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Super-users & key stakeholders
Resource planning with McKesson’s BI tools
T-System’s Care Continuity solution
From 11.5% readmissions to 7.8% in 2 months — “It’s already had a profound effect on our organization.”
Attesting to MU using the ED-only method
Early HIT days in Canada
Thoughts on MU — “We’re on the verge of some major breakthroughs.”
Value-driven outcomes
Working closely with docs — “That’s where the big opportunities are.”
Push for a unique patient identifier
“Co-opetition” with Intermountain Healthcare
CHIME CIO of the Year — “It was quite a surprise.”
Kentucky HIE — “They’re doing a good job matching patient data”
Working with UK to connect schools with primary care clinics
Why telehealth is “sputtering”
Dividing & conquering MU
Meditech in the hospital & medical group
Partnering with Bon Secours on an ACO – “We’re just starting down that path.”
About EMH Healthcare
Siemens Soarian in the hospital, Allscripts Enterprise in ambulatory
MU pushing EHR plans to the forefront — “We fell into the sweet spot.”
From a mostly-paper environment to Stage 6
Leading a clinical transformation — “Include key stakeholders in the decision-making process.”
Aligning with the CNO
Physician pushback after go-live
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CHIME’s comments on MU stage 3 — “Pace is a deep concern”
Hospital readiness for EHR-generated CQMs
Underutilized CMS pilot programs
StateNet opportunities
The “hunger” for best practices
Gearing up for HIMSS13
About CHA
Affiliation with Community Health Network — sharing data but not the same system
Participating in Indiana HIE
Meditech in the hospital, Epic in physician practices
Facebook & Twitter as the starting point to get patients engaged
“It’s a multi-year strategy. You can’t just build a portal.”
Managing Meaningful Use
Going McKesson Paragon — the ‘Amazing Race’
Filling in the gaps
Using Dell’s Unified Clinical Archive
HIE work/physician connectivity strategy
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