healthsystemcio.com » General Interest/Housekeeping http://healthsystemcio.com healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:44:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 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 Gamble Joins healthsystemCIO.com As Managing Editor http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/01/05/gamble-joins-healthsystemcio-com-as-managing-editor/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/01/05/gamble-joins-healthsystemcio-com-as-managing-editor/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:46:45 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=9792 healthsystemCIO.com has named Kate Huvane Gamble to the position of Managing Editor. Gamble, who previously worked for healthsystemCIO.com as a copy editor, will conduct interviews with hospital CIOs, write original news articles and analysis columns, and attend industry conferences. “I’m thrilled to be back working in such a dynamic industry, and there’s no place I’d [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/01/05/gamble-joins-healthsystemcio-com-as-managing-editor/feed/ 0 KLAS: No Shortage of Vendors Vying For Human Capital Management Market http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/12/20/klas-no-shortage-of-vendors-vying-for-human-capital-management-market/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/12/20/klas-no-shortage-of-vendors-vying-for-human-capital-management-market/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:55:08 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=9524 No one vendor has gained a strong foothold as an integrated human capital management (HCM) offering, according to the KLAS report, Human Capital Management: Finding the Right Vendor Mix. The 170 study respondents to the survey named 60 vendors as part of their HCM strategies, according to the Orem, Utah-based company. With a strong provider focus [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/12/15/dave-souerwine-president-mckesson-provider-technologies-chapter-1/feed/ 1 0:21:39 McKesson recently made a big splash when the company announced it was reorganizing its Horizon and Paragon product lines with major emphasis on the latter. In the same breath, the company stated it would invest $1 billion over the next two years in [...] McKesson recently made a big splash when the company announced it was reorganizing its Horizon and Paragon product lines with major emphasis on the latter. In the same breath, the company stated it would invest $1 billion over the next two years in research and development of IT products as part of an initiative called Better Health 2020. In this interview, David Souerwine, president of McKesson Provider Technologies, takes us behind the curtain by discussing the goals of the new strategy, what factored into the decision to shift away from Horizon, the advantage he feels that McKesson now offers its customers, and the challenges involved in managing customer perceptions. David, Souerwine, McKesson, McKesson, Horizon, McKesson, Horizon, Clinicals, McKesson, Horizon, Enterprise, Revenue Anthony Guerra no no Patrick Neece, CIO, Jefferson Regional Medical Center, Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/08/30/patrick-neece-cio-jefferson-regional-medical-center-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/08/30/patrick-neece-cio-jefferson-regional-medical-center-chapter-1/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:09:43 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=8464 An Allscripts (Eclipsys) shop McKesson Series on the financial side Stage 6 HIMSS Analytics What it takes to gain traction with advanced clinicals The key to CPOE (and electronic documentation)

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/08/30/patrick-neece-cio-jefferson-regional-medical-center-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:15:56 As one of only 240 hospitals to have achieved HIMSS Analytics Stage 6 status, 471-bed Jefferson Regional Medical Center is in good company. For Patrick Neece, CIO of the Pine Bluff, Ark.-based facility, one of the keys to success has been working cl[...] As one of only 240 hospitals to have achieved HIMSS Analytics Stage 6 status, 471-bed Jefferson Regional Medical Center is in good company. For Patrick Neece, CIO of the Pine Bluff, Ark.-based facility, one of the keys to success has been working closely with physicians to deploy systems that accommodate their workflows — instead of putting in systems and then asking the users to change the way they practice. In this interview, Neece talks about Jefferson Regional’s progress in implementing advanced clinicals, why it was beneficial to get physicians on CPOE before HITECH forced their hands, and what it means to truly partner with a vendor. Anthony Guerra no no What Vacations Tell Us About Life http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/08/04/what-vacations-tell-us-about-life/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/08/04/what-vacations-tell-us-about-life/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:25:07 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=8142 To look by the door, you’d think Peter the Great’s Grand Embassy was set to depart for its European tour. But alas, it was (according to my wife) merely cluttered with the essentials required to sustain a two year old and four month old for the briefest of beach vacations. In fact, I had been [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/08/04/what-vacations-tell-us-about-life/feed/ 2 Christian Named CHIME CIO of the Year http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/01/04/christian-named-chime-cio-of-the-year/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/01/04/christian-named-chime-cio-of-the-year/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 19:47:57 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=5816 Chuck Christian, CIO, Good Samaritan Hospital, has been named the 2010 John E. Gall Jr. CIO of the Year. Christian is now in his 22nd year as CIO at Good Samaritan and his 40th year in healthcare. He is a Fellow of both CHIME and HIMSS and formerly served on the CHIME Board of Trustees and is a Past-Chair of the HIMSS Board of Directors.

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/01/04/christian-named-chime-cio-of-the-year/feed/ 1 TEXT/PODCAST: Best in KLAS 2010 Revealed (One-on-One w/President Adam Gale, Chapter 1) http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/12/15/textpodcast-best-in-klas-2010-revealed-one-on-one-wpresident-adam-gale-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/12/15/textpodcast-best-in-klas-2010-revealed-one-on-one-wpresident-adam-gale-chapter-1/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 20:20:03 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=5634 In its end-of-year report – 2010 Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Professional Services – KLAS finds Epic is the top-ranked overall software vendor, with a performance score of 87.0 out of 100, followed by Picis and Philips. The top-rated overall services firm is Hayes Management (90.5), followed by Vitalize Consulting Solutions Inc. [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/12/15/textpodcast-best-in-klas-2010-revealed-one-on-one-wpresident-adam-gale-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:15:00 In its end-of-year report - 2010 Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Professional Services - KLAS finds Epic is the top-ranked overall software vendor, with a performance score of 87.0 out of 100, followed by Picis and Philips. The top-rated[...] In its end-of-year report - 2010 Top 20 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Professional Services - KLAS finds Epic is the top-ranked overall software vendor, with a performance score of 87.0 out of 100, followed by Picis and Philips. The top-rated overall services firm is Hayes Management (90.5), followed by Vitalize Consulting Solutions Inc. and CTG. To learn more about the report - including new features and results - healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently caught up with KLAS President Adam Gale. Anthony Guerra no no Honor the Many Veterans in Your Midst http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/10/honor-the-many-veterans-in-your-midst/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/10/honor-the-many-veterans-in-your-midst/#comments Wed, 10 Nov 2010 18:19:09 +0000 Russ Branzell http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=5234 On Thursday, Nov. 11, we observe Veteran’s Day — a day to celebrate and honor those who have sacrificed through their service to our nation in the military. Many have given the ultimate sacrifice (their lives), so we can live in the land of free. As I look around our healthcare information technology community, I [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/10/honor-the-many-veterans-in-your-midst/feed/ 1 Is Healthcare IT Really Behind Other Industries? http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/08/23/is-healthcare-it-really-behind-other-industries/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/08/23/is-healthcare-it-really-behind-other-industries/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:30:12 +0000 Russ Branzell http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=4459 You often hear ill-informed keynote speakers, healthcare leaders and others say that the healthcare industry is behind, often drastically, other industries when it comes to the adoption of IT. Those who make these statements base them on limited facts and anecdotal information. I, however, will suggest the opposite opinion. Having spent many days with CIOs [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/08/23/is-healthcare-it-really-behind-other-industries/feed/ 4 Your Local RHIO/HIE Could Be a Meaningful Partner http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/05/18/your-local-rhiohie-could-be-a-meaningful-partner/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/05/18/your-local-rhiohie-could-be-a-meaningful-partner/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 12:40:20 +0000 John Schrenker http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=3034 Your local RHIO or HIE should be much more than a check box on your Meaningful Use requirements list, they stand to play an important role in delivering the vision Meaningful Use. Too often RHIOs are discussed as nothing more than repositories of clinical data, but by working with them as a partner they can help organizations and providers address half the Meaningful Use requirements.

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/05/18/your-local-rhiohie-could-be-a-meaningful-partner/feed/ 0 FDA to Recommend New Physician Certification http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/04/21/fda-to-recommend-new-physician-certification/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/04/21/fda-to-recommend-new-physician-certification/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:49:33 +0000 Gerry Higgins http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=2711 The FDA has been receiving a great deal of criticism from the clinical community about a variety of issues, but probably none is as contentious as the ongoing patient safety issues regarding harmful drug-drug interactions and drug-gene interactions, estimated by the Institute of Medicine to cause 250,000 deaths each year in the U.S. The current [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/03/12/letter-to-the-editor-mu-bar-will-come-down/feed/ 0 PBM versus EHR: Culture Clash? http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/03/11/pbm-versus-ehr-culture-clash/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/03/11/pbm-versus-ehr-culture-clash/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:24:10 +0000 Gerry Higgins http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=1586 Individualizing drug therapy based on pharmacogenomics (PGx) is considered by many academic researchers and clinical experts as the “next significant domain of clinical practice” (see the American College of Clinical Pharmacology’s very informative web-based tutorial, “The Future of Medicine: Pharmacogenomics”, http://user.accp1.org/index_new.html). Drugs that are currently recommended for PGx testing by the FDA include specific medications [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/01/20/plug-in-to-healthsystemcio-com/feed/ 0 healthsystemCIO.com® to Provide Insight for CIOs http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/01/19/healthsystemcio-com%c2%ae-launched-to-provide-insight-for-healthcare-cios/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/01/19/healthsystemcio-com%c2%ae-launched-to-provide-insight-for-healthcare-cios/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:40:28 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=397 NEW YORK, January 19, 2010 — healthsystemCIO.com was launched today with the goal of becoming the premier news and opinion Web site for healthcare CIOs. Through news, interviews and guest blogs, the site will cover timely and relevant topics, including the evolution of meaningful use and EMR certification under HITECH, best practices around physician engagement [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/01/19/healthsystemcio-com%c2%ae-launched-to-provide-insight-for-healthcare-cios/feed/ 0 Spooner Named CIO of the Year http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/01/16/spooner-named-cio-of-the-year/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/01/16/spooner-named-cio-of-the-year/#comments Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:50:50 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=168 William Spooner, FCHIME, SVP & CIO at Sharp HealthCare in San Diego, Calif., has been named 2009 John E. Gall Jr. CIO of the Year Award by CHIME. Spooner, an active contributor and leader of both the CHIME and HIMSS, served as Chair of the CHIME Board in 2006 and Chair of the CHIME Foundation [...]

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