Jake Dorst, CIO, Meritus Health, Chapter 2

Jake Dorst, VP & CIO, Meritus Health

Integrating PatientTouch with nurse call — to “completely mobilize the nurse”
Agnity MobileCare’s secure text messaging
Happy nurses = happy doctors = happy patients
Participating in CRISP
Being the new CIO — “I had ideas in my back pocket”
His need for autonomy

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Michael Elley, CIO, Cox Medical Center Branson, Chapter 3

Michael Elley, CIO & VP of Support Services, Cox Medical Center Branson

Migrating to Cerner
Using analytics to ensure operational efficiency
Plans to join MHIO & the BJC Collaborative
Role as VP of support services
From IT director to strategic leader
“Righting the ship” at Cox Branson
Mentoring — creating opportunities for “open, candid dialogue”

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Frank DiSanzo, CIO, St. Peter’s Healthcare System, Chapter 2

Frank DiSanzo, Chief Information & Strategy Officer, St. Peter’s HealthCare System

EHR rollouts & revenue loss
Managing clinician expectations
A culture of inclusion —“In the interest of transparency…”
Being proactive about educating patients
Jersey Health Connect
RelayHealth’s cloud-based solution
CIOs “leaving our differences at the door”

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Lee Powe, CIO, Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital, Chapter 2

Lee Powe, CIO, Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital

Patchwork HIE
Data ownership issues — “It’s supposed to be about the patient.”
Teleneurology with on-call specialists
Tracking readmission data
The Burger King mentality — “It’s easy to turn into a best-of-breed.”
Preparing for RAC audits

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The Aftermath: Learning From The Tragedy In Boston

John Halamka, MD, CIO, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Now that schedules are returning to normal, it’s appropriate to review the events of last week and reflect on the lessons learned with the benefit of hindsight. 1. Risk planning is forever altered. To me, risk is the likelihood of an event multiplied by the impact of that event. Risk management for BIDMC IT now [...]

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Joel Vengco, VP & CIO, Baystate Health, Chapter 2

Joel Vengco, VP/CIO, Baystate Health

Transparency + governance = trust
Pioneer Valley Information Exchange Summit – “The idea was to begin the conversations”
The patient poaching issue
Population management and patient consent
Gearing up for analytics

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CHIME Calls For Policy Changes To Improve Data Exchange

Russell Branzell, President & CEO, CHIME

CHIME is urging HHS to extend the concept of certification to the health information exchange marketplace to advance interoperability and improve data flow. In comments submitted Thursday in response to a request for information (RFI) from CMS and ONC, CHIME pushed for a strategy that enables local flexibility, while leading stakeholders in the development of [...]

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Joel Vengco, VP & CIO, Baystate Health, Chapter 1

Joel Vengco, VP/CIO, Baystate Health

About Baystate
ACOs & HIEs — “By far, the larger issues are political”
Mass HIWay & the Pioneer Valley Information Exchange
“It’s not about just having the data, it’s what you do with it”
Cracking the sustainability code

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