center and Hallmark Health Medical Center — is now working to increase adoption of CPOE and perfect its bedside bar coded medication administration processes. What HITECH has done to the organization — as it has to every other health system in the country — is caused timelines to be shortened and new projects to be piled onto old. Injecting technology into that mass of moving parts, patients and physicians is Dresser, the organization’s VP of information services (Hallmark does not use the title CIO, though she functions in that capacity). To learn more about how the organization will hurdle the Meaningful Use bar, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently caught up with Dresser. Certification, CPOE, eMAR, PACS Anthony Guerra no no PODCAST: One-on-One w/Overlake Hospital Medical Center VP of IS & CIO Jody Albright, Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/16/podcast-one-on-one-woverlake-hospital-medical-center-vp-of-is-cio-jody-albright-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/16/podcast-one-on-one-woverlake-hospital-medical-center-vp-of-is-cio-jody-albright-chapter-2/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:29:59 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=3450 When Jody Albright took the IT reins at Overlake Hospital in December 2008, she had no idea industry-changing legislation was only a month away. And while HITECH has certainly accelerated some of her plans, Albright never expected the job to be a walk in the park. That’s because Overlake was in need of some heavy-duty [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/16/podcast-one-on-one-woverlake-hospital-medical-center-vp-of-is-cio-jody-albright-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:09:27 When Jody Albright took the IT reins at Overlake Hospital in December 2008, she had no idea industry-changing legislation was only a month away. And while HITECH has certainly accelerated some of her plans, Albright never expected the job to be a wa[...] When Jody Albright took the IT reins at Overlake Hospital in December 2008, she had no idea industry-changing legislation was only a month away. And while HITECH has certainly accelerated some of her plans, Albright never expected the job to be a walk in the park. That's because Overlake was in need of some heavy-duty IT attention, specifically in the areas of network and infrastructure. As Albright says in the following interview with healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra, a shaky infrastructure will keep any CIO up at night. To learn more about this — and many, many other topics — Guerra recently caught up with the Washington-based CIO. CPOE, Infrastructure/Network Anthony Guerra no no PODCAST: One-on-One w/Overlake Hospital Medical Center VP of IS & CIO Jody Albright, Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/10/podcast-one-on-one-woverlake-hospital-medical-center-vp-of-is-cio-jody-albright-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/10/podcast-one-on-one-woverlake-hospital-medical-center-vp-of-is-cio-jody-albright-chapter-1/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:45:35 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=3399 When Jody Albright took the IT reins at Overlake Hospital in December 2008, she had no idea industry-changing legislation was only a month away. And while HITECH has certainly accelerated some of her plans, Albright never expected the job to be a walk in the park. That’s because Overlake was in need of some heavy-duty [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/10/podcast-one-on-one-woverlake-hospital-medical-center-vp-of-is-cio-jody-albright-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:14:35 When Jody Albright took the IT reins at Overlake Hospital in December 2008, she had no idea industry-changing legislation was only a month away. And while HITECH has certainly accelerated some of her plans, Albright never expected the job to be a wa[...] When Jody Albright took the IT reins at Overlake Hospital in December 2008, she had no idea industry-changing legislation was only a month away. And while HITECH has certainly accelerated some of her plans, Albright never expected the job to be a walk in the park. That's because Overlake was in need of some heavy-duty IT attention, specifically in the areas of network and infrastructure. As Albright says in the following interview with healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra, a shaky infrastructure will keep any CIO up at night. To learn more about this — and many, many other topics — Guerra recently caught up with the Washington-based CIO. CPOE, HITECH, Infrastructure/Network, Integration/Interfacing Anthony Guerra no no PODCAST: One-on-One w/Hennepin County Medical Center CIO Joanne Sunquist, Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/10/podcast-one-on-one-whennepin-county-medical-center-cio-joanne-sunquist-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/10/podcast-one-on-one-whennepin-county-medical-center-cio-joanne-sunquist-chapter-2/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:28:50 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=3394 In what has become an interesting debate among CIOs — which to do first: CPOE or bedside bar-coded eMAR — smart individuals are coming down passionately on both sides. It’s also interesting that more than a few intrepid souls are counseling both should be done at the same time, though bandwidth constraints leave that group [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/10/podcast-one-on-one-whennepin-county-medical-center-cio-joanne-sunquist-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:11:57 In what has become an interesting debate among CIOs — which to do first: CPOE or bedside bar-coded eMAR — smart individuals are coming down passionately on both sides. It's also interesting that more than a few intrepid souls are counseling both sho[...] In what has become an interesting debate among CIOs — which to do first: CPOE or bedside bar-coded eMAR — smart individuals are coming down passionately on both sides. It's also interesting that more than a few intrepid souls are counseling both should be done at the same time, though bandwidth constraints leave that group in the minority. Certainly not a "CPOE Last" believer, Hennepin County Medical Center CIO Joanne Sunquist says "the biggest bang for the buck, in terms of cost savings and error reduction, is in CPOE." Sunquist, who has implemented CPOE with eMAR (she's just starting bar-coding now) recently chatted with healthsystemCIO.com Anthony Guerra to share more about her prioritization when it comes to implementing advanced clinical technologies. CPOE, HITECH Anthony Guerra no no PODCAST: One-on-One w/Hennepin County Medical Center CIO Joanne Sunquist, Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/03/podcast-one-on-one-whennepin-county-medical-center-cio-joanne-sunquist-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/03/podcast-one-on-one-whennepin-county-medical-center-cio-joanne-sunquist-chapter-1/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:35:34 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=3290 In what has become an interesting debate among CIOs — which to do first: CPOE or bedside bar-coded eMAR — smart individuals are coming down passionately on both sides. It’s also interesting that more than a few intrepid souls are counseling both should be done at the same time, though bandwidth constraints leave that group [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/03/podcast-one-on-one-whennepin-county-medical-center-cio-joanne-sunquist-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:10:17 In what has become an interesting debate among CIOs — which to do first: CPOE or bedside bar-coded eMAR — smart individuals are coming down passionately on both sides. It's also interesting that more than a few intrepid souls are counseling both sho[...] In what has become an interesting debate among CIOs — which to do first: CPOE or bedside bar-coded eMAR — smart individuals are coming down passionately on both sides. It's also interesting that more than a few intrepid souls are counseling both should be done at the same time, though bandwidth constraints leave that group in the minority. Certainly not a "CPOE Last" believer, Hennepin County Medical Center CIO Joanne Sunquist says "the biggest bang for the buck, in terms of cost savings and error reduction, is in CPOE." Sunquist, who has implemented CPOE with eMAR (she's just starting bar-coding now) recently chatted with healthsystemCIO.com Anthony Guerra to share more about her prioritization when it comes to implementing advanced clinical technologies. CPOE, eMAR, HITECH Anthony Guerra no no PODCAST: One-on-One w/Hallmark Health VP of IS Carol Dresser, Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/03/podcast-one-on-one-whallmark-health-vp-of-is-carol-dresser-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/03/podcast-one-on-one-whallmark-health-vp-of-is-carol-dresser-chapter-1/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:59:42 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=3177 It didn’t take an act of Congress to start Carol Dresser and Hallmark Health implementing advanced clinical technologies. Hallmark — which includes Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, Hallmark Health Cancer Center and Hallmark Health Medical Center — is now working to increase adoption of CPOE and perfect its bedside bar coded medication administration processes. What [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/06/03/podcast-one-on-one-whallmark-health-vp-of-is-carol-dresser-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:10:50 It didn't take an act of Congress to start Carol Dresser and Hallmark Health implementing advanced clinical technologies. Hallmark — which includes Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, Hallmark Health Cancer Center and Hallmark He[...] It didn't take an act of Congress to start Carol Dresser and Hallmark Health implementing advanced clinical technologies. Hallmark — which includes Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, Hallmark Health Cancer Center and Hallmark Health Medical Center — is now working to increase adoption of CPOE and perfect its bedside bar coded medication administration processes. What HITECH has done to the organization — as it has to every other health system in the country — is caused timelines to be shortened and new projects to be piled onto old. Injecting technology into that mass of moving parts, patients and physicians is Dresser, the organization’s VP of information services (Hallmark does not use the title CIO, though she functions in that capacity). To learn more about how the organization will hurdle the Meaningful Use bar, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently caught up with Dresser. CPOE, eMAR, HITECH Anthony Guerra no no TEXT/PODCAST: One-on-One-w/Meditech President & COO Howard Messing, Part II http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/05/27/textpodcast-one-on-one-wmeditech-president-coo-howard-messing-part-ii/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/05/27/textpodcast-one-on-one-wmeditech-president-coo-howard-messing-part-ii/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 15:36:23 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=3193 In every industry, there are organizations so pervasive they constitute bellwethers for the entire market segment. In healthcare IT, that company is Meditech. With over 2,200 customers and almost $400 million in software revenues last year, the Westwood, Mass.-based organization’s opinions on national policy — especially the HITECH Act’s Meaningful Use NPRM — should be taken very seriously by D.C.’s policy wonks. Offering those opinions to healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra this exclusive interview is President and COO Howard Messing. In the following discussion, Messing — who was recently promoted to CEO subject to a perfunctory confirmation vote — offers his thoughts on the aforementioned HITECH Act, meeting customer demands for the latest software and much more.

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/05/27/textpodcast-one-on-one-wmeditech-president-coo-howard-messing-part-ii/feed/ 0 0:17:47 In every industry, there are organizations so pervasive they constitute bellwethers for the entire market segment. In healthcare IT, that company is Meditech. With over 2,200 customers and almost $400 million in software revenues last year, the West[...] In every industry, there are organizations so pervasive they constitute bellwethers for the entire market segment. In healthcare IT, that company is Meditech. With over 2,200 customers and almost $400 million in software revenues last year, the Westwood, Mass.-based organization’s opinions on national policy — especially the HITECH Act’s Meaningful Use NPRM — should be taken very seriously by D.C.’s policy wonks. Offering those opinions to healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra this exclusive interview is President and COO Howard Messing. In the following discussion, Messing — who was recently promoted to CEO subject to a perfunctory confirmation vote — offers his thoughts on the aforementioned HITECH Act, meeting customer demands for the latest software and much more. Certification, CPOE, eMAR, HITECH, Integration/Interfacing Anthony Guerra no no Survey Says: CIOs Prefer eMAR-First Strategy http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/05/26/survey-says-cios-prefer-emar-first-strategy/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/05/26/survey-says-cios-prefer-emar-first-strategy/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 17:16:18 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=3150 Over 75 percent of CIOs prefer to take on the massive challenge of implementing bedside-barcoded electronic medication administration records (eMAR) versus the equally massive task of converting to CPOE, according to the May healthsystemCIO.com SnapSurvey. But it doesn't look like a weakness in the clinical decision support functionality of CPOE is to blame for the eMAR preference.

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/05/26/survey-says-cios-prefer-emar-first-strategy/feed/ 0 TEXT/PODCAST: KLAS Finds Providers Seeking MU Help http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/05/19/klas-providers-asking-for-help-in-meaningful-use-quest/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/05/19/klas-providers-asking-for-help-in-meaningful-use-quest/#comments Wed, 19 May 2010 19:00:33 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=3038 Nearly 70 percent of healthcare providers expect to hire a professional services firm to help with the demands of achieving Meaningful Use, according to a new report from Orem, Utah-based KLAS entitled, “Shifting Demand for Consultants: Who’s Hot, Who’s Not, and Why.” (click here for a Podcast interview with report author Mike Smith, KLAS general [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/05/19/klas-providers-asking-for-help-in-meaningful-use-quest/feed/ 0 0:26:46 Nearly 70 percent of healthcare providers expect to hire a professional services firm to help with the demands of achieving Meaningful Use, according to a new report from Orem, Utah-based KLAS entitled, “Shifting Demand for Consultants: Who’s Hot, W[...] Nearly 70 percent of healthcare providers expect to hire a professional services firm to help with the demands of achieving Meaningful Use, according to a new report from Orem, Utah-based KLAS entitled, “Shifting Demand for Consultants: Who’s Hot, Who’s Not, and Why.” (click here for a Podcast interview with report author Mike Smith, KLAS general manager of financial and services research) CPOE, HITECH Anthony Guerra no no Ask the Pros: CPOE or eMAR First? http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/05/18/ask-the-pros-cpoe-or-emar-first/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/05/18/ask-the-pros-cpoe-or-emar-first/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 14:51:35 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=3060 Dear HIS Pros: Which do you recommend doing first: CPOE or bedside bar-coded eMAR? Although this question has become a hot topic recently due to its implications with “meaningful use” of an EMR, we have been answering it for many years since CPOE first hit the charts. We always recommend a hospital first implement most nursing applications, not just BMV, before tackling CPOE for a number reasons:

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/05/18/ask-the-pros-cpoe-or-emar-first/feed/ 1 HIT Safety Must Take Center Stage http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/05/13/hit-safety-must-get-serious-attention/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/05/13/hit-safety-must-get-serious-attention/#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 09:31:36 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=3021 Psychologists say people don’t research problems to find solutions, but rather to support the solution they’ve already decided upon. To cite a recent political example, many said the Bush administration “cherry picked” intelligence to foster support for a war it was already committed to. In addition to the selection side, this type of analysis entails [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/05/13/hit-safety-must-get-serious-attention/feed/ 0 CPOE and Medication Safety: Devil’s in the Details http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/05/03/cpoe-and-medication-order-safety-the-devil-is-in-the-details/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/05/03/cpoe-and-medication-order-safety-the-devil-is-in-the-details/#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 17:59:44 +0000 Marc Holland http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=2916 Health Affairs recently published an interesting article that may have gone unnoticed by many in the industry. The article, entitled “Mixed Results in the Safety Performance of Computerized Physician Order Entry”, was authored by Jane Metzger and Dr. David Classen of CSC, Dr. David Bates and Stuart Lipsitz, of Partners Healthcare, and Emily Welebob, a [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/05/03/cpoe-and-medication-order-safety-the-devil-is-in-the-details/feed/ 2 The Field of Dreams Approach to EMR http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/04/30/the-field-of-dreams-approach-to-emr/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/04/30/the-field-of-dreams-approach-to-emr/#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:08:17 +0000 John Schrenker http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=2891 Even if they haven’t seen the movie everyone knows the line from Field of Dreams, “if you build it they will come.” It’s a great movie, but the idea doesn’t apply to information systems, not in healthcare or any other industry. Technology by itself will not affect patient safety, quality of care, productivity, or profitability. [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/04/30/the-field-of-dreams-approach-to-emr/feed/ 1 PODCAST: One-on-One w/CPOE Investigator G. Schiff http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/04/28/podcast-one-on-one-wcpoe-investigator-gordon-schiff-m-d/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/04/28/podcast-one-on-one-wcpoe-investigator-gordon-schiff-m-d/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:21:56 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=2838 Gordon Schiff, M.D., associate director of the Center for Patient Safety Research and Practice at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is getting ready to head up an ambitious study on CPOE-related errors. The year-long study, funded by The National Patient Safety Foundation, will examine 200,000 reports to elicit common themes and, hopefully, identify possible solutions. Schiff [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/04/28/podcast-one-on-one-wcpoe-investigator-gordon-schiff-m-d/feed/ 0 Study Commissioned to Investigate CPOE-Related Errors http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/04/26/study-to-investigate-cpoe-related-errors/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/04/26/study-to-investigate-cpoe-related-errors/#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 02:06:19 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=2802 The National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) has awarded a research grant to the Center for Patient Safety Research and Practice at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School to research errors associated with CPOE, as well as the vulnerability of leading CPOE systems. Quantros (the company that manages MEDMARX, a Web-based solution that [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/04/26/study-to-investigate-cpoe-related-errors/feed/ 0 PODCAST: One-on-One w/St. Vincent CIO Tim Stettheimer http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/04/20/podcast-one-on-one-wst-vincent%e2%80%99s-cio-tim-stettheimer/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/04/20/podcast-one-on-one-wst-vincent%e2%80%99s-cio-tim-stettheimer/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:25:52 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=2684 As chair of CHIME’s certification committee, St. Vincent’s Health System SVP & CIO Tim Stettheimer, PhD, has been instrumental in developing the CIO-focused organization’s new CHCIO program. And as chair of CHIME’s Board of Trustees, he’s also been at the forefront of crafting the organization’s comment letters on the Meaningful Use and Certification NPRMs. But [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/04/20/podcast-one-on-one-wst-vincent%e2%80%99s-cio-tim-stettheimer/feed/ 1 PODCAST: One-on-One w/Eclipsys CEO Phil Pead http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/04/11/podcast-one-on-one-weclipsys-ceo-phil-pead/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/04/11/podcast-one-on-one-weclipsys-ceo-phil-pead/#comments Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:00:42 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=2438 While everyone tries to create a sensation at the annual HIMSS conference, few actually achieve it. But with the release of its open-architecture Helios platform, Eclipsys managed to surmount that bar. The iPhone-esque vision of an open platform which independent application designers can build on seems to many a refreshing proposition. And some see it [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/04/11/podcast-one-on-one-weclipsys-ceo-phil-pead/feed/ 0 TEXT/PODCAST: Premier MU Library to Aid Members http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/04/09/mu-library-to-aid-providers-in-quest-for-stimulus/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/04/09/mu-library-to-aid-providers-in-quest-for-stimulus/#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:15:05 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=2307 Experts from some not-for-profit hospitals have created an EHR Meaningful Use Implementation best-practices library, as part of the Premier healthcare alliance Health Information Technology (HIT) Collaborative. Championed by Bill Spooner, CIO at Sharp HealthCare, and Craig Richardville, CIO for the Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS), the library features specific instruction on ways to speed implementation of [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/04/09/mu-library-to-aid-providers-in-quest-for-stimulus/feed/ 0 Who Says Meditech Isn’t Flexible? http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/04/06/who-says-meditech-isn%e2%80%99t-flexible/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/04/06/who-says-meditech-isn%e2%80%99t-flexible/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 15:45:02 +0000 Scott MacLean http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=2280 As my hospital converts to more corporate applications, my Meditech system has become more interoperable. The folks at Meditech have been incredibly supportive of a very complex systems agenda at our site. A few weeks ago we went live with Siemens Soarian Financials and Scheduling, feeding our Meditech clinical systems. This two-year implementation was part of a corporate Soarian project and our hospital was the first site. The design is simple. Soarian Financials generates a “master” ADT feed to a “submerged” Meditech admissions module.

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/04/06/who-says-meditech-isn%e2%80%99t-flexible/feed/ 4 PODCAST: One-on-One w/Doylestown CIO Rick Lang http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/04/05/podcast-one-on-one-wdoylestown-memorial-cio-rick-lang/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/04/05/podcast-one-on-one-wdoylestown-memorial-cio-rick-lang/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:45:31 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=2275 Just over a month ago, 208-bed Doylestown Memorial Hospital got some big league attention as it was tagged by HIMSS Analytics with Stage 6 honors. But with the organization opening a new emergency department, CIO Rick Lang has little time to stop and celebrate. Lang and his team are hard at work rolling out NextGen [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/04/05/podcast-one-on-one-wdoylestown-memorial-cio-rick-lang/feed/ 0 0:09:46 Rick Lang, VP & CIO, Doylestown Hospital Just over a month ago, 208-bed Doylestown Memorial Hospital got some big league attention as it was tagged by HIMSS Analytics with Stage 6 honors. But with the organization opening a new emergency departm[...] Rick Lang, VP & CIO, Doylestown Hospital Just over a month ago, 208-bed Doylestown Memorial Hospital got some big league attention as it was tagged by HIMSS Analytics with Stage 6 honors. But with the organization opening a new emergency department, CIO Rick Lang has little time to stop and celebrate. Lang and his team are hard at work rolling out NextGen to local docs — taking advantage of the Stark relaxations — and integrating those physicians into the hospital’s core Meditech environment. To learn more about how Lang has accomplished so much in the community hospital setting, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently caught up with the Pennsylvania-based CIO. Chapter 1 (9:46) Topics Covered — Interesting history of Doylestown Community Hospital; Rick’s IT shop; Stark factor; main vendors used; Meditech 6.0; Meditech capacity challenges; Difficulty of implementing clinical systems quickly; Change management best practices Chapter 2 (11:13) Topics Covered — Change/project management; Setting expectations with finance; the Meaningful Use bar; Government’s comment process; Specific MU Concerns Chapter 3 (10:58) Topics Covered — Discussion of specific MU measures (CPOE vs eMAR); PHRs; opening up a new ED; role of CIO in change management/implementations: to lead or to follow? Source: PODCAST: One-on-One w/Doylestown CIO Rick Lang on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.Source: PODCAST: One-on-One w/Doylestown CIO Rick Lang on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs. CPOE, eMAR, Pharmacy, PHR Anthony Guerra no no CPOE? Let the device issues begin http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/04/01/cpoe-let-the-device-issues-begin/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/04/01/cpoe-let-the-device-issues-begin/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:16:25 +0000 Steve Huffman http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=2232 Throughout our EMR implementations, which started in 2001, we have tested countless end users devices.  We have numerous Computers On Wheels (COW’s), thin client laptops on a low profile cart (we called these calves), laptops, PC’s, tablets and a mixture of thin client devices.  Now that we are pushing through a CPOE implementation we find [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/04/01/cpoe-let-the-device-issues-begin/feed/ 5 One-on-One w/Ochsner CMIO Lynn Witherspoon (II) http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/03/23/one-on-one-wochsner-cmio-lynn-witherspoon-ii/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/03/23/one-on-one-wochsner-cmio-lynn-witherspoon-ii/#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:05:54 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=1984 As a physician, former CIO and now CMIO, Lynn Witherspoon has operated in the healthcare system from a number of angles. And having lived through Hurricane Katrina, he has a better handle on disaster recovery issues than most. But while Ochsner Health System survived the storm, did that experience leave it at a disadvantage when [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/03/23/one-on-one-wochsner-cmio-lynn-witherspoon-ii/feed/ 0 One-on-One w/U of Wisc. Hospitals CIO Mike Sauk (II) http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/03/18/one-on-one-wu-of-wisconsin-hospitals-cio-mike-sauk-ii/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/03/18/one-on-one-wu-of-wisconsin-hospitals-cio-mike-sauk-ii/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:53:22 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=1835 While meeting Stage 1 requirements of the Meaningful Use NPRM is a daunting challenge to most, a few are just about there. One such institution is University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, a HIMSS Analytics Stage 7 facility. And though VP and CIO Mike Sauk has just a few odds and ends to deal with, [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/03/18/one-on-one-wu-of-wisconsin-hospitals-cio-mike-sauk-ii/feed/ 0 One-on-One w/Albany Med EVP/CIO Buddy Hickman (I) http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/03/16/one-on-one-walbany-medical-center-cio-buddy-hickman-i/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/03/16/one-on-one-walbany-medical-center-cio-buddy-hickman-i/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:38:07 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=1782 As the comment period has closed on both the Meaningful Use NPRM and Certification Standards IFR, the industry takes a collective deep breath in anticipation of the final rules. CIOs like Buddy Hickman (also an executive vice president) have thought hard about the proposals and given their feedback through industry organizations like CHIME and HIMSS. [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/03/16/one-on-one-walbany-medical-center-cio-buddy-hickman-i/feed/ 0 One-on-One w/Ochsner CMIO Lynn Witherspoon (I) http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/03/11/one-on-one-wochsner-health-cmio-lynn-witherspoon-i/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/03/11/one-on-one-wochsner-health-cmio-lynn-witherspoon-i/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:09:09 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=1592 As a physician, former CIO and now CMIO, Lynn Witherspoon has operated in the healthcare system from a number of angles. And having lived through Hurricane Katrina, he has a better handle on disaster recovery issues than most. But one impact of the storm that the organization is still working to recover from is the [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/03/11/one-on-one-wochsner-health-cmio-lynn-witherspoon-i/feed/ 0 One-on-One w/U of Wisc. Hospitals CIO Mike Sauk (I) http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/03/10/one-on-one-wu-of-wisconsin-hospitals-cio-mike-sauk-i/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/03/10/one-on-one-wu-of-wisconsin-hospitals-cio-mike-sauk-i/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:14:21 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=1580 While meeting Stage 1 requirements of the Meaningful Use NPRM is a daunting challenge to most, a few are just about there. One such institution is University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, a HIMSS Analytics Stage 7 facility. And though VP and CIO Mike Sauk has just a few odds and ends to deal with, [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/03/10/one-on-one-wu-of-wisconsin-hospitals-cio-mike-sauk-i/feed/ 0 PODCAST: Chuck Christian Discusses Today’s Testimony http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/03/08/podcast-chuck-christian-discusses-today%e2%80%99s-testimony/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/03/08/podcast-chuck-christian-discusses-today%e2%80%99s-testimony/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:08:33 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=1532 To learn more about the challenges associated with implementing electronic medical records in hospitals, the HIT Standards Committee’s Implementation Workgroup took testimony from a number of CIOs, including Chuck Christian of Vincennes, Ind.-based Good Samaritan. Before he jumped on a plane out of D.C., Christian spent a few minutes on the phone with healthsystemCIO.com editor [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/03/08/podcast-chuck-christian-discusses-today%e2%80%99s-testimony/feed/ 0 AAFP Wants CMS to Tone Down MU http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/03/08/aafp-wants-cms-to-tone-down-mu/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/03/08/aafp-wants-cms-to-tone-down-mu/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:39:39 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=1527 After proclaiming its long-standing commitment to the implementation and use of health information technology, the American Academy of Family Physicians enumerated a litany of concerns it has with the Meaningful Use NPRM, still out for comment until March 15. “ … we believe that certain aspects in the details of these regulations are unworkable, excessive, [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/03/08/aafp-wants-cms-to-tone-down-mu/feed/ 0 Ask the Pros: Meaningful Use, CPOE and the ED http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/03/08/ask-the-pros-meaningful-use-cpoe-and-the-ed/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/03/08/ask-the-pros-meaningful-use-cpoe-and-the-ed/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:14:45 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=1517 My question has to do with the 2010 requirements for “Meaningful Use.” I have heard conflicting stories about Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) adoption requirements for 2010. I know we have to have 10% of our orders completed via CPOE. The question is whether or not we can use the Emergency Department (ED) orders to comply with the 10% requirement?

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/03/08/ask-the-pros-meaningful-use-cpoe-and-the-ed/feed/ 1 One-on-One w/Methodist Health CIO Pam McNutt (II) http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/02/24/one-on-one-wmethodist-health-cio-pam-mcnutt-ii/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/02/24/one-on-one-wmethodist-health-cio-pam-mcnutt-ii/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:50:12 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=1279 As chair of CHIME’s Policy Steering Committee, Pamela McNutt, SVP & CIO, Methodist Health System, is leading that organization’s response to the Meaningful Use Interim Final Rule (IFR). But McNutt’s dual role as member of the AHA IT Policy Advisory Committee gives her an even more powerful vantage from which to formulate a comment, while [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/02/24/one-on-one-wmethodist-health-cio-pam-mcnutt-ii/feed/ 0 One-on-One w/McKesson President Sunny Sanyal (III) http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/02/19/one-on-one-wmckesson-president-sunny-sanyal-iii/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/02/19/one-on-one-wmckesson-president-sunny-sanyal-iii/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:35:28 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=1177 Evaluated on a revenue basis, they don’t get any bigger in the healthcare IT space than McKesson Provider Technologies. So when the President of that division speaks, it’s a good idea to listen. As such, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently talked with Sunny Sanyal to learn how the market was looking from his unique perch. [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/02/19/one-on-one-wmckesson-president-sunny-sanyal-iii/feed/ 0 East Orange Hospital Becomes GE Shop http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/02/18/east-orange-hospital-becomes-ge-shop/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/02/18/east-orange-hospital-becomes-ge-shop/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:53:44 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=1146 New Jersey-based East Orange General Hospital has selected GE Healthcare IT’s Centricity Enterprise EMR, administrative, departmental and revenue cycle solutions to be delivered under an ASP model. The products will be implemented at the 211-bed facility and its outpatient departments using “GE’s Digital Day One” offering for rapid implementation. The solution includes pre-configured clinical templates.

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/02/18/east-orange-hospital-becomes-ge-shop/feed/ 0 Policy Committee Wants Many Changes to MU http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/02/18/policy-committee-wants-many-changes-to-mu/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/02/18/policy-committee-wants-many-changes-to-mu/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:51:39 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=1125 Most healthcare providers will be happy to hear that the federal health IT Policy Committee isn’t content with the proposed definition of what constitutes the meaningful use of e-health records. Though that doesn’t mean it’s getting any easier to qualify for the stimulus funds that will reimburse healthcare providers for EHR investments. That’s largely because [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/02/18/policy-committee-wants-many-changes-to-mu/feed/ 0 One-on-One w/Methodist Health CIO Pam McNutt (I) http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/02/16/one-on-one-wmethodist-health-cio-pam-mcnutt-i/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/02/16/one-on-one-wmethodist-health-cio-pam-mcnutt-i/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:19:56 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=1113 As chair of CHIME’s Policy Steering Committee, Pamela McNutt, SVP & CIO, Methodist Health System, is leading that organization’s response to the Meaningful Use Interim Final Rule (IFR). But McNutt’s dual role as member of the AHA IT Policy Advisory Committee gives her an even more powerful vantage from which to formulate a comment, while [...]

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