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“What if there is no tomorrow? There wasn’t one today!” That classic line is just a small sampling of why Groundhog Day is one of my favorite films. After 20 years, the comedy still holds up extremely well for many reasons, including Bill Murray’s dry wit — delivered brilliantly, and the fact that the concept [...]
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Secrets to selecting a system – the importance of not focusing on the front-end look and feel
Focusing on lean methodologies and process improvement
The art of process redesign
“The mandate from the top was to ensure process redesign occurred”
Bringing in GE to help with change management
“I remember the Apple Newton, because I had one,” said Tom Sullivan, editor of Government Health IT, as we were having lunch this week. “Right,” I said. “I read in Steve Job’s biography that when he came back to the company in the late ‘90s, he immediately shut that project down — he didn’t care [...]
Juggling multiple projects — “There’s no rest for the weary on EMR implementation.”
Leveraging desktop virtualization to increase efficiency
Incorporating CPI into integrated facility design
Breakthrough projects and incremental gain — “We went big, now let’s chip away at this”
Lessons learned from a failed iPad pilot
Working with Windows 8 and VitalHub to improve the EMR experience
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
The benefits of strategic planning retreats
The HIT workforce shortage and staff management
Bringing lessons from other industries into healthcare
Leveraging Lean to streamline processes
Developing strategy with so much uncertainty
The ICD-10 delay
Comparing healthcare to other industries
Bringing Lean to healthcare
Running McKesson Horizon 10.3 and looking at the future
Improving project prioritization
Meditech 5.6 upgrade
Getting the organization to realize “these are not IT projects”
From chief information officer to chief innovation officer
IT as an enabler
Implementing single sign-on
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