George Reynolds, MD, CIO, Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, Chapter 1

George Reynolds, CIO & CMIO, Children's Hospital & Medical Center

About Children’s Hospital & Medical Center
Migrating to Epic
No need to push EMRs out to community docs
Being a founding member of NEHII
“We intend to use the Epic solutions wherever possible”
Complex issues involving decision support with pediatric patients

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Wanda Sims, CIO, Baptist Health, Chapter 3

Wanda Sims, CIO, Baptist Health

HIE work (internal vs external)
“At the end of the day, it all comes down to viability — somebody has to pay”
In the process of “thinking about thinking about our financial system”
Sims on leadership — reflecting on lessons from a rich career
“I’ve seen all the games played, so I know how they’re played”
Avoiding death by meeting

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New Resource Provides Guidance on Data Sharing

New resource aims to facilitate secure data exchange

Markle Connecting for Health has issued a collection of resources designed to support the secure exchange of health information. The Markle Connecting for Health Common Framework Policies in Practice for Health Information Sharing — or Polices in Practice — address current critical implementation issues for electronic health data sharing, including informed individual consent, governance, individual [...]

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Alan Abramson, CIO, HealthPartners, Chapter 3

Alan Abramson, CIO, HealthPartners

HealthPartners’ Epic everywhere journey
Considering the EMR factor in hospital M&A
HIE opportunities and challenges
The occasional disconnect between policy and reality

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Rick Schooler, CIO, Orlando Health, Chapter 2

Rick Schooler, CIO, Orlando Health

HIE sustainability issues
Having a data platform that brings it all together
“We need to put pressure on our vendors”
Plans to attest to Stage 1
The complex registration processes for EPs
“We’re scrambling to get it all done”

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Chuck McDevitt, CIO, Self Regional Healthcare, Chapter 3

Chuck McDevitt, CIO, Self Regional Healthcare

Allscripts in the owned physician practices
Working with the independents
Integrating the hospital & physician practice worlds (using RelayHealth)
BYOD — iPad strategies for the workplace

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Dave Holland, CIO, Southern Illinois Healthcare, Chapter 2

Dave Holland, CIO, Southern Illinois Healthcare

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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Neal Ganguly, CIO, CentraState Health System, Chapter 2

Neal Ganguly, CIO, CentraState Health System

Biggest HIE barriers: vision and alignment
Creating a forum for CIOs to share best practices
“We can’t afford to live in a vacuum”
CentraState’s long-term IT strategy
Achieving Stage 6 recognition
The push toward BI & creating a more centralized repository

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Linda Reed, CIO, Atlantic Health System, Chapter 3

Linda Reed, VP & CIO, Atlantic Health

Using cloud-based services
Managing the business, not the technology
Benefits of CHIME member-to-member surveys
Setting up ACOs
The PHR wars are heating up
No vacations for CIOs

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