Bobbie Byrne, MD, CIO, Edward Hospital & Health Services, Chapter 1

Bobbie Byrne, MD, CIO, Edward Hospital & Health Services

About Edward Hospital & Health Services
Migrating to Epic across the system
“Epic wasn’t an automatic choice”
Need for a single source of truth
IT being thrust into the spotlight
“I’m not a technical person”
Placing a higher value on clinical experience for CIOs

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How Cerner Was Able To Turn The Corner

Adam Gale, President, KLAS

Turning a corner should be a simple thing. However, while watching “Cars” with my kids the other day, I was reminded that it’s not always that simple. In the movie, Doc Hudson instructs Lightning McQueen to turn his wheels into the skid to maintain better control when traveling at high speeds on a dirt road. [...]

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KLAS: Electronic Record Growth Slow Outside the U.S.

International EMR market building, but slowly

Although there are plenty of vendors exploring the international space, the market for electronic patient records outside of the United States is still in the early stages, according to a new KLAS report — International EPR Market 2012: Multinational Vendor Footprints. The report, which is the first by KLAS to examine the global EMR market, [...]

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What If Vendor Booths At HIMSS Told The Whole Story?

Adam Gale, President, KLAS

I enjoyed wandering the halls at HIMSS this year. Much like Las Vegas, the booths are majestic, the signage is overwhelming, and it feels like a fantasy world. On the last day, I had a strange thought: “What if every booth only messaged the true, unembellished reality of the company? What would the new taglines [...]

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Healthcare Is Local, But The Problems Are The Same

Scott MacLean, Deputy CIO and Director of IS Operations, Partners HealthCare

I woke up at 3:30 this morning because I slept half the day yesterday after arriving on a red-eye from HIMSS12 in Las Vegas. We were thrilled that the Annual Conference had record-breaking numbers of attendees and exhibitors. It was a fabulous week of learning and catching up with friends, and I was ready to [...]

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Serious Investments Require Serious Homework

Anthony Guerra, Editor-in-Chief, hsCIO.com

“I’m sorry, but I have to catch the bus so I can pick up my daughter,” said the sales rep. “Can we continue this tomorrow?” “Of course,” I said, laughing. “I guess you can see why I became a journalist.” I was vetting two “finalists” in the selection of a vendor for our company and, [...]

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When Flexibility Becomes A Double-Edged Sword

Anthony Guerra, Editor-in-Chief, hsCIO.com

I was starting to get frustrated. “Thank you for explaining it again but, based on what you’re telling me, I still don’t know which option is best,” I told the very nice Verizon Wireless representative, who had been detailing the different data plans for our new managing editor’s iPhone. “What I would like to do [...]

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AMA Calls For User Interface Consistency, Weighs In On Clinician Adoption, Meaningful Use

Steven Stack, M.D., Board Member, American Medical Association

Responding to physicians’ concerns that EMR products are difficult to navigate and use for retrieving important patient information, the American Medical Association has voted to advocate for the standardization of key elements of EMR interface design. According to AMA Board Member Steven Stack, M.D., many physicians must often work with one system in their practice, [...]

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David Miller, Vice Chancellor/CIO, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Chapter 2

*Having the confidence to push for massive investment
*Are we moving toward a two-tier healthcare system?
*”If you have the money, you should go with the product that positions you best”
*Specialty practices and primary care EMRs
*The clinical/research chasm

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