healthsystemcio.com » Vendor Management http://healthsystemcio.com healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs. Tue, 22 May 2012 15:25:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=188 2010-2011 healthcio@gmail.com (Anthony Guerra) healthcio@gmail.com (Anthony Guerra) healthcare IT 1440 http://healthsystemcio.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/hscio-square-144x144.gif healthsystemcio.com http://healthsystemcio.com 144 144 http://healthsystemcio.com/?feed=podcast Helping CIOs Improve Healthcare healthsystemCIO.com Podcasts feature one-on-one interviews with the industry's most influential figures. From hospital CIOs to CEOs from the largest EMR vendors, you'll enjoy these lively exchanges with editor Anthony Guerra. healthcare IT, health care IT, CIO, Chief information officer, HITECH, Meaningful Use, health information technology, hospital IT Anthony Guerra Anthony Guerra healthcio@gmail.com no no Bobbie Byrne, MD, CIO, Edward Hospital & Health Services, Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/05/17/bobbie-byrne-md-cio-edward-hospital-health-services-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/05/17/bobbie-byrne-md-cio-edward-hospital-health-services-chapter-1/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 15:31:58 +0000 Kate Gamble http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=11889 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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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/05/17/bobbie-byrne-md-cio-edward-hospital-health-services-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:14:06 Before she joined the staff of Edward Hospital in late 2009, Bobbie Byrne had never once thought about becoming a CIO. But when she was approached by a recruiter who told her that the organization wanted a physician, she was immediately intrigued. T[...] Before she joined the staff of Edward Hospital in late 2009, Bobbie Byrne had never once thought about becoming a CIO. But when she was approached by a recruiter who told her that the organization wanted a physician, she was immediately intrigued. The move turned out to be fortuitous; just a year into her tenure, she led the way as the organization migrated to a new platform that would provide an integrated patient record. In this interview, Byrne talks about the process of selecting a major IT system, what it takes for an organization to make IT its top priority, and how her experiences as in the clinical and vendor worlds have shaped her role. She also discusses the state of HIE in Indiana, what she really thought of the ICD-10 delay, and her concerns about the IT workforce shortage. bobbie, byrne, edward, hospital, &, health, services, Podcast Kate Gamble no no Can You Hear Me Now? http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/05/17/can-you-hear-me-now/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/05/17/can-you-hear-me-now/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 11:51:14 +0000 Adam Gale http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=11878 The HIT world is moving at a ferocious pace with constant change, including Allscripts board battles, ICD-10 dates, McKesson’s Better Health 2020 announcement, MU checks, consolidation, investment firms buying up HIT companies, and payers that play both friend and foe. Over the last few months, I have gone on a dizzying tour of many key [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/05/17/can-you-hear-me-now/feed/ 0 What Does The Allscripts Stock Collapse Really Mean for Customers? http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/05/09/what-does-the-allscripts-stock-collapse-really-mean-for-customers/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/05/09/what-does-the-allscripts-stock-collapse-really-mean-for-customers/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 12:40:58 +0000 Vince Ciotti http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=11772 The Allscripts stock collapse? It’s sad news for the investors, but the impact on the many former Eclipsys clients is a different story entirely. Just what is the relationship between a company’s stock performance and its products and services? That’s a different matter entirely. Let’s look at just two historical antecedents for brevity’s sake...

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/05/09/what-does-the-allscripts-stock-collapse-really-mean-for-customers/feed/ 0 Meditech 6.0 Diary Part 18: A Summit And The Winds Of Change http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/04/27/meditech-6-0-diary-part-18-a-summit-and-the-winds-of-change/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/04/27/meditech-6-0-diary-part-18-a-summit-and-the-winds-of-change/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:23:31 +0000 Jorge Grillo http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=11569 Many healthcare CIOs have argued for ages that Meditech’s large market-share has caused them to be a bit less than responsive to customer needs and somewhat rigid in their delivery of service, along with being more focused on their internal business drivers than their customer’s desires. I must admit to having been one of those [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/04/27/meditech-6-0-diary-part-18-a-summit-and-the-winds-of-change/feed/ 0 Wanda Sims, CIO, Baptist Health, Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/04/25/wanda-sims-cio-baptist-health-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/04/25/wanda-sims-cio-baptist-health-chapter-1/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:25:14 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=11498 About Baptist The organization's CPOE journey Running McKesson Star for financials, Cerner (outsourced) for clinicals Implementing CPOE, targeting a June 5 go-live Breaking down outsourcing's challenges "We're 10 months into it and, right now, we're happy with our decision"

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/04/25/wanda-sims-cio-baptist-health-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:17:55 When it comes to health IT, Wanda Sims is no rookie. Over the past two decades, she’s held roles on both the vendor and consulting sides, and as a result, she’s developed a deep understanding of how the game is played. Some of the key lessons she’s [...] When it comes to health IT, Wanda Sims is no rookie. Over the past two decades, she’s held roles on both the vendor and consulting sides, and as a result, she’s developed a deep understanding of how the game is played. Some of the key lessons she’s learned are that the success of an implementation is contingent upon strong leadership, and that each organization needs to find the formula that works best for them. It’s why she made sure to have a CMIO who isn’t afraid to take on a CPOE implementation, and why Baptist Health has embarked on a non-traditional outsourcing agreement with Cerner. In this interview, Sims talks about those experiences, as well as what her organization is doing to determine the right physician practice EMR strategy, why CIOs need to get out of the office, and the work her team is doing with HIEs and portals. baptist, health, Podcast, wanda, sims Anthony Guerra no no Karen Marhefka, Associate CIO, UMass Memorial Health Care, Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/04/19/karen-marhefka-associate-cio-umass-memorial-health-care-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/04/19/karen-marhefka-associate-cio-umass-memorial-health-care-chapter-1/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:46:39 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=11400 About UMass Memorial Allscripts ambulatory, Siemens Soarian acute, dbMotion for integration Making a best-of-breed shop work — “It takes very, very smart people to maintain what we’ve built” The state of Soarian ambulatory Navigating vendor M&A The critical CIO-general counsel relationship

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/04/19/karen-marhefka-associate-cio-umass-memorial-health-care-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:19:23 Despite the fact that many health system CIOs sit on the executive board and play a key role in shaping an organization’s long-term strategy, the perception of the CIO as basically a “mechanic” is still a common one. And it’s one that Karen Marhefka[...] Despite the fact that many health system CIOs sit on the executive board and play a key role in shaping an organization’s long-term strategy, the perception of the CIO as basically a “mechanic” is still a common one. And it’s one that Karen Marhefka wants to see change, particularly as more hospital functions and departments fall under the IT umbrella. In this interview, Marhefka talks about what it takes to operate a best-of-breed shop in today’s complex environment, the importance of staying abreast of vendor mergers and acquisitions, and the challenges in establishing a strategy that is solid enough to guide an organization but flexible enough to accommodate shifting priorities. She also discusses what it has been like to work with George Brenckle and how the CIO role has evolved and will continue to change going forward. Allscripts, karen, marhefka, Podcast, Siemens, umass, memorial, healthcare Anthony Guerra no no Meeting MU On A Tight Budget http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/04/16/meeting-mu-on-a-tight-budget/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/04/16/meeting-mu-on-a-tight-budget/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:36:22 +0000 Vince Ciotti http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=11331 Meeting Meaningful Use (MU) on a tight budget? It’s a challenge, but here are some suggestions: 1. Negotiate Vendor Rates. If you haven’t signed with you’re HIS vendor yet, be sure to negotiate the hourly rate they’re charging for their implementers. Most vendors charge a flat fee for implementation, but give you no idea how [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/04/16/meeting-mu-on-a-tight-budget/feed/ 0 A New Twist On The Golden Rule http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/04/12/a-new-twist-on-the-golden-rule/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/04/12/a-new-twist-on-the-golden-rule/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:39:34 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=11283 “The vigour of the human mind quickly appears when there is no longer any room for doubt and hesitation, when diffidence is absorbed in the sense of danger, or overwhelmed by some resistless passion. We then soon discover that difficulty is, for the most part, the daughter of idleness, that the obstacles with which our [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/04/12/a-new-twist-on-the-golden-rule/feed/ 0 How Cerner Was Able To Turn The Corner http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/04/09/how-cerner-was-able-to-turn-the-corner/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/04/09/how-cerner-was-able-to-turn-the-corner/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:17:47 +0000 Adam Gale http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=11197 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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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/04/09/how-cerner-was-able-to-turn-the-corner/feed/ 0 Chuck McDevitt, CIO, Self Regional Healthcare, Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/04/04/chuck-mcdevitt-cio-self-regional-healthcare-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/04/04/chuck-mcdevitt-cio-self-regional-healthcare-chapter-2/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:17:17 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=11104 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

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/04/04/chuck-mcdevitt-cio-self-regional-healthcare-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:17:10 The healthcare system has its share of issues, some of which will take years to fix, and some — like the amount of inefficiency embedded into processes — that can be solved much sooner, according to Chuck McDevitt, CIO at Self Regional Healthcare. M[...] The healthcare system has its share of issues, some of which will take years to fix, and some — like the amount of inefficiency embedded into processes — that can be solved much sooner, according to Chuck McDevitt, CIO at Self Regional Healthcare. McDevitt sees a great deal of potential in implementing lean methodologies to drive down costs and boost patient satisfaction. In this interview, he talks about how his organization is using evidence-based medicine to streamline processes, the challenges of straddling the ACO and fee-for-service worlds, and the cultural change taking place within Self Regional to improve employees’ health. He also discusses integrating the acute and ambulatory environments, his device management strategy, and how he is applying lessons learned from working in other industries. chuck, mcdevitt, Podcast, self, regional, healthcare Anthony Guerra no no Jack Wolf, CIO, Montefiore Medical Center, Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/03/20/jack-wolf-cio-montefiore-medical-center-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/03/20/jack-wolf-cio-montefiore-medical-center-chapter-1/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:01:53 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=10923 About Montefiore Running a GE Healthcare IT shop Montefiore's clinical IT journey Amalga, Caradigm, Qualibria Thoughts on big-ticket enterprise EMR buys

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/03/20/jack-wolf-cio-montefiore-medical-center-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:18:47 Montefiore Medical Center prides itself on being a forward-thinking organization. The Bronx, N.Y.-based system began implementing an EMR in the mid-90s, and was closing in on full CPOE just a few years later. But although the organization has always[...] Montefiore Medical Center prides itself on being a forward-thinking organization. The Bronx, N.Y.-based system began implementing an EMR in the mid-90s, and was closing in on full CPOE just a few years later. But although the organization has always embraced innovation, CIO Jack Wolf believes what is just as important is maintaining a sound strategic plan. In this interview, Wolf talks about the weighted decision of whether to transition to a fully-integrated system, the need to be able to seamlessly connect the acute and ambulatory worlds, and how he dealt with being blindsided by a vendor decision. He also discusses Montefiore’s participation in an ACO program, the health IT workforce shortage, and his thoughts on MU Stage 2. GE, Healthcare, jack, wolf, montefiore, medical, center, Podcast Anthony Guerra no no Jim Noga, CIO, Partners HealthCare, Chapter 3 http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/03/19/jim-noga-cio-partners-healthcare-chapter-3/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/03/19/jim-noga-cio-partners-healthcare-chapter-3/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:01:58 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=10903 Setting expectations Working with John at Siemens Conflict, friction, and leadership Is the industry being asked to do too much, too fast? Maintaining a sound work/life balance

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/03/19/jim-noga-cio-partners-healthcare-chapter-3/feed/ 0 0:17:10 When Jim Noga was named CIO at Partners HealthCare, taking over for John Glaser, he was no stranger to the system, having spent 17 as CIO at Massachusetts General. A year later, he’s focused on moving the organization from a federated model to a tru[...] When Jim Noga was named CIO at Partners HealthCare, taking over for John Glaser, he was no stranger to the system, having spent 17 as CIO at Massachusetts General. A year later, he’s focused on moving the organization from a federated model to a true enterprise clinical system approach that will better facilitate initiatives like accountable care. In this interview, Noga talks about fostering clinical collaboration within the organization, the importance of having an effective mobile device management strategy, and how he has benefited from his experience in software development. He also talks about the challenges organizations face in managing security, why confrontation and conflict can sometimes be good, and what it has been like to fill Glaser’s shoes. Jim, Noga, Partners, Healthcare, Podcast Anthony Guerra no no Separating What Matters From What Doesn’t http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/03/08/knowing-when-to-compromise-and-when-to-stand-your-ground/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/03/08/knowing-when-to-compromise-and-when-to-stand-your-ground/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:16:51 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=10802 “Sure, that’s no problem but, regarding your other request, I’m afraid we’d have to stick with the process as it’s been laid out,” I said to a potential Webinar sponsor who’d asked about making some changes to the program. As I’ve run healthsystemCIO.com over the past few years, I’ve come to deeply appreciate the structured [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/03/08/knowing-when-to-compromise-and-when-to-stand-your-ground/feed/ 0 Linda Reed, CIO, Atlantic Health System, Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/02/29/linda-reed-cio-atlantic-health-system-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/02/29/linda-reed-cio-atlantic-health-system-chapter-1/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:13:59 +0000 Kate Gamble http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=10671 About Atlantic Health Lack of interest in EMR subsidy programs Dealing with McKesson’s revamped Horizon/Paragon strategy The need for 1-on-1 attention from vendors Most challenging part of attestation: meds reconciliation When it’s a process issue — not a technology issue

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/02/29/linda-reed-cio-atlantic-health-system-chapter-1/feed/ 0 Mary Alice Annecharico, CIO, Henry Ford Health System, Chapter 4 http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/02/27/mary-alice-annecharico-cio-henry-ford-health-system-chapter-4/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/02/27/mary-alice-annecharico-cio-henry-ford-health-system-chapter-4/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:42:23 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=10594 Balancing Epic's expectations with internal challenges Best practices in CIO transitioning Don’t forget to mentor! "Develop a legacy of leadership" The most important question: "When you got the job, did you jump up and down?"

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/02/27/mary-alice-annecharico-cio-henry-ford-health-system-chapter-4/feed/ 0 0:10:53 After accomplishing what she set out to do at University Hospitals Health System in Cleveland, where she oversaw a major upgrade and full system deployment, Mary Alice Annecharico, RN, decided it was time for a new challenge. So she ventured across [...] After accomplishing what she set out to do at University Hospitals Health System in Cleveland, where she oversaw a major upgrade and full system deployment, Mary Alice Annecharico, RN, decided it was time for a new challenge. So she ventured across Lake Erie to Henry Ford Health System, a large, Detroit-based organization that is transitioning from a home-grown system to Epic’s EMR. In this interview, Annecharico talks about why Henry Ford appealed to her, the path from clinical nursing to CIO, and how her early career experience shapes her current role. She also discusses the importance of knowing what drives an individual, her IT philosophy, and why nurses can make effective CIOs. henry, ford, health, system, mary, alice, annecharico, Podcast Anthony Guerra no no John Glaser, CEO, Siemens Health Services, Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/02/22/john-glaser-ceo-siemens-health-services-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/02/22/john-glaser-ceo-siemens-health-services-chapter-2/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:59:44 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=10520 Balancing vendor/customer roles and responsibilities Vendor flexibility (good or bad?) Leading Siemens — the road so far Securing internal investment

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/02/22/john-glaser-ceo-siemens-health-services-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:15:07 As a former health system CIO, John Glaser understands the challenges that today’s leaders face. And it’s that experience that has helped guide him in his current role of CEO of Siemens Health Services, as the company works to grow its core products[...] As a former health system CIO, John Glaser understands the challenges that today’s leaders face. And it’s that experience that has helped guide him in his current role of CEO of Siemens Health Services, as the company works to grow its core products while developing an ambulatory solution to meet the evolving needs of care providers. In this interview, Glaser talks about moving away from a transaction-based model, how vendors can best integrate customer requests into their strategic plans, and the increasing importance of incorporating business intelligence and analytics into the overall strategy. He also discusses how Siemens has handled the healthcare IT workforce shortage, and why leaders need to remember what healthcare IT is all about. Anthony Guerra no no Knowing What You Want to Get Out of a Meeting http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/02/15/knowing-what-you-want-to-get-out-of-a-meeting/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/02/15/knowing-what-you-want-to-get-out-of-a-meeting/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:34:04 +0000 Kate Gamble http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=10456 I’ll never forget it. It was one of my first meetings at my first HIMSS conference, and it was with not one, but five people at a well-known company. As if that wasn’t intimidating enough, the discussion started with one of them asking me, “What would you like to talk about?” I remember thinking, “You [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/02/15/knowing-what-you-want-to-get-out-of-a-meeting/feed/ 0 Joanne Burns, CIO, University of Missouri Health Care, Chapter 3 http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/02/07/joanne-burns-cio-university-of-missouri-health-care-chapter-3/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/02/07/joanne-burns-cio-university-of-missouri-health-care-chapter-3/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:03:52 +0000 Kate Gamble http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=10310 Getting big bang implementations out of the way The push for device integration Going green across the organization Stage 6 recognition is another step in the journey—not an end Not being "on an island"

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/02/07/joanne-burns-cio-university-of-missouri-health-care-chapter-3/feed/ 0 0:17:13 Three years ago, the University of Missouri Health Care and Cerner teamed up to develop the Tiger Institute for Health Innovation, an initiative designed to improve the delivery of care across the state through data exchange and patient engagement. [...] Three years ago, the University of Missouri Health Care and Cerner teamed up to develop the Tiger Institute for Health Innovation, an initiative designed to improve the delivery of care across the state through data exchange and patient engagement. In this interview, Joanne Burns, who plays a key role with both organizations, talks about how the partnership has benefited both parties, University of Missouri’s path to Meaningful Use, and the challenges of juggling multiple priorities. She also discusses how she works to make sure IT’s goals are closely aligned with those of the organization, and why she has set the bar high for all vendor relationships. joanne, burns, Podcast, university, of, missouri, health, care Kate Gamble no no Chuck Christian, CIO, Good Samaritan Hospital, Chapter 3 http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/02/06/chuck-christian-cio-good-samaritan-hospital-chapter-3/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/02/06/chuck-christian-cio-good-samaritan-hospital-chapter-3/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:33:24 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=10295 Be prepared – why CIOs must know the costs of HIE The power of negotiation (start with "free") Mentors The importance of HIE to organizations that refer out patients for certain specialty care An HIE checklist for CIOs

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/02/06/chuck-christian-cio-good-samaritan-hospital-chapter-3/feed/ 0 0:16:56 Chuck Christian, the longtime CIO at Good Samaritan Hospital, believes that health information exchanges have been getting a bad rap. Christian has been involved in HIE work for more than a decade — long before Meaningful Use was even on the radar, [...] Chuck Christian, the longtime CIO at Good Samaritan Hospital, believes that health information exchanges have been getting a bad rap. Christian has been involved in HIE work for more than a decade — long before Meaningful Use was even on the radar, and he wants CIOs to realize that getting connected with data exchange can yield benefits that go beyond just qualifying for funds. In this interview, Christian talks about the state of HIE in Indiana, how his organization is leveraging HIEs to improve patient care, and the optimal role for CIOs when it comes to HIE initiatives. He also discusses negotiation points, the importance of knowing the costs involved, and why he thinks the industry is just beginning to scratch the surface on how information can be most effectively used. Chuck, Christian, good, samaritan, hospital, Podcast Anthony Guerra no no Tom Ciccarelli, CIO, East Orange General Hospital, Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/02/01/tom-ciccarelli-cio-east-orange-general-hospital-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/02/01/tom-ciccarelli-cio-east-orange-general-hospital-chapter-1/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:31:53 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=10224 A year of implementation in review Flexibility and customization — a double-edged sword "An EHR install is an extremely painful situation" Why consulting help could be key The financial strain of meeting Meaningful Use Contemplating Stage 2

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/02/01/tom-ciccarelli-cio-east-orange-general-hospital-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:10:54 Every hospital CIO is undoubtedly feeling the burden of Meaningful Use, but for some, the weight is greater. As Tom Ciccarelli, CIO of East Orange General Hospital, leads the 211-bed, community hospital through EMR implementations and other major pr[...] Every hospital CIO is undoubtedly feeling the burden of Meaningful Use, but for some, the weight is greater. As Tom Ciccarelli, CIO of East Orange General Hospital, leads the 211-bed, community hospital through EMR implementations and other major projects, he is finding that organizations that are on a tight budget — and can’t afford consulting help — really are at a disadvantage. In this interview, Ciccarelli speaks candidly about how the combination of ICD-10 and Stage 2 of Meaningful Use will overwhelm hospitals, how vendor flexibility can be a double-edged sword, and the effect that changing workflows and an increased data entry burden has on clinicians. He also talks about the similarities between EMR implementations and having young children, and the critical attributes needed for today’s CIOs. East, Orange, General, Hospital, Podcast, Tom, Ciccarelli Anthony Guerra no no Joanne Burns, CIO, University of Missouri Health Care, Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/01/31/joanne-burns-cio-university-of-missouri-health-care-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/01/31/joanne-burns-cio-university-of-missouri-health-care-chapter-2/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:19:19 +0000 Kate Gamble http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=10187 Creating an IT innovation group Cutting out the middle layers to build trust U of M's atypical vendor relationship with Cerner Juggling multiple projects Avoiding being swallowed up by Meaningful Use Aligning IT’s goals with those of the organization

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/01/31/joanne-burns-cio-university-of-missouri-health-care-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:12:02 Three years ago, the University of Missouri Health Care and Cerner teamed up to develop the Tiger Institute for Health Innovation, an initiative designed to improve the delivery of care across the state through data exchange and patient engagement. [...] Three years ago, the University of Missouri Health Care and Cerner teamed up to develop the Tiger Institute for Health Innovation, an initiative designed to improve the delivery of care across the state through data exchange and patient engagement. In this interview, Joanne Burns, who plays a key role with both organizations, talks about how the partnership has benefited both parties, University of Missouri’s path to Meaningful Use, and the challenges of juggling multiple priorities. She also discusses how she works to make sure IT’s goals are closely aligned with those of the organization, and why she has set the bar high for all vendor relationships. joanne, burns, Podcast, university, of, missouri, health, care Anthony Guerra no no When Flexibility Becomes A Double-Edged Sword http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/01/26/when-flexibility-becomes-a-double-edged-sword/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/01/26/when-flexibility-becomes-a-double-edged-sword/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:57:56 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=10135 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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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/01/26/when-flexibility-becomes-a-double-edged-sword/feed/ 1 Kim Ligon, CIO, DCH Health System, Discusses Her CHIME Member-To-Member Survey On IT Steering Committees, Chapter 3 http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/01/04/kim-ligon-cio-dch-health-system-talks-meditech-chapter-3/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/01/04/kim-ligon-cio-dch-health-system-talks-meditech-chapter-3/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:59:59 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=9763 Meditech's performance The CHIME Survey on HIT steering committees Getting docs involved in governance The nitty gritty of successful meetings As always, communication is key

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2012/01/04/kim-ligon-cio-dch-health-system-talks-meditech-chapter-3/feed/ 0 0:22:23 The regulatory requirements that CIOs are grappling with are overwhelming enough—throw in a major leadership change, and it can feel like being caught in a whirlwind. It’s how Kim Ligon felt when DCH Health System had a new CFO take the helm just as[...] The regulatory requirements that CIOs are grappling with are overwhelming enough—throw in a major leadership change, and it can feel like being caught in a whirlwind. It’s how Kim Ligon felt when DCH Health System had a new CFO take the helm just as Meaningful Use was coming down the pike. But rather than panic, Ligon, who serves as CIO for the West Alabama-based system, reached out to her colleagues for help. What she found is that there is no better source than CIOs for issues like dealing with steering committees, prioritizing projects, and balancing the budget. In this interview, Ligon also talks about having to interface with physician offices that use different EMR systems, her role in developing a statewide HIE, when a project needs to be delayed, and why she believes nurses bear the biggest brunt of CPOE. CHIME, DCH, Health, System, Kim, Ligon, Meditech, Podcast Anthony Guerra no no Robert Slepin, VP/CIO, John C. Lincoln Health Network, Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/12/06/robert-slepin-vpcio-john-c-lincoln-health-network-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/12/06/robert-slepin-vpcio-john-c-lincoln-health-network-chapter-2/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:39:40 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=9405 The art of vendor disengagement Disease management/business intelligence "What's the risk of this patient getting what kind of disease?" The importance of analytics Homecare/mobile technologies

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/12/06/robert-slepin-vpcio-john-c-lincoln-health-network-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:16:26 For Robert Slepin, health information technology has never been an end in its own right, but rather a tool that can be used to improve individual and population health. In this interview, Slepin discusses his organization’s goal of getting its hospi[...] For Robert Slepin, health information technology has never been an end in its own right, but rather a tool that can be used to improve individual and population health. In this interview, Slepin discusses his organization’s goal of getting its hospitals and physician network on Epic in 2012, best practices for disengaging with vendors, how disease management can help improve patient outcomes, and why ICD-10 should be postponed. He also talks about the importance of transparency within an organization, how to effectively delegate tasks, and why it’s okay to say, ‘I don’t know.’ Epic, John, C., Lincoln, Health, Network, Podcast, Robert, Slepin Anthony Guerra no no Barbara Riddell, VP/CIO, Atlantic General Hospital, Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/11/14/barbara-riddell-vpcio-atlantic-general-hospital-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/11/14/barbara-riddell-vpcio-atlantic-general-hospital-chapter-2/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:35:46 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=9210 Contracting for success "Word of mouth is everything in this industry" The risks and rewards of a fast implementation Grappling with the HIT talent shortage A small hospital with all the big hospital requirements

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/11/14/barbara-riddell-vpcio-atlantic-general-hospital-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:13:54 Most CIOs have experienced a major change at one point in their careers. But they’re rarely as drastic as the transition Barbara Riddell made when she went from Tenet Health, a corporation that includes 49 acute care hospitals in 11 states, to Atlan[...] Most CIOs have experienced a major change at one point in their careers. But they’re rarely as drastic as the transition Barbara Riddell made when she went from Tenet Health, a corporation that includes 49 acute care hospitals in 11 states, to Atlantic General Hospital, a relatively small system with a patient output that fluctuates by season. And as Riddell has learned, a smaller organization does not necessarily mean less complexity. In this interview, she talks about having the right team in place to prepare for data exchange, how vendor agreements are like a marriage, and the added pressure that smaller organizations face in getting it right the first time. Allscripts, Atlantic, General, Hospital, Barbara, Riddell, Ecliipsys, Podcast Anthony Guerra no no Barbara Riddell, VP/CIO, Atlantic General Hospital, Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/11/09/barbara-riddell-vpcio-atlantic-general-hospital-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/11/09/barbara-riddell-vpcio-atlantic-general-hospital-chapter-1/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:14:17 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=9176 "How you manage a record for a population that's coming and going?" The importance of real, regional HIE Becoming an Allscripts (Eclipsys) inpatient shop Goldilocks governance —not too much, not too little Keeping RCM (Keane) in place

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/11/09/barbara-riddell-vpcio-atlantic-general-hospital-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:19:30 Most CIOs have experienced a major change at one point in their careers. But they’re rarely as drastic as the transition Barbara Riddell made when she went from Tenet Health, a corporation that includes 49 acute care hospitals in 11 states, to Atlan[...] Most CIOs have experienced a major change at one point in their careers. But they’re rarely as drastic as the transition Barbara Riddell made when she went from Tenet Health, a corporation that includes 49 acute care hospitals in 11 states, to Atlantic General Hospital, a relatively small system with a patient output that fluctuates by season. And as Riddell has learned, a smaller organization does not necessarily mean less complexity. In this interview, she talks about having the right team in place to prepare for data exchange, how vendor agreements are like a marriage, and the added pressure that smaller organizations face in getting it right the first time. Allscripts, Atlantic, Ceneral, Hospital, Barbara, Riddell, Eclipsys, Keane, Podcast Anthony Guerra no no Tom Stride, VP/CIO, Aria Health, Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/09/21/tom-stride-vpcio-aria-health-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/09/21/tom-stride-vpcio-aria-health-chapter-2/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:00:33 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=8739 Working with Hyland Software Focusing on physician satisfaction The benefits of a clinical background Workload overload? Too much, too fast? Staff management in times of high stress

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/09/21/tom-stride-vpcio-aria-health-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:12:19 Of all the tools and resources available to him as CIO, perhaps the most useful for Tom Stride is his clinical background. As vice president and CIO of Aria Health, a Philadelphia-based system that includes three community hospitals and a network of[...] Of all the tools and resources available to him as CIO, perhaps the most useful for Tom Stride is his clinical background. As vice president and CIO of Aria Health, a Philadelphia-based system that includes three community hospitals and a network of outpatient centers and physicians, Stride faces a challenge many CIOs can relate to in integrating independent and owned physician practices with the acute setting. But where he has an advantage is in understanding firsthand the extent to which upgrades impact workflow, and how important it is that clinicians are on board with any initiative. In this interview, Stride discusses how he has benefited from his experience, how his organization has achieved 96 percent CPOE, the importance of optimally prioritizing projects, and best practices in vendor relationship management. Aria, Health, Hyland, Software, Podcast, Tom, Stride Anthony Guerra no no When Opportunity Knocks, Open The Door http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/09/08/when-opportunity-knocks-open-the-door/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/09/08/when-opportunity-knocks-open-the-door/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:54:20 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=8579 Throughout history, it’s been individuals willing to take advantage of opportunities — and in the process risk failure — who have achieved great things. Left by the wayside are those who could not muster the courage to act and, perhaps even more sadly, those for whom history’s stage never drew back its curtain — the [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/09/08/when-opportunity-knocks-open-the-door/feed/ 0 Rich Wheatly, CIO, Cape Regional Medical Center, Chapter 3 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/09/07/rich-wheatly-cio-cape-regional-medical-center-chapter-3/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/09/07/rich-wheatly-cio-cape-regional-medical-center-chapter-3/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:04:11 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=8551 The Soarian implementation Measuring up to Meaningful Use "My concern is can the industry as a whole support the change being forced on it?" The art of vendor disengagement "ACO is not on my front burner right now"

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/09/07/rich-wheatly-cio-cape-regional-medical-center-chapter-3/feed/ 0 0:15:00 The Soarian implementation Measuring up to Meaningful Use "My concern is can the industry as a whole support the change being forced on it?" The art of vendor disengagement "ACO is not on my front burner right now"Source: Rich Wheatly, CIO, Cape[...] The Soarian implementation Measuring up to Meaningful Use "My concern is can the industry as a whole support the change being forced on it?" The art of vendor disengagement "ACO is not on my front burner right now"Source: Rich Wheatly, CIO, Cape Regional Medical Center, Chapter 3 on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs. Cape, Regional, Medical, Center, Podcast, Rich, Wheatley, Siemens, Healthcare, Siemens, Soarian Anthony Guerra no no Meditech 6.0 Diary Part 12 – Weighing The Risks Of A Holiday Upgrade http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/09/06/meditech-6-0-diary-part-12-weighing-the-risks-of-a-holiday-upgrade/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/09/06/meditech-6-0-diary-part-12-weighing-the-risks-of-a-holiday-upgrade/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:27:40 +0000 Jorge Grillo http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=8521 On Aug. 23 we received our Meditech 6.06 upgrade. The decision to do the upgrade was not an easy one, as the fact that Meditech stated it would require an additional 10 weeks of testing pushed our go live from Oct. 1 of this year to Jan. 1 of next. (but I will discuss that [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/09/06/meditech-6-0-diary-part-12-weighing-the-risks-of-a-holiday-upgrade/feed/ 0 Patrick Neece, CIO, Jefferson Regional Medical Center, Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/09/06/patrick-neece-cio-jefferson-regional-medical-center-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/09/06/patrick-neece-cio-jefferson-regional-medical-center-chapter-2/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 11:35:27 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=8515 Effects of the Eclipsys acquisition What it means to truly "partner" with a vendor iSirona for device connectivity Integrating with physician offices for HIE Tackling quality measures

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/09/06/patrick-neece-cio-jefferson-regional-medical-center-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:14:00 As one of only 240 hospitals to have achieved HIMSS Analytics Stage 6 status, 471-bed Jefferson Regional Medical Center is in good company. For Patrick Neece, CIO of the Pine Bluff, Ark.-based facility, one of the keys to success has been working cl[...] As one of only 240 hospitals to have achieved HIMSS Analytics Stage 6 status, 471-bed Jefferson Regional Medical Center is in good company. For Patrick Neece, CIO of the Pine Bluff, Ark.-based facility, one of the keys to success has been working closely with physicians to deploy systems that accommodate their workflows — instead of putting in systems and then asking the users to change the way they practice. In this interview, Neece talks about Jefferson Regional’s progress in implementing advanced clinicals, why it was beneficial to get physicians on CPOE before HITECH forced their hands, and what it means to truly partner with a vendor. Allscripts, Eclipsys, iSirona, Jefferson, Regional, Medical, Center, Patrick, Neece, Podcast Anthony Guerra no no CIO Tips On Vendor Sleuthing http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/09/01/cio-tips-on-vendor-sleuthing/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/09/01/cio-tips-on-vendor-sleuthing/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:26:00 +0000 Steve Huffman http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=8498 Did you realize that your vendors collect a treasure of intelligence on you prior to a large sale.  They dig through 990s, investigate public documentation and attempt to leverage the information during the sales process.  CIOs should also collect similar intelligence on their vendors. A great place to start is finance-laden jargon in your vendors [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/09/01/cio-tips-on-vendor-sleuthing/feed/ 2 Rich Wheatly, CIO, Cape Regional Medical Center, Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/08/31/rich-wheatly-cio-cape-regional-medical-center-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/08/31/rich-wheatly-cio-cape-regional-medical-center-chapter-2/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:58:40 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=8475 Allscripts in the ED (but looking at Siemens for the future) The Allscripts/Soarian integration, "is one of the things keeping me up at night" Moving off Meditech Magic 5.6 — "It's not sexy, bottom line" Deciding against 6.0 "Siemens did an outstanding job of cultivating our relationship"

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/08/31/rich-wheatly-cio-cape-regional-medical-center-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:14:37 Allscripts in the ED (but looking at Siemens for the future) The Allscripts/Soarian integration, "is one of the things keeping me up at night" Moving off Meditech Magic 5.6 — "It's not sexy, bottom line" Deciding against 6.0 "Siemens did an outs[...] Allscripts in the ED (but looking at Siemens for the future) The Allscripts/Soarian integration, "is one of the things keeping me up at night" Moving off Meditech Magic 5.6 — "It's not sexy, bottom line" Deciding against 6.0 "Siemens did an outstanding job of cultivating our relationship"Source: Rich Wheatly, CIO, Cape Regional Medical Center, Chapter 2 on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs. Integration/Interfacing Anthony Guerra no no Meditech, What The Heck? http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/08/30/meditech-what-the-heck/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/08/30/meditech-what-the-heck/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:38:18 +0000 Adam Gale http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=8458 Sorry, living in Utah you get a lot of “hecks” and “darns.”  But seriously, what the heck is going on with version 6? You know, this is the Meditech that had essentially owned the market for mid-sized hospitals and basically printed money in the basement as hospitals flocked their way. When you have nearly 2,000 [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/08/30/meditech-what-the-heck/feed/ 0 Top Ten Essential Vendor Behaviors in Today’s Market http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/08/30/top-ten-essential-vendor-behaviors-in-todays-market/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/08/30/top-ten-essential-vendor-behaviors-in-todays-market/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:11:28 +0000 Dale Sanders http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=8449 A few weeks ago, a noteworthy healthcare consulting firm asked for input they could pass on to vendors that would help those vendors understand the relationship imperatives critical to a healthcare CIO, right now, in today’s market. After giving this topic a few days of background thought, I concluded two things:  (1)  At least 60% of the [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/08/30/top-ten-essential-vendor-behaviors-in-todays-market/feed/ 1 John Halamka, M.D., CIO, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/08/22/john-halamka-m-d-cio-beth-israel-deaconess-medical-center-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/08/22/john-halamka-m-d-cio-beth-israel-deaconess-medical-center-chapter-2/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:01:37 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=8318 Thoughts on the HIT Policy Committee Why the HIT Standards Committee is "Camelot" Advice for furthering CPOE and electronic documentation Hospital/physician practice integration Tackling quality measures

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/08/22/john-halamka-m-d-cio-beth-israel-deaconess-medical-center-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:21:05 After years of taking on responsibility after responsibility, John Halamka, M.D., CIO, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, found the increasing demands of his many roles meant one would have to go. Considering he's a doctor fascinated by the [...] After years of taking on responsibility after responsibility, John Halamka, M.D., CIO, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, found the increasing demands of his many roles meant one would have to go. Considering he's a doctor fascinated by the challenges of accountable care, it's not surprising the CIO role of Harvard Medical School wound up on the chopping block. In this interview with healthsystemCIO.com — during which Halamka begins to caution government organizations that the industry is being asked to change too much too fast — he discusses Meaningful Use, ACOs, ICD-10, CIO leadership, and much more. CPOE, Wireless Anthony Guerra no no Charles Colander, VP/CIO, Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare, Chapter 3 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/07/27/charles-colander-vpcio-elmhurst-memorial-healthcare-chapter-3/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/07/27/charles-colander-vpcio-elmhurst-memorial-healthcare-chapter-3/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:00:57 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=8042 *The importance of attracting physicians – "That's why we're being flexible" *Empowering physicians to use their wireless devices of choice *Meditech working to make apps available on wireless operating systems *The rise of the iPhone — "We're starting with Apple" *Vendor support is the key

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/07/27/charles-colander-vpcio-elmhurst-memorial-healthcare-chapter-3/feed/ 0 0:14:58 Charles (Chuck) Colander has been around the health IT game long enough to know that choosing the most sophisticated system doesn’t necessarily guarantee high adoption rates. Colander's experience — which includes time spent as both a CTO and c[...] Charles (Chuck) Colander has been around the health IT game long enough to know that choosing the most sophisticated system doesn’t necessarily guarantee high adoption rates. Colander's experience — which includes time spent as both a CTO and consultant — has taught him the best way to get physicians engaged is to build an implementation strategy that focuses on improving the patient experience. In this four-part interview, Colander shares his thoughts on how he manages a varied application environment, the vast difference between being a CIO and a consultant, why it’s critical for the IT department to embrace its role as a service organization, and how he hopes to steer a smooth transition into a new building. Wireless Anthony Guerra no no KLAS Finds Desire For Integrated Suites Driving CIS Purchases http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/07/06/klas-finds-desire-for-integrated-suites-driving-cis-purchases/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/07/06/klas-finds-desire-for-integrated-suites-driving-cis-purchases/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:08:23 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=7889 While Meaningful Use dollars are driving adoption of clinical information systems, the desire for integrated software suites, across which data can easily flow, is driving the selection of particular vendors, according to a new report from KLAS which looks at hospitals over 200 beds — Clinical Market Share 2011: Is Stimulus Money Still Stimulating? “As [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/07/06/klas-finds-desire-for-integrated-suites-driving-cis-purchases/feed/ 0 John Stanley, SVP/CIO, Riverside Health System, Chapter 3 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/06/27/john-stanley-svpcio-riverside-health-system-chapter-3/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/06/27/john-stanley-svpcio-riverside-health-system-chapter-3/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:46:14 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=7804 *Siemens ambulatory question — Riverside is longtime GE Centricity (Logician) customer *Looking at some Centricity-Soarian integration *John Glaser takes the helm

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/06/27/john-stanley-svpcio-riverside-health-system-chapter-3/feed/ 0 0:12:49 John Stanley is no rookie when it comes to health IT. The senior VP and CIO at Riverside Health System, a 5-hospital network based in Newport News, Va., has been deploying technologies for 35 years. What has his experience taught him? To position hi[...] John Stanley is no rookie when it comes to health IT. The senior VP and CIO at Riverside Health System, a 5-hospital network based in Newport News, Va., has been deploying technologies for 35 years. What has his experience taught him? To position his organization ahead of the curve when it comes to initiatives like Meaningful Use, and to have a ‘bullish’ attitude about meeting requirements. In this interview, Stanley talks about his organization’s long-standing relationship with Siemens, how he and his team are working to create an environment of interoperability, and why sometimes you need to bring in help to deal with the complexities of order sets. Anthony Guerra no no The Golden Rule Of Customer Service http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/06/16/the-golden-rule-of-customer-service/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/06/16/the-golden-rule-of-customer-service/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:08:41 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=8529 Running a hospital IT shop takes a delicate balance between leading and serving. If you don’t lead, you become a tactician executing orders, and not the strategic CIO advising business leaders on how IT can help make their visions reality. But if you don’t serve, if you don’t truly operate a customer service-focused department, the [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/06/16/the-golden-rule-of-customer-service/feed/ 0 Leadership Matters http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/06/09/leadership-matters/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/06/09/leadership-matters/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:54:58 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=8481 So often, the key to accomplishing complex things lies in the consistent application of simple principles. Among those complex things could certainly be considered launching and growing a successful healthcare IT advisory consultancy or leading a hospital IT shop on its quixotic quest for Meaningful Use. In all cases, success will only follow one natural [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/06/09/leadership-matters/feed/ 0 Kirk Larson, VP/CIO, Children’s Hospital Central California, Chapter 3 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/06/01/kirk-larson-vpcio-childrens-hospital-central-california-chapter-3/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/06/01/kirk-larson-vpcio-childrens-hospital-central-california-chapter-3/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:18:47 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=7582 *From vendor to provider *From adult hospital to pediatric facility *Helping the kids *Best practices in vendor relations *Networking and career management — "I have LinkedIn open all day long every day that I'm at work"

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/06/01/kirk-larson-vpcio-childrens-hospital-central-california-chapter-3/feed/ 0 0:14:51 Don’t be fooled by the appearance of Children’s Hospital of Central California. The brightly colored building may look more like a children’s castle than a hospital, but inside those walls, the IT team - led by VP and CIO Kirk Larson - is leading a [...] Don’t be fooled by the appearance of Children’s Hospital of Central California. The brightly colored building may look more like a children’s castle than a hospital, but inside those walls, the IT team - led by VP and CIO Kirk Larson - is leading a transformation that will make it one of the most sophisticated pediatric hospitals in the country. Children’s Hospital, which is located in the San Joaquin Valley, is going live on advanced clinicals and CPOE this summer, and will soon deploy an application that enables clinicians and staff to view electronic records from anywhere in the building using an iPad. In this interview, Larson talks about the IT strategy that is driving Children’s Hospital, how his experience on the vendor side has helped shape his role, and what it’s like to work in a pediatric hospital. Pediatrics Anthony Guerra no no Dave Kempson, VP/CIO, Maricopa Integrated Health System, Transcript/Podcast, Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/04/20/dave-kempson-vpcio-maricopa-integrated-health-system-transcriptpodcast-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/04/20/dave-kempson-vpcio-maricopa-integrated-health-system-transcriptpodcast-chapter-2/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 11:36:29 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=7025 Dave Kempson took over as CIO at Maricopa Integrated Health System in Phoenix, Ariz., at a very interesting time — not only was Maricopa transitioning away from being a county-owned facility, but the IS department was in need of a major overhaul. Kempson and his team were tasked with creating a truly integrated system, and [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/04/20/dave-kempson-vpcio-maricopa-integrated-health-system-transcriptpodcast-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:17:41 Dave Kempson took over as CIO at Maricopa Integrated Health System in Phoenix, Ariz., at a very interesting time — not only was Maricopa transitioning away from being a county-owned facility, but the IS department was in need of a major overhaul. Ke[...] Dave Kempson took over as CIO at Maricopa Integrated Health System in Phoenix, Ariz., at a very interesting time — not only was Maricopa transitioning away from being a county-owned facility, but the IS department was in need of a major overhaul. Kempson and his team were tasked with creating a truly integrated system, and because Maricopa had experienced IT failures in the past, the pressure was on to deliver the goods. What Kempson learned is the vendor many peg as the most expensive might be the best bet in the long term, that Rome was not built in a day — or even in one phase — and that for government organizations, the vendor selection process can be more complicated. ACOs, HIE Anthony Guerra no no Dave Kempson, VP/CIO, Maricopa Integrated Health System, Transcript/Podcast, Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/04/14/dave-kempson-vpcio-maricopa-integrated-health-system-transcriptpodcast-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/04/14/dave-kempson-vpcio-maricopa-integrated-health-system-transcriptpodcast-chapter-1/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:03:57 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=6968 Dave Kempson took over as CIO at Maricopa Integrated Health System in Phoenix, Ariz., at a very interesting time — not only was Maricopa transitioning away from being a county-owned facility, but the IS department was in need of a major overhaul. Kempson and his team were tasked with creating a truly integrated system, and [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/04/14/dave-kempson-vpcio-maricopa-integrated-health-system-transcriptpodcast-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:25:13 Dave Kempson took over as CIO at Maricopa Integrated Health System in Phoenix, Ariz., at a very interesting time — not only was Maricopa transitioning away from being a county-owned facility, but the IS department was in need of a major overhaul. Ke[...] Dave Kempson took over as CIO at Maricopa Integrated Health System in Phoenix, Ariz., at a very interesting time — not only was Maricopa transitioning away from being a county-owned facility, but the IS department was in need of a major overhaul. Kempson and his team were tasked with creating a truly integrated system, and because Maricopa had experienced IT failures in the past, the pressure was on to deliver the goods. What Kempson learned is the vendor many peg as the most expensive might be the best bet in the long term, that Rome was not built in a day — or even in one phase — and that for government organizations, the vendor selection process can be more complicated. Governance, Infrastructure/Network Anthony Guerra no no Breaking Down an Epic Versus Cerner Selection http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/04/12/breaking-down-an-epic-versus-cerner-selection/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/04/12/breaking-down-an-epic-versus-cerner-selection/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:44:26 +0000 Vince Ciotti http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=6939 Hey Vince & Elise, I read with great interest your excellent article on which acute EMR vendors have the most robust and integrated ambulatory EMR products. I was hoping you could take me on a deeper dive as far as a Epic vs Cerner head-to-head matchup goes. Let’s say I’m a best-of-breed IDN looking to [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/04/12/breaking-down-an-epic-versus-cerner-selection/feed/ 1 Ron Sandifer, VP/CIO, Community Memorial Health System, Transcript/Podcast Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/04/06/ron-sandifer-vpcio-community-memorial-health-system-transcriptpodcast-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/04/06/ron-sandifer-vpcio-community-memorial-health-system-transcriptpodcast-chapter-2/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:59:53 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=6893 With more than 30 years in the industry, Ron Sandifer has seen it all. But even Sandifer is amazed at how demanding today’s healthcare IT world has become. With Meaningful Use, ICD-10 and ACOs all either on his plate or radar, there isn’t a minute to spare. To ready his organization for the brave new [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/04/06/ron-sandifer-vpcio-community-memorial-health-system-transcriptpodcast-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:11:49 With more than 30 years in the industry, Ron Sandifer has seen it all. But even Sandifer is amazed at how demanding today's healthcare IT world has become. With Meaningful Use, ICD-10 and ACOs all either on his plate or radar, there isn't [...] With more than 30 years in the industry, Ron Sandifer has seen it all. But even Sandifer is amazed at how demanding today's healthcare IT world has become. With Meaningful Use, ICD-10 and ACOs all either on his plate or radar, there isn't a minute to spare. To ready his organization for the brave new healthcare world, Community Memorial is upgrading its inpatient Meditech environment from Magic to Client/Server 5.6, slapping on a PatientKeeper front-end to increase physician satisfaction, and rolling out Allscripts in the ambulatory environment. To learn more about how Sandifer is managing it all, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently caught up with the California-based CIO. ACOs, ICD-10 Anthony Guerra no no Meditech 6.0 Diary Part 7 — Pay Now and Pay Later? http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/04/04/meditech-6-0-diary-part-7-%e2%80%94-pay-now-and-pay-later/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/04/04/meditech-6-0-diary-part-7-%e2%80%94-pay-now-and-pay-later/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:30:13 +0000 Jorge Grillo http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=6860 There is an old saying that states, “Be careful what you ask for, you might get it.” For those who are new to the Meditech contracting model it is important to note that, unlike some other vendors, Meditech’s implementation fees are based on a bundled (not time and materials) approach.

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/04/04/meditech-6-0-diary-part-7-%e2%80%94-pay-now-and-pay-later/feed/ 5 Steve Hess, VP/CIO, University of Colorado Hospital, Transcript/Podcast, Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/03/30/steve-hess-vpcio-university-of-colorado-hospital-transcriptpodcast-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/03/30/steve-hess-vpcio-university-of-colorado-hospital-transcriptpodcast-chapter-2/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:22:36 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=6830 Like most CIOs in healthcare, Steve Hess has no shortage of things to do. First off, he’s knee-deep in a multi-year Epic implementation that will see him bid farewell to many incumbent vendors now, and more in the future. Secondly, he’s morphing the business side of the house from a best-of-breed environment to one concentrated [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/03/30/steve-hess-vpcio-university-of-colorado-hospital-transcriptpodcast-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:14:56 Like most CIOs in healthcare, Steve Hess has no shortage of things to do. First off, he's knee-deep in a multi-year Epic implementation that will see him bid farewell to many incumbent vendors now, and more in the future. Secondly, he's mo[...] Like most CIOs in healthcare, Steve Hess has no shortage of things to do. First off, he's knee-deep in a multi-year Epic implementation that will see him bid farewell to many incumbent vendors now, and more in the future. Secondly, he's morphing the business side of the house from a best-of-breed environment to one concentrated on Lawson. And, as if that's not enough, he's working toward Meaningful Use while keeping a close eye on UCH's ICD-10 conversion prep. To learn more about how Hess is juggling everything, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently caught up with the Denver-based CIO. Integration/Interfacing Anthony Guerra no no Ed Collins, VP & CIO, Martin Memorial Health Systems, Podcast Chapter 3 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/03/22/ed-collins-vp-cio-martin-memorial-health-systems-podcast-chapter-3/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/03/22/ed-collins-vp-cio-martin-memorial-health-systems-podcast-chapter-3/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:31:53 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=6709 While many CIOs have found the rush to meet Meaningful Use unpleasant, Ed Collins has found it invigorating. In fact, Collins says he doesn’t think the strides Martin Memorial has made would be possible without the Stage 1 attestation deadline in hand. Today, Collins is knee-deep in an Epic rollout, a journey the organization embarked [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/03/22/ed-collins-vp-cio-martin-memorial-health-systems-podcast-chapter-3/feed/ 0 0:17:08 While many CIOs have found the rush to meet Meaningful Use unpleasant, Ed Collins has found it invigorating. In fact, Collins says he doesn't think the strides Martin Memorial has made would be possible without the Stage 1 attestation deadline [...] While many CIOs have found the rush to meet Meaningful Use unpleasant, Ed Collins has found it invigorating. In fact, Collins says he doesn't think the strides Martin Memorial has made would be possible without the Stage 1 attestation deadline in hand. Today, Collins is knee-deep in an Epic rollout, a journey the organization embarked upon after determining its Meditech/Allscripts environment wasn't the best fit for the future. To learn more about this process, along with his hiring frenzy and governance shuffle, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently chatted with the Florida-based CIO. Governance Anthony Guerra no no Steve Hess, VP/CIO, University of Colorado Hospital, Transcript/Podcast, Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/03/21/steve-hess-vpcio-university-of-colorado-hospital-transcriptpodcast-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/03/21/steve-hess-vpcio-university-of-colorado-hospital-transcriptpodcast-chapter-1/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:14:44 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=6688 Like most CIOs in healthcare, Steve Hess has no shortage of things to do. First off, he’s knee-deep in a multi-year Epic implementation that will see him bid farewell to many incumbent vendors now, and more in the future. Secondly, he’s morphing the business side of the house from a best-of-breed environment to one concentrated [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/03/21/steve-hess-vpcio-university-of-colorado-hospital-transcriptpodcast-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:17:46 Like most CIOs in healthcare, Steve Hess has no shortage of things to do. First off, he's knee-deep in a multi-year Epic implementation that will see him bid farewell to many incumbent vendors now, and more in the future. Secondly, he's mo[...] Like most CIOs in healthcare, Steve Hess has no shortage of things to do. First off, he's knee-deep in a multi-year Epic implementation that will see him bid farewell to many incumbent vendors now, and more in the future. Secondly, he's morphing the business side of the house from a best-of-breed environment to one concentrated on Lawson. And, as if that's not enough, he's working toward Meaningful Use while keeping a close eye on UCH's ICD-10 conversion prep. To learn more about how Hess is juggling everything, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently caught up with the Denver-based CIO. CPOE Anthony Guerra no no The Art Of Vendor Disengagement http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/03/17/the-art-of-vendor-disengagement/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/03/17/the-art-of-vendor-disengagement/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 15:12:58 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=8164 Most of the time, there’s a tighter correlation between big bucks and big responsibility, rather than big bucks and long, grinding hours of toil. Most of the time, big shots make oodles of cash for getting a few grand, strategic decisions right, rather than being personally involved with countless little ones. Equally true is the [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/03/17/the-art-of-vendor-disengagement/feed/ 0 Tim Moore, SVP/CIO, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Transcript/Podcast Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/03/15/tim-moore-svpcio-hoag-memorial-hospital-presbyterian-transcriptpodcast-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/03/15/tim-moore-svpcio-hoag-memorial-hospital-presbyterian-transcriptpodcast-chapter-1/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:44:25 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=6623 It was going to take a lot to draw Tim Moore back into the workforce. That’s because Moore had been there, done that. He’d found success in all his career endeavors, made some money and bought some houses (a few in sunny Mexico). But one day Moore got an offer even he couldn’t refuse. That [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/03/15/tim-moore-svpcio-hoag-memorial-hospital-presbyterian-transcriptpodcast-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:20:50 It was going to take a lot to draw Tim Moore back into the workforce. That’s because Moore had been there, done that. He'd found success in all his career endeavors, made some money and bought some houses (a few in sunny Mexico). But one day Mo[...] It was going to take a lot to draw Tim Moore back into the workforce. That’s because Moore had been there, done that. He'd found success in all his career endeavors, made some money and bought some houses (a few in sunny Mexico). But one day Moore got an offer even he couldn't refuse. That offer came from Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, and Moore couldn't refuse it because, in it, he saw a unique opportunity to improve the healthcare of an entire community, an opportunity that "very, very, very few other places" could offer. To learn more about Moore's work, along with the laws he's developed along the way, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra caught up with the California-based CIO. HIE Anthony Guerra no no Tarun Ghosh, SVP/CIO, Fremont-Rideout Health Group, Podcast Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/03/03/tarun-ghosh-svpcio-fremont-rideout-health-group-podcast-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/03/03/tarun-ghosh-svpcio-fremont-rideout-health-group-podcast-chapter-1/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:46:32 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=6524 Having worked in different industries on different continents, Tarun Ghosh brings an outside’s perspective to the common challenges facing healthcare CIO. And now that he’s here, Ghosh is certainly knee-deep in those common challenges. From getting on a certified version of his core vendor’s EMR software (McKesson), to devising sound physician alignment strategies, to archiving [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/03/03/tarun-ghosh-svpcio-fremont-rideout-health-group-podcast-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:19:12 Having worked in different industries on different continents, Tarun Ghosh brings an outside's perspective to the common challenges facing healthcare CIO. And now that he's here, Ghosh is certainly knee-deep in those common challenges. Fro[...] Having worked in different industries on different continents, Tarun Ghosh brings an outside's perspective to the common challenges facing healthcare CIO. And now that he's here, Ghosh is certainly knee-deep in those common challenges. From getting on a certified version of his core vendor's EMR software (McKesson), to devising sound physician alignment strategies, to archiving the Meaningful Use Stage 1 measures, Ghosh has quite a bit on his plate. To learn more about how he's shaken things up at Fremont-Rideout since taking the reins, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently caught up with the California-based CIO. Anthony Guerra no no Roger Neal, VP of IT & CIO, Duncan Regional Hospital, Podcast Chapter 3 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/02/16/roger-neal-vp-of-it-cio-duncan-regional-hospital-podcast-chapter-3/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/02/16/roger-neal-vp-of-it-cio-duncan-regional-hospital-podcast-chapter-3/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:31:42 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=6323 Reading the healthcare IT tea leaves is telling Roger Neal a few things. First off, they’re telling him a close-knit relationship between his hospital and the independent physicians which send it patients is key. They’re also telling him that tight integration which facilitates seamless data flow among his applications is becoming all important. While interfaces [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/02/16/roger-neal-vp-of-it-cio-duncan-regional-hospital-podcast-chapter-3/feed/ 0 0:21:54 Reading the healthcare IT tea leaves is telling Roger Neal a few things. First off, they're telling him a close-knit relationship between his hospital and the independent physicians which send it patients is key. They're also telling him t[...] Reading the healthcare IT tea leaves is telling Roger Neal a few things. First off, they're telling him a close-knit relationship between his hospital and the independent physicians which send it patients is key. They're also telling him that tight integration which facilitates seamless data flow among his applications is becoming all important. While interfaces have gotten him some communication between his Meditech inpatient and GE Centricity ambulatory EHRs, it's not yet a perfect world. As such, he's giving LSS another look, both for reasons of integration and price. To learn more about his work to create a community health record, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently chatted with the Oklahoma-based executive. Anthony Guerra no no John Gaede, CIO, El Centro Regional Medical Center, Podcast Chapter 3 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/02/10/john-gaede-cio-el-centro-regional-medical-center-podcast-chapter-3/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/02/10/john-gaede-cio-el-centro-regional-medical-center-podcast-chapter-3/#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:50:20 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=6290   Fast and easy are two words only the uninitiated would use to describe a core clinical HIT system selection, and John Gaede is certainly not one of them. That’s because Gaede recently went through the rigors of crafting a vision, finding partners and hitting the market. And hit the market he did, scouring not [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/02/10/john-gaede-cio-el-centro-regional-medical-center-podcast-chapter-3/feed/ 0 0:27:48 Fast and easy are two words only the uninitiated would use to describe a core clinical HIT system selection, and John Gaede is certainly not one of them. That's because Gaede recently went through the rigors of crafting a vision, finding partne[...] Fast and easy are two words only the uninitiated would use to describe a core clinical HIT system selection, and John Gaede is certainly not one of them. That's because Gaede recently went through the rigors of crafting a vision, finding partners and hitting the market. And hit the market he did, scouring not only US software makers, but a few in Europe. After 2.5 years, during which his organization broke down and did site visits for 16 vendors, ECRMC got it down to four, then one. At the end, Siemens and its Soarian product won the contract not only for functionality, but a sound cultural fit and the right price. To learn more about his quest to find the right vendor/partner, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently chatted with the California-based CIO. Anthony Guerra no no Denis Baker, VP & CIO, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Podcast Chapter 3 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/02/02/denis-baker-vp-cio-sarasota-memorial-hospital-podcast-chapter-3/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/02/02/denis-baker-vp-cio-sarasota-memorial-hospital-podcast-chapter-3/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:02:37 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=6132 After 16 years in the healthcare IT department at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, if Denis Baker hasn’t seen it all, he sure has seen most of it. But the pace of change in healthcare is forcing even Baker to read some teas leaves, especially around Accountable Care Organizations. Specifically Baker, and all CIOs in the industry, [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/02/02/denis-baker-vp-cio-sarasota-memorial-hospital-podcast-chapter-3/feed/ 0 0:11:15 After 16 years in the healthcare IT department at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, if Denis Baker hasn’t seen it all, he sure has seen most of it. But the pace of change in healthcare is forcing even Baker to read some teas leaves, especially around Acco[...] After 16 years in the healthcare IT department at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, if Denis Baker hasn’t seen it all, he sure has seen most of it. But the pace of change in healthcare is forcing even Baker to read some teas leaves, especially around Accountable Care Organizations. Specifically Baker, and all CIOs in the industry, must first figure out what ACOs will look like, then envision the IT required to support them. After that, it's time to formulate a strategic roadmap that will allow organizations to "skate to where the puck is going." To learn more about his plans around ACOs, meeting Meaningful Use, and partnering with vendors to help achieve it all, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently chatted with the Florida-based executive. ACOs Anthony Guerra no no John Gaede, CIO, El Centro Regional Medical Center, Podcast Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/02/01/john-gaede-cio-el-centro-regional-medical-center-podcast-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/02/01/john-gaede-cio-el-centro-regional-medical-center-podcast-chapter-2/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:16:29 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=6110 Fast and easy are two words only the uninitiated would use to describe a core clinical HIT system selection, and John Gaede is certainly not one of them. That’s because Gaede recently went through the rigors of crafting a vision, finding partners and hitting the market. And hit the market he did, scouring not only [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/02/01/john-gaede-cio-el-centro-regional-medical-center-podcast-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:24:24 Fast and easy are two words only the uninitiated would use to describe a core clinical HIT system selection, and John Gaede is certainly not one of them. That's because Gaede recently went through the rigors of crafting a vision, finding partners an[...] Fast and easy are two words only the uninitiated would use to describe a core clinical HIT system selection, and John Gaede is certainly not one of them. That's because Gaede recently went through the rigors of crafting a vision, finding partners and hitting the market. And hit the market he did, scouring not only US software makers, but a few in Europe. After 2.5 years, during which his organization broke down and did site visits for 16 vendors, ECRMC got it down to four, then one. At the end, Siemens and its Soarian product won the contract not only for functionality, but a sound cultural fit and the right price. To learn more about his quest to find the right vendor/partner, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently chatted with the California-based CIO. Anthony Guerra no no Denis Baker, VP & CIO, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Podcast Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/01/26/denis-baker-vp-cio-sarasota-memorial-hospital-podcast-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/01/26/denis-baker-vp-cio-sarasota-memorial-hospital-podcast-chapter-2/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:10:03 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=6002   After 16 years in the healthcare IT department at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, if Denis Baker hasn’t seen it all, he sure has seen most of it. But the pace of change in healthcare is forcing even Baker to read some teas leaves, especially around Accountable Care Organizations. Specifically Baker, and all CIOs in the [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/01/26/denis-baker-vp-cio-sarasota-memorial-hospital-podcast-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:18:57 After 16 years in the healthcare IT department at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, if Denis Baker hasn’t seen it all, he sure has seen most of it. But the pace of change in healthcare is forcing even Baker to read some teas leaves, especially around Acco[...] After 16 years in the healthcare IT department at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, if Denis Baker hasn’t seen it all, he sure has seen most of it. But the pace of change in healthcare is forcing even Baker to read some teas leaves, especially around Accountable Care Organizations. Specifically Baker, and all CIOs in the industry, must first figure out what ACOs will look like, then envision the IT required to support them. After that, it's time to formulate a strategic roadmap that will allow organizations to "skate to where the puck is going." To learn more about his plans around ACOs, meeting Meaningful Use, and partnering with vendors to help achieve it all, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently chatted with the Florida-based executive. HIE Anthony Guerra no no John Gaede, CIO, El Centro Regional Medical Center, Podcast Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/01/25/john-gaede-cio-el-centro-regional-medical-center-podcast-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/01/25/john-gaede-cio-el-centro-regional-medical-center-podcast-chapter-1/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:24:55 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=5985   Fast and easy are two words only the uninitiated would use to describe a core clinical HIT system selection, and John Gaede is certainly not one of them. That’s because Gaede recently went through the rigors of crafting a vision, finding partners and hitting the market. And hit the market he did, scouring not [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/01/25/john-gaede-cio-el-centro-regional-medical-center-podcast-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:26:47 Fast and easy are two words only the uninitiated would use to describe a core clinical HIT system selection, and John Gaede is certainly not one of them. That's because Gaede recently went through the rigors of crafting a vision, finding partners an[...] Fast and easy are two words only the uninitiated would use to describe a core clinical HIT system selection, and John Gaede is certainly not one of them. That's because Gaede recently went through the rigors of crafting a vision, finding partners and hitting the market. And hit the market he did, scouring not only US software makers, but a few in Europe. After 2.5 years, during which his organization broke down and did site visits for 16 vendors, ECRMC got it down to four, then one. At the end, Siemens and its Soarian product won the contract not only for functionality, but a sound cultural fit and the right price. To learn more about his quest to find the right vendor/partner, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently chatted with the California-based CIO. Anthony Guerra no no Meditech 6.0 Diary Part 5 — Don’t Assume http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/01/21/meditech-6-0-diary-part-5-%e2%80%94-dont-assume/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/01/21/meditech-6-0-diary-part-5-%e2%80%94-dont-assume/#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:43:57 +0000 Jorge Grillo http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=5981 This past month’s journey down the road of our Meditech 6.0 upgrade has been full of surprises. As a matter of fact, there seems to be one surprise after another as we start getting into the training, dictionary reviews, and other implementation tasks. When I finished out last month’s article, I stated that one of [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/01/21/meditech-6-0-diary-part-5-%e2%80%94-dont-assume/feed/ 1 Chad Brisendine, VP & CIO, St Luke’s Hospital & Health Network, Discusses His CHIME Survey Results, Podcast Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/01/19/chad-brisendine-vp-cio-st-lukes-hospital-health-network-discusses-his-chime-survey-results-podcast-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/01/19/chad-brisendine-vp-cio-st-lukes-hospital-health-network-discusses-his-chime-survey-results-podcast-chapter-2/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:01:20 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=5954   Every line of work, every executive position, has its most difficult and impressive feats. Among CIOs, perhaps none is more daunting than the EMR implementation do-over. But that’s just want Chad Brisendine and St. Luke’s will be attempting when they give their ambulatory EMR rollout for employed docs another go. The first time around, [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/01/19/chad-brisendine-vp-cio-st-lukes-hospital-health-network-discusses-his-chime-survey-results-podcast-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:13:16 Every line of work, every executive position, has its most difficult and impressive feats. Among CIOs, perhaps none is more daunting than the EMR implementation do-over. But that's just want Chad Brisendine and St. Luke's will be attempting when the[...] Every line of work, every executive position, has its most difficult and impressive feats. Among CIOs, perhaps none is more daunting than the EMR implementation do-over. But that's just want Chad Brisendine and St. Luke's will be attempting when they give their ambulatory EMR rollout for employed docs another go. The first time around, those docs were less than enamored with the functionality and, after some study, the organization deemed it couldn't suffer the attendant loss of productivity (as in cash flow). But the next time around, lessons learned will make the outcome quite different, he says. To learn more about St Luke's new ambulatory EMR strategy — and to discuss the CHIME Member to Member survey that will help Brisendine inform his Meaningful Use-related vendor contracting — healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently chatted with the Bethlehem, Pa.-based CIO. (Scroll down for the survey data) Anthony Guerra no no Doug Abel, CIO, Anne Arundel Health System, Podcast Chapter 3 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/01/19/doug-abel-cio-anne-arundel-health-system-podcast-chapter-3/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/01/19/doug-abel-cio-anne-arundel-health-system-podcast-chapter-3/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 17:49:48 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=5950 It’s been written by some that the key to EMR success lies not with the vendor, but the provider. Switch out the vendor, they say, and the result will likely be the same. Doug Abel, CIO, Anne Arundel Health System, is not of that opinion. According to Abel — who has had significant experience with [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/01/19/doug-abel-cio-anne-arundel-health-system-podcast-chapter-3/feed/ 0 0:20:32 It's been written by some that the key to EMR success lies not with the vendor, but the provider. Switch out the vendor, they say, and the result will likely be the same. Doug Abel, CIO, Anne Arundel Health System, is not of that opinion. According [...] It's been written by some that the key to EMR success lies not with the vendor, but the provider. Switch out the vendor, they say, and the result will likely be the same. Doug Abel, CIO, Anne Arundel Health System, is not of that opinion. According to Abel — who has had significant experience with three of the big seven inpatient EMR vendors, including working at Cerner for almost eight years — all vendors are not created equal. To learn more about how the big seven measure up, along with Anne Arundel's march toward Meaningful Use, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recent caught up with the Maryland-based CIO. Anthony Guerra no no Doug Abel, CIO, Anne Arundel Health System, Podcast Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/01/05/doug-abel-cio-anne-arundel-health-system-podcast-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/01/05/doug-abel-cio-anne-arundel-health-system-podcast-chapter-1/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:52:11 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=5818 It’s been written by some that the key to EMR success lies not with the vendor, but the provider. Switch out the vendor, they say, and the result will likely be the same. Doug Abel, CIO, Anne Arundel Health System, is not of that opinion. According to Abel — who has had significant experience with [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2011/01/05/doug-abel-cio-anne-arundel-health-system-podcast-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:14:00 It's been written by some that the key to EMR success lies not with the vendor, but the provider. Switch out the vendor, they say, and the result will likely be the same. It's been written by some that the key to EMR success lies not with the vendor, but the provider. Switch out the vendor, they say, and the result will likely be the same. Doug Abel, CIO, Anne Arundel Health System, is not of that opinion. According to Abel — who has had significant experience with three of the big seven inpatient EMR vendors, including working at Cerner for almost eight years — all vendors are not created equal. To learn more about how the big seven measure up, along with Anne Arundel's march toward Meaningful Use, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recent caught up with the Maryland-based CIO. Integration/Interfacing, RCM Anthony Guerra no no Meditech 6.0 Diary Part 4 — Finding the Right Project Management Formula http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/12/31/meditech-6-0-diary-part-4-%e2%80%94-finding-the-right-project-management-formula/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/12/31/meditech-6-0-diary-part-4-%e2%80%94-finding-the-right-project-management-formula/#comments Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:19:52 +0000 Jorge Grillo http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=5810 First of all, I want to thank the numerous people who have called and written thanking me for writing this blog. I am really surprised and happy to see I have so many readers following this series. I am glad the information has been helpful and am happy to field any questions or post information [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/12/31/meditech-6-0-diary-part-4-%e2%80%94-finding-the-right-project-management-formula/feed/ 2 Beth Fredette, CIO, The Children’s Medical Center of Dayton, Podcast Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/12/28/beth-fredette-cio-the-childrens-medical-center-of-dayton-podcast-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/12/28/beth-fredette-cio-the-childrens-medical-center-of-dayton-podcast-chapter-2/#comments Tue, 28 Dec 2010 13:00:43 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=5728 Long before HITECH made its way into a bill that aimed to save the country from economic collapse, Children’s Medical Center of Dayton was on its road toward advanced clincials. And for a partner, it chose Epic. With less than 200 beds, the organization took advantage of the dispensation that vendor affords pediatric hospitals, and [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/12/28/beth-fredette-cio-the-childrens-medical-center-of-dayton-podcast-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:14:23 Long before HITECH made its way into a bill that aimed to save the country from economic collapse, Children's Medical Center of Dayton was on its road toward advanced clincials. Long before HITECH made its way into a bill that aimed to save the country from economic collapse, Children's Medical Center of Dayton was on its road toward advanced clincials. And for a partner, it chose Epic. With less than 200 beds, the organization took advantage of the dispensation that vendor affords pediatric hospitals, and today considers the decision a wise one. To learn more about why CIO Beth Fredette considers Epic such a great partner, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently chatted with the Ohio-based executive. HIE Anthony Guerra no no Beth Fredette, CIO, The Children’s Medical Center of Dayton, Podcast Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/12/23/beth-fredette-cio-the-childrens-medical-center-of-dayton-podcast-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/12/23/beth-fredette-cio-the-childrens-medical-center-of-dayton-podcast-chapter-1/#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2010 17:10:07 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=5702 Long before HITECH made its way into a bill that aimed to save the country from economic collapse, Children’s Medical Center of Dayton was on its road toward advanced clincials. And for a partner, it chose Epic. With less than 200 beds, the organization took advantage of the dispensation that vendor affords pediatric hospitals, and [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/12/23/beth-fredette-cio-the-childrens-medical-center-of-dayton-podcast-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:11:13 Long before HITECH made its way into a bill that aimed to save the country from economic collapse, Children's Medical Center of Dayton was on its road toward advanced clincials. And for a partner, it chose Epic. With less than 200 beds, the organiza[...] Long before HITECH made its way into a bill that aimed to save the country from economic collapse, Children's Medical Center of Dayton was on its road toward advanced clincials. And for a partner, it chose Epic. With less than 200 beds, the organization took advantage of the dispensation that vendor affords pediatric hospitals, and today considers the decision a wise one. To learn more about why CIO Beth Fredette considers Epic such a great partner, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently chatted with the Ohio-based executive. Anthony Guerra no no Is Self-Certifying the Path to Tranquility? http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/12/17/the-path-to-tranquility/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/12/17/the-path-to-tranquility/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:18:37 +0000 dmmorreale http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=5675 As Lao Tzu, the father of Taoism once said “The journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” When I first read the announcement from CCHIT in November that they had a process for Hospitals to self certify their EHR Environment for Meaningful Use, I was thrown back to ancient eastern philosophy [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/12/17/the-path-to-tranquility/feed/ 0 You Get What You Pay For http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/12/16/you-get-what-you-pay-for/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/12/16/you-get-what-you-pay-for/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 14:44:44 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=5672 In the world of software acquisition, they call it an request for proposals (RFP), while in the world of home ownership, they call it “getting a few estimates.” I recently entered the latter world for the first time after I determined my new home needed some crawlspace insulation work. I hit the local phone book [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/12/16/you-get-what-you-pay-for/feed/ 0 PODCAST: One-on-One w/H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute VP & CIO Mark Hulse, Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/12/14/podcast-one-on-one-wh-lee-moffitt-cancer-center-research-institute-vp-cio-mark-hulse-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/12/14/podcast-one-on-one-wh-lee-moffitt-cancer-center-research-institute-vp-cio-mark-hulse-chapter-2/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:35:16 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=5621 CIO roles in different industries, of course, differ vastly, but those within healthcare also have some unique attributes. Specifically, cancer center CIOs — such as Dana Farber, MD Anderson, Memorial Sloan Kettering and H. Lee Moffitt — share challenges their acute counterparts do not. But they also share some benefits, which, according to CIO Mark [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/12/14/podcast-one-on-one-wh-lee-moffitt-cancer-center-research-institute-vp-cio-mark-hulse-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:15:46 CIO roles in different industries, of course, differ vastly, but those within healthcare also have some unique attributes. Specifically, cancer center CIOs — such as Dana Farber, MD Anderson, Memorial Sloan Kettering and H. Lee Moffitt — share chall[...] CIO roles in different industries, of course, differ vastly, but those within healthcare also have some unique attributes. Specifically, cancer center CIOs — such as Dana Farber, MD Anderson, Memorial Sloan Kettering and H. Lee Moffitt — share challenges their acute counterparts do not. But they also share some benefits, which, according to CIO Mark Hulse, include an enthusiasm for electronic support where their traditional colleagues have yet to 'turn the corner.' To learn more about what it takes to lead IT in oncology, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently caught up with the Tampa-based executive. PACS, RIS Anthony Guerra no no Don’t Forget The Human Factor http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/12/02/dont-forget-the-human-factor/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/12/02/dont-forget-the-human-factor/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 15:48:35 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=5540 Many times, we make the mistake of believing the commonly accepted wisdom about a company or individual — that it is “hard to work with… inflexible… unfair.” But despite the fact that we allude to “a company” as being a single entity, it is, of course, nothing of the sort. A company is really just [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/12/02/dont-forget-the-human-factor/feed/ 0 PODCAST: One-on-One w/Cindy Peterson, VP & CIO, Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, Chapter 3 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/12/02/podcast-one-on-one-wcindy-peterson-vp-cio-henry-mayo-newhall-memorial-hospital-chapter-3/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/12/02/podcast-one-on-one-wcindy-peterson-vp-cio-henry-mayo-newhall-memorial-hospital-chapter-3/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 15:09:53 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=5531 For the last five years, it’s been full speed ahead for the IT team at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital. Under the leadership of Cindy Peterson, that “full speed” has included implementing dozens of applications from the organization’s core clinical vendor — Meditech — along with many of the ancillary technologies that give CPOE a [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/12/02/podcast-one-on-one-wcindy-peterson-vp-cio-henry-mayo-newhall-memorial-hospital-chapter-3/feed/ 0 0:17:10 For the last five years, it's been full speed ahead for the IT team at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital. Under the leadership of Cindy Peterson, that "full speed" has included implementing dozens of applications from the organization's c[...] For the last five years, it's been full speed ahead for the IT team at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital. Under the leadership of Cindy Peterson, that "full speed" has included implementing dozens of applications from the organization's core clinical vendor — Meditech — along with many of the ancillary technologies that give CPOE a solid chance of success. And while Peterson says Henry Mayo should qualify for Stage 1 before the window closes, making the grade is not without its stresses, especially since Meditech resources are becoming ever scarcer. To learn more about her organization's journey, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently caught up with the California-based executive. HIE, Integration/Interfacing, Scheduling Anthony Guerra no no Meditech 6.0 Diary Part 3 — What You Get/What You Don’t http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/26/meditech-6-0-diary-part-3-%e2%80%94-what-you-getwhat-you-dont/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/26/meditech-6-0-diary-part-3-%e2%80%94-what-you-getwhat-you-dont/#comments Fri, 26 Nov 2010 15:08:15 +0000 Jorge Grillo http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=5460 For those following our Magic to 6.0 upgrade (reinstall) sojourn, last month’s cliff hanger was what we will do with the 6.0 ED module. Do we install or go to a different vendor?  Well, the vote is in and it is definite that we are moving forward with something other than Meditech. The reasons, you [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/26/meditech-6-0-diary-part-3-%e2%80%94-what-you-getwhat-you-dont/feed/ 2 healthsystemCIO.com SnapSurvey: CIOs Surviving MU Stress Test http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/24/healthsystemcio-com-snapsurvey-cios-surviving-mu-stress-test/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/24/healthsystemcio-com-snapsurvey-cios-surviving-mu-stress-test/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:30:32 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=5431 Three quarters of CIOs are either feeling great or cautiously optimistic about qualifying for Stage 1 Meaningful Use dollars, according to the November healthsystemCIO.com SnapSurvey. In line with that sentiment, very few (under 10 percent) have been forced to "turn off" an application or piece of functionality they had taken live, something which can happen when systems are implemented quickly.

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/24/healthsystemcio-com-snapsurvey-cios-surviving-mu-stress-test/feed/ 1 PODCAST: One-on-One w/Cindy Peterson, VP & CIO, Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/23/podcast-one-on-one-wcindy-peterson-vp-cio-henry-mayo-newhall-memorial-hospital-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/23/podcast-one-on-one-wcindy-peterson-vp-cio-henry-mayo-newhall-memorial-hospital-chapter-2/#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:01:01 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=5422 For the last five years, it’s been full speed ahead for the IT team at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital. Under the leadership of Cindy Peterson, that “full speed” has included implementing dozens of applications from the organization’s core clinical vendor — Meditech — along with many of the ancillary technologies that give CPOE a [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/23/podcast-one-on-one-wcindy-peterson-vp-cio-henry-mayo-newhall-memorial-hospital-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:16:09 For the last five years, it's been full speed ahead for the IT team at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital. Under the leadership of Cindy Peterson, that "full speed" has included implementing dozens of applications from the organization's c[...] For the last five years, it's been full speed ahead for the IT team at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital. Under the leadership of Cindy Peterson, that "full speed" has included implementing dozens of applications from the organization's core clinical vendor — Meditech — along with many of the ancillary technologies that give CPOE a solid chance of success. And while Peterson says Henry Mayo should qualify for Stage 1 before the window closes, making the grade is not without its stresses, especially since Meditech resources are becoming ever scarcer. To learn more about her organization's journey, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently caught up with the California-based executive. Anthony Guerra no no How Much Do HIS Implementations Really Cost? http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/16/how-much-do-his-implementations-really-cost/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/16/how-much-do-his-implementations-really-cost/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:40:59 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=5358 Dear HIS Pros, I have been searching and searching for information regarding costs of implementing the Epic and Eclipsys Acute Care EMR systems and can't find a hint anywhere! Any chance you have a second to give me a ballpark range for a 300-bed independent hospital? -- Emilie Hedlund, Master of Healthcare Administration Student, University of Minnesota

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/16/how-much-do-his-implementations-really-cost/feed/ 0 KLAS: Soarian Rising http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/09/klas-soarian-rising/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/09/klas-soarian-rising/#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:11:04 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=5213 After years of struggles, Soarian has achieved a pointed increase in clinical adoption and 9 percent jump in customer satisfaction, according to a new KLAS study.  Customers described improvements in Siemens’ service and product quality, deeper clinical adoption by physicians and nurses, and better interfacing with Siemens’ pharmacy system. While still “far behind” market leaders [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/09/klas-soarian-rising/feed/ 0 You’ve Shared Your Input, Now What? http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/05/youve-shared-your-input-now-what/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/05/youve-shared-your-input-now-what/#comments Fri, 05 Nov 2010 12:51:16 +0000 Adam Gale http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=5202 Do you ever wonder what happens to the candid feedback you share once you finish your KLAS evaluation? What in the world do the vendors actually do with your anonymous critique? The obvious answer is that those vendors who score well love to tell the world about it, which makes sense. Who wouldn't want to shout out the fact that their customers rank them #1. But what about the majority of solutions that don't rank “Best in KLAS”? What happens when you vote them #5, or worse yet, the unofficial worst in KLAS?

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/05/youve-shared-your-input-now-what/feed/ 0 Meditech 6.0 Diary: Part 2 — Reassessment & Reevaluation http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/02/meditech-6-0-diary-part-2-%e2%80%94-reassessment-reevaluation/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/02/meditech-6-0-diary-part-2-%e2%80%94-reassessment-reevaluation/#comments Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:08:25 +0000 Jorge Grillo http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=5167 Our journey from Meditech Magic to 6.0 continues in what I will now call month two. In the last posting, I mentioned being a CIO new to the Meditech business model, product lines, and also new to a single vendor model (having lived for 15 years in multi-entity, best-of-breed environments). In the first post, I [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/11/02/meditech-6-0-diary-part-2-%e2%80%94-reassessment-reevaluation/feed/ 0 PODCAST: One-on-One w/Sibley Memorial Hospital VP of Information Resources and Chief Information Technology Officer Kenda Tavakoli, Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/10/28/podcast-one-on-one-wsibley-memorial-hospital-vp-of-information-resources-and-chief-information-technology-officer-kenda-tavakoli-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/10/28/podcast-one-on-one-wsibley-memorial-hospital-vp-of-information-resources-and-chief-information-technology-officer-kenda-tavakoli-chapter-2/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:55:09 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=5156 While change is in the air for healthcare organizations these days, nowhere has there been more dramatic change over the last few years than Washington, DC-based Sibley Memorial Hospital. That’s because after more than 25 years with one person heading IT, Kenda Tavakoli stepped into the role in 2008. Since then, even more change has [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/10/28/podcast-one-on-one-wsibley-memorial-hospital-vp-of-information-resources-and-chief-information-technology-officer-kenda-tavakoli-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:14:01 While change is in the air for healthcare organizations these days, nowhere has there been more dramatic change over the last few years than Washington, DC-based Sibley Memorial Hospital. That's because after more than 25 years with one person headi[...] While change is in the air for healthcare organizations these days, nowhere has there been more dramatic change over the last few years than Washington, DC-based Sibley Memorial Hospital. That's because after more than 25 years with one person heading IT, Kenda Tavakoli stepped into the role in 2008. Since then, even more change has come to the one-time stand-alone community hospital, this in the form of an acquisition by the Johns Hopkins Health System. To learn more about her tips for managing change, building teams and tackling Meaningful Use, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently caught up with the long-time healthcare IT professional. Anthony Guerra no no PODCAST: One-on-One w/Sibley Memorial Hospital VP of Information Resources and Chief Information Technology Officer Kenda Tavakoli, Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/10/21/podcast-one-on-one-wsibley-memorial-hospital-vp-of-information-resources-and-chief-information-technology-officer-kenda-tavakoli-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/10/21/podcast-one-on-one-wsibley-memorial-hospital-vp-of-information-resources-and-chief-information-technology-officer-kenda-tavakoli-chapter-1/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:19:29 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=5068 While change is in the air for healthcare organizations these days, nowhere has there been more dramatic change over the last few years than Washington, DC-based Sibley Memorial Hospital. That’s because after more than 25 years with one person heading IT, Kenda Tavakoli stepped into the role in 2008. Since then, even more change has [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/10/21/podcast-one-on-one-wsibley-memorial-hospital-vp-of-information-resources-and-chief-information-technology-officer-kenda-tavakoli-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:13:48 While change is in the air for healthcare organizations these days, nowhere has there been more dramatic change over the last few years than Washington, DC-based Sibley Memorial Hospital. That's because after more than 25 years with one person headi[...] While change is in the air for healthcare organizations these days, nowhere has there been more dramatic change over the last few years than Washington, DC-based Sibley Memorial Hospital. That's because after more than 25 years with one person heading IT, Kenda Tavakoli stepped into the role in 2008. Since then, even more change has come to the one-time stand-alone community hospital, this in the form of an acquisition by the Johns Hopkins Health System. To learn more about her tips for managing change, building teams and tackling Meaningful Use, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently caught up with the long-time healthcare IT professional. CPOE, Integration/Interfacing Anthony Guerra no no PODCAST: One-on-One w/PinnacleHealth System VP & CIO Steven Roth, Chapter 4 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/10/07/podcast-one-on-one-wpinnaclehealth-system-vp-cio-steven-roth-chapter-4/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/10/07/podcast-one-on-one-wpinnaclehealth-system-vp-cio-steven-roth-chapter-4/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 18:11:13 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=4966 After years on the consulting side of healthcare, Steven Roth made the jump to provider CIO by joining PinnacleHealth. And while he knew the organization had outsourced its IT shop to Siemens, Roth wasn’t aware of the “depth and breadth” of the agreement until he finally had a chance to read the fine print. As [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/10/07/podcast-one-on-one-wpinnaclehealth-system-vp-cio-steven-roth-chapter-4/feed/ 0 0:16:34 After years on the consulting side of healthcare, Steven Roth made the jump to provider CIO by joining PinnacleHealth. And while he knew the organization had outsourced its IT shop to Siemens, Roth wasn’t aware of the "depth and breadth" of [...] After years on the consulting side of healthcare, Steven Roth made the jump to provider CIO by joining PinnacleHealth. And while he knew the organization had outsourced its IT shop to Siemens, Roth wasn’t aware of the "depth and breadth" of the agreement until he finally had a chance to read the fine print. As such, Roth and Pinnacle are hoping to rebalance that agreement with an eye toward shared risk. To learn more about managing strategic vendor relationships, navigating the independent physician waters and building an HIE, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently chatted with the Harrisburg, Pa.-based executive. Budgeting/Forecasting, Integration/Interfacing Anthony Guerra no no PODCAST: One-on-One w/PinnacleHealth System VP & CIO Steven Roth, Chapter 3 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/29/podcast-one-on-one-wpinnaclehealth-system-vp-cio-steven-roth-chapter-3/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/29/podcast-one-on-one-wpinnaclehealth-system-vp-cio-steven-roth-chapter-3/#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:17:33 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=4919 After years on the consulting side of healthcare, Steven Roth made the jump to provider CIO by joining PinnacleHealth. And while he knew the organization had outsourced its IT shop to Siemens, Roth wasn’t aware of the “depth and breadth” of the agreement until he finally had a chance to read the fine print. As [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/29/podcast-one-on-one-wpinnaclehealth-system-vp-cio-steven-roth-chapter-3/feed/ 0 0:15:01 After years on the consulting side of healthcare, Steven Roth made the jump to provider CIO by joining PinnacleHealth. And while he knew the organization had outsourced its IT shop to Siemens, Roth wasn’t aware of the "depth and breadth" of [...] After years on the consulting side of healthcare, Steven Roth made the jump to provider CIO by joining PinnacleHealth. And while he knew the organization had outsourced its IT shop to Siemens, Roth wasn’t aware of the "depth and breadth" of the agreement until he finally had a chance to read the fine print. As such, Roth and Pinnacle are hoping to rebalance that agreement with an eye toward shared risk. To learn more about managing strategic vendor relationships, navigating the independent physician waters and building an HIE, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently chatted with the Harrisburg, Pa.-based executive. Anthony Guerra no no PODCAST: One-on-One w/Kern Medical Center CIO Bill Fawns, Chapter 3 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/28/podcast-one-on-one-wkern-medical-center-cio-bill-fawns-chapter-3/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/28/podcast-one-on-one-wkern-medical-center-cio-bill-fawns-chapter-3/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:39:45 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=4907 As one of the few healthcare CIOs who didn’t grow up in the industry, Bill Fawns may be a bit more willing to look at different solutions to his organization’s software issues. And while Medsphere’s OpenVista technology was born and raised in the VA, it’s still seen by many lifers as the unconventional choice. Perhaps [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/28/podcast-one-on-one-wkern-medical-center-cio-bill-fawns-chapter-3/feed/ 0 0:16:24 As one of the few healthcare CIOs who didn't grow up in the industry, Bill Fawns may be a bit more willing to look at different solutions to his organization's software issues. And while Medsphere's OpenVista technology was born and raised in the VA[...] As one of the few healthcare CIOs who didn't grow up in the industry, Bill Fawns may be a bit more willing to look at different solutions to his organization's software issues. And while Medsphere's OpenVista technology was born and raised in the VA, it's still seen by many lifers as the unconventional choice. Perhaps that's why the two have come together in Kern Medical Center's quest for an EMR that will earn it Meaningful Use monies. To learn more about his open source journey, and how Medsphere supplanted McKesson on the clinical side of his shop, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently caught up with the California-based CIO. CPOE Anthony Guerra no no healthsystemCIO.com SnapSurvey: CIOs Confident Vendors Will Deliver http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/27/healthsystemcio-com-snapsurvey-cios-confident-vendors-will-deliver/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/27/healthsystemcio-com-snapsurvey-cios-confident-vendors-will-deliver/#comments Mon, 27 Sep 2010 12:00:09 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=4863 Almost 80 percent of CIOs feel their strategic vendors will be up to the challenge of helping them qualify for Stage 1 Meaningful Use incentives, according to the September healthsystemCIO.com Advisory Panel SnapSurvey.  And in what will come as welcome news to those at ONC crafting EMR certification policy, 60 percent said any software upgrades [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/27/healthsystemcio-com-snapsurvey-cios-confident-vendors-will-deliver/feed/ 0 PODCAST: One-on-One w/Kern Medical Center CIO Bill Fawns, Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/22/podcast-one-on-one-wkern-medical-center-cio-bill-fawns-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/22/podcast-one-on-one-wkern-medical-center-cio-bill-fawns-chapter-2/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:21:26 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=4808 As one of the few healthcare CIOs who didn’t grow up in the industry, Bill Fawns may be a bit more willing to look at different solutions to his organization’s software issues. And while Medsphere’s OpenVista technology was born and raised in the VA, it’s still seen by many lifers as the unconventional choice. Perhaps [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/22/podcast-one-on-one-wkern-medical-center-cio-bill-fawns-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:00:01 As one of the few healthcare CIOs who didn't grow up in the industry, Bill Fawns may be a bit more willing to look at different solutions to his organization's software issues. And while Medsphere's OpenVista technology was born and raised in the VA[...] As one of the few healthcare CIOs who didn't grow up in the industry, Bill Fawns may be a bit more willing to look at different solutions to his organization's software issues. And while Medsphere's OpenVista technology was born and raised in the VA, it's still seen by many lifers as the unconventional choice. Perhaps that's why the two have come together in Kern Medical Center's quest for an EMR that will earn it Meaningful Use monies. To learn more about his open source journey, and how Medsphere supplanted McKesson on the clinical side of his shop, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently caught up with the California-based CIO. PACS, RIS Anthony Guerra no no PODCAST: One-on-One-w/HealthEast Care System VP & CIO Mac McClurkan, Chapter 3 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/22/podcast-one-on-one-whealtheast-care-system-vp-cio-mac-mcclurkan-chapter-3/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/22/podcast-one-on-one-whealtheast-care-system-vp-cio-mac-mcclurkan-chapter-3/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 23:13:50 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=4803 For Mac McClurkan, managing vendor relationships isn’t all that complicated — set clear expectations and then hold everyone involved to the highest levels of accountability. With such clarity going in, it’s hard for either party to feel wronged. Well along on his CPOE journey at HealthEast, McClurkan has other fish to fry, such as attaining [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/22/podcast-one-on-one-whealtheast-care-system-vp-cio-mac-mcclurkan-chapter-3/feed/ 0 0:18:40 For Mac McClurkan, managing vendor relationships isn't all that complicated — set clear expectations and then hold everyone involved to the highest levels of accountability. With such clarity going in, it's hard for either party to feel wronged. Wel[...] For Mac McClurkan, managing vendor relationships isn't all that complicated — set clear expectations and then hold everyone involved to the highest levels of accountability. With such clarity going in, it's hard for either party to feel wronged. Well along on his CPOE journey at HealthEast, McClurkan has other fish to fry, such as attaining higher levels of integration between his acute/ambulatory vendors — McKesson and AllScripts. To learn more about his work at HealthEast, and plans for navigating HITECH's "picky" details, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently caught up with the St. Paul, Minn.-based CIO. Certification, CPOE, eMAR, ICD-10 Anthony Guerra no no PODCAST: One-on-One-w/HealthEast Care System VP & CIO Mac McClurkan, Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/15/podcast-one-on-one-whealtheast-care-system-vp-cio-mac-mcclurkan-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/15/podcast-one-on-one-whealtheast-care-system-vp-cio-mac-mcclurkan-chapter-2/#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2010 21:00:33 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=4737 For Mac McClurkan, managing vendor relationships isn’t all that complicated — set clear expectations and then hold everyone involved to the highest levels of accountability. With such clarity going in, it’s hard for either party to feel wronged. Well along on his CPOE journey at HealthEast, McClurkan has other fish to fry, such as attaining [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/15/podcast-one-on-one-whealtheast-care-system-vp-cio-mac-mcclurkan-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:11:00 For Mac McClurkan, managing vendor relationships isn't all that complicated — set clear expectations and then hold everyone involved to the highest levels of accountability. With such clarity going in, it's hard for either party to feel wronged. Wel[...] For Mac McClurkan, managing vendor relationships isn't all that complicated — set clear expectations and then hold everyone involved to the highest levels of accountability. With such clarity going in, it's hard for either party to feel wronged. Well along on his CPOE journey at HealthEast, McClurkan has other fish to fry, such as attaining higher levels of integration between his acute/ambulatory vendors — McKesson and AllScripts. To learn more about his work at HealthEast, and plans for navigating HITECH's "picky" details, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently caught up with the St. Paul, Minn.-based CIO. Anthony Guerra no no PODCAST: One-on-One w/Ministry Health Care & Affinity Health System CIO Will Weider, Chapter 3 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/15/podcast-one-on-one-wministry-health-care-affinity-health-system-cio-will-weider-chapter-3/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/15/podcast-one-on-one-wministry-health-care-affinity-health-system-cio-will-weider-chapter-3/#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2010 20:54:47 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=4733 Outside healthcare IT, Wisconsin is known for cheese, cows and the Green Bay Packers; inside, it’s known as Epic country. And while the vendor calls most of Wisconsin’s health systems its clients, Affinity Health System and Ministry Health Care (now part of the same organization) are not one of them. That leaves the system’s CIO, [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/15/podcast-one-on-one-wministry-health-care-affinity-health-system-cio-will-weider-chapter-3/feed/ 0 0:00:01 Outside healthcare IT, Wisconsin is known for cheese, cows and the Green Bay Packers; inside, it's known as Epic country. And while the vendor calls most of Wisconsin's health systems its clients, Affinity Health System and Ministry Health Care (now[...] Outside healthcare IT, Wisconsin is known for cheese, cows and the Green Bay Packers; inside, it's known as Epic country. And while the vendor calls most of Wisconsin's health systems its clients, Affinity Health System and Ministry Health Care (now part of the same organization) are not one of them. That leaves the system's CIO, Will Weider, patching together 15 hospitals and physician groups — working off more than a few vendor platforms — to achieve Meaningful Use and garner HITECH dollars. To learn more about his integration work, views on social media and overall perceptions of the government's entre into healthcare IT, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently chatted with the executive many know as the Candid CIO. Wireless Anthony Guerra no no Meditech 6.0 Diary: Part 1 — Culture Shock http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/15/meditech-6-0-diary-part-1-%e2%80%94-culture-shock/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/15/meditech-6-0-diary-part-1-%e2%80%94-culture-shock/#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:01:16 +0000 Jorge Grillo http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=4730 As some of you who have followed my past blogs know, I have just transitioned from a Siemens shop in Bermuda to a Meditech hospital in the great white north of upper New York State. Like most hospitals, we too have a strategy for meeting the regulatory requirements of Meaningful Use. For us, it revolves [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/15/meditech-6-0-diary-part-1-%e2%80%94-culture-shock/feed/ 3 PODCAST: One-on-One-w/HealthEast Care System VP & CIO Mac McClurkan, Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/09/podcast-one-on-one-whealtheast-care-system-vp-cio-mac-mcclurkan-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/09/podcast-one-on-one-whealtheast-care-system-vp-cio-mac-mcclurkan-chapter-1/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:45:36 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=4680 For Mac McClurkan, managing vendor relationships isn’t all that complicated — set clear expectations and then hold everyone involved to the highest levels of accountability. With such clarity going in, it’s hard for either party to feel wronged. Well along on his CPOE journey at HealthEast, McClurkan has other fish to fry, such as attaining [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/09/podcast-one-on-one-whealtheast-care-system-vp-cio-mac-mcclurkan-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:11:38 For Mac McClurkan, managing vendor relationships isn't all that complicated — set clear expectations and then hold everyone involved to the highest levels of accountability. With such clarity going in, it's hard for either party to feel wronged. Wel[...] For Mac McClurkan, managing vendor relationships isn't all that complicated — set clear expectations and then hold everyone involved to the highest levels of accountability. With such clarity going in, it's hard for either party to feel wronged. Well along on his CPOE journey at HealthEast, McClurkan has other fish to fry, such as attaining higher levels of integration between his acute/ambulatory vendors — McKesson and AllScripts. To learn more about his work at HealthEast, and plans for navigating HITECH's "picky" details, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently caught up with the St. Paul, Minn.-based CIO. HITECH, Integration/Interfacing Anthony Guerra no no PODCAST: One-on-One w/Ministry Health Care & Affinity Health System CIO Will Weider, Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/08/podcast-one-on-one-wministry-health-care-affinity-health-system-cio-will-weider-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/08/podcast-one-on-one-wministry-health-care-affinity-health-system-cio-will-weider-chapter-2/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:05:34 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=4675 Outside healthcare IT, Wisconsin is known for cheese, cows and the Green Bay Packers; inside, it’s known as Epic country. And while the vendor calls most of Wisconsin’s health systems its clients, Affinity Health System and Ministry Health Care (now part of the same organization) are not one of them. That leaves the system’s CIO, [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/08/podcast-one-on-one-wministry-health-care-affinity-health-system-cio-will-weider-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:15:12 Outside healthcare IT, Wisconsin is known for cheese, cows and the Green Bay Packers; inside, it's known as Epic country. And while the vendor calls most of Wisconsin's health systems its clients, Affinity Health System and Ministry Health Care (now[...] Outside healthcare IT, Wisconsin is known for cheese, cows and the Green Bay Packers; inside, it's known as Epic country. And while the vendor calls most of Wisconsin's health systems its clients, Affinity Health System and Ministry Health Care (now part of the same organization) are not one of them. That leaves the system's CIO, Will Weider, patching together 15 hospitals and physician groups — working off more than a few vendor platforms — to achieve Meaningful Use and garner HITECH dollars. To learn more about his integration work, views on social media and overall perceptions of the government's entre into healthcare IT, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently chatted with the executive many know as the Candid CIO. Certification, HITECH, Integration/Interfacing Anthony Guerra no no PODCAST: One on One w/WellSpan Health VP & CIO Hal Baker, M.D., Chapter 3 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/07/podcast-one-on-one-wwellspan-health-vp-cio-hal-baker-m-d-chapter-3/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/07/podcast-one-on-one-wwellspan-health-vp-cio-hal-baker-m-d-chapter-3/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:37:36 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=4670 Hal Baker doesn’t boast the typical CIO resume, one with a deep background in applications and infrastructure management. But what he does posses might be even more crucial for success in today’s HITECH word, with its focus on the implementation of advanced clinical systems. That’s because Baker is an M.D. — and one who has [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/09/07/podcast-one-on-one-wwellspan-health-vp-cio-hal-baker-m-d-chapter-3/feed/ 0 0:11:19 Hal Baker doesn't boast the typical CIO resume, one with a deep background in applications and infrastructure management. But what he does posses might be even more crucial for success in today's HITECH word, with its focus on the implementation of [...] Hal Baker doesn't boast the typical CIO resume, one with a deep background in applications and infrastructure management. But what he does posses might be even more crucial for success in today's HITECH word, with its focus on the implementation of advanced clinical systems. That's because Baker is an M.D. — and one who has spent time as a CMIO to boot. Both his experience as a practicing physician and as the bridge between IT and the organization's clinicians means Baker knows what it takes to bring independent docs to the CPOE table — a table at which they will have to sit if WellSpan is to earn its allotted Meaningful Use monies. To learn more about Baker's leadership, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently caught up with the Pennsylvania-based executive. CPOE, Integration/Interfacing Anthony Guerra no no Before You Buy a New System … http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/08/30/before-you-go-buying-a-new-system-%e2%80%a6/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/08/30/before-you-go-buying-a-new-system-%e2%80%a6/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:30:41 +0000 Russ Branzell http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=4571 In explaining behavioral and social change, the concept of positive deviance contends there are people whose uncommon, but successful, behaviors or strategies enable them to find better solutions to a problem than their peers, despite having no special resources or knowledge. In many situations and, in particular, healthcare organizations, all that is needed to make life-saving changes is right in front of us.

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/08/30/before-you-go-buying-a-new-system-%e2%80%a6/feed/ 0 KLAS: CIOs Must Consider Total Cost of Ownership http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/08/27/klas-cios-must-consider-total-cost-of-ownership/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/08/27/klas-cios-must-consider-total-cost-of-ownership/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:21:32 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=4534 Sticker price is only one, and may not even be the most important, factor to consider when evaluating an EMR purchase, according to a new report from KLAS — Acute Care EMR, Getting Your Money’s Worth: The Overall Experience. Those other factors include unexpected costs, physician usability, missed delivery dates, response time, stability and workflow interruptions. So buyers may find though they can "afford" to buy a particular solution, they can't afford to own it or be successful with it in other ways, such as achieving significant adoption of CPOE.

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/08/27/klas-cios-must-consider-total-cost-of-ownership/feed/ 0 PODCAST: One-on-One w/Fremont Area Medical Center Director of Hospital IS (CIO) Richard Beran, Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/08/26/podcast-one-on-one-wfreemont-area-medical-center-director-of-hospital-is-cio-richard-beran-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/08/26/podcast-one-on-one-wfreemont-area-medical-center-director-of-hospital-is-cio-richard-beran-chapter-2/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:30:38 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=4523 Almost overnight, it seems, the qualifications for being considered a top CIO have changed. No longer do you get a pat on the back for successfully implementing a hospital information system, supporting EMR installations in affiliated practices or even achieving high levels of CPOE and clinician engagement. Now, that’s all stakes to play. Today, you’ve [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/08/26/podcast-one-on-one-wfreemont-area-medical-center-director-of-hospital-is-cio-richard-beran-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:00:01 Almost overnight, it seems, the qualifications for being considered a top CIO have changed. No longer do you get a pat on the back for successfully implementing a hospital information system, supporting EMR installations in affiliated practices or e[...] Almost overnight, it seems, the qualifications for being considered a top CIO have changed. No longer do you get a pat on the back for successfully implementing a hospital information system, supporting EMR installations in affiliated practices or even achieving high levels of CPOE and clinician engagement. Now, that's all stakes to play. HIE Anthony Guerra no no PODCAST: One-on-One w/Fremont Area Medical Center Director of Hospital IS (CIO) Richard Beran, Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/08/19/podcast-one-on-one-wfreemont-area-medical-center-director-of-hospital-information-systems-cio-richard-beran-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/08/19/podcast-one-on-one-wfreemont-area-medical-center-director-of-hospital-information-systems-cio-richard-beran-chapter-1/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:18:08 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=4382 Almost overnight, it seems, the qualifications for being considered a top CIO have changed. No longer do you get a pat on the back for successfully implementing a hospital information system, supporting EMR installations in affiliated practices or even achieving high levels of CPOE and clinician engagement. Now, that's all stakes to play. Today, you've got to also tie it all together with an HIE that can then plug into whatever the feds construct as the National Health Information Network. Well, Richard Beran, director of hospital information systems at Freemont Area Medical Center, has all those balls in the air, and more. Beran just upgraded his Cerner Millennium software, struck a Stark deal with eClinicalWorks for the employed and independent docs, and is working with Lawson (HealthVision) and Initiate (IBM) to bring it all together.

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/08/19/podcast-one-on-one-wfreemont-area-medical-center-director-of-hospital-information-systems-cio-richard-beran-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:00:01 Almost overnight, it seems, the qualifications for being considered a top CIO have changed. No longer do you get a pat on the back for successfully implementing a hospital information system, supporting EMR installations in affiliated practices or e[...] Almost overnight, it seems, the qualifications for being considered a top CIO have changed. No longer do you get a pat on the back for successfully implementing a hospital information system, supporting EMR installations in affiliated practices or even achieving high levels of CPOE and clinician engagement. Now, that's all stakes to play. Today, you've got to also tie it all together with an HIE that can then plug into whatever the feds construct as the National Health Information Network. Well, Richard Beran, director of hospital information systems at Freemont Area Medical Center, has all those balls in the air, and more. Beran just upgraded his Cerner Millennium software, struck a Stark deal with eClinicalWorks for the employed and independent docs, and is working with Lawson (HealthVision) and Initiate (IBM) to bring it all together. EMPI, HIE, Integration/Interfacing Anthony Guerra no no When Does an Upgrade Become an Opportunity? http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/08/15/when-does-an-upgrade-become-an-opportunity/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/08/15/when-does-an-upgrade-become-an-opportunity/#comments Sun, 15 Aug 2010 19:18:48 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=4312 A Reader Asks: "When it’s time to upgrade, how do I discern between a major and minor one? How do I decide if an upgrade is big enough that it makes sense to investigate my options with other vendors?" HIS Pros Answer: Most "upgrades" are new releases or versions of a currently installed system, and should have no cost associated with them. That' what you're playing software maintenance for. The only cost with a new version or release might be hardware (a larger server) or third party software (newer versions of Windows or Office). If a vendor is charging for a new version or release, something is wrong with your contract, as almost all vendors provide them for free.

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/08/15/when-does-an-upgrade-become-an-opportunity/feed/ 1 PODCAST: One-on-One w/Providence Health & Services (Washington Region) CIO Curt Kwak, Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/08/12/podcast-one-on-one-wprovidence-health-services-washington-region-cio-curt-kwak-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/08/12/podcast-one-on-one-wprovidence-health-services-washington-region-cio-curt-kwak-chapter-2/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:52:35 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=4296 Integrity-based leadership may be something talked up in executive training sessions, but it’s put into practice by Curt Kwak, CIO of the Washington Region at Providence Health & Services. And the qualities of transparency, honesty and fairness which are so close to Kwak’s heart have come in handy as he says goodbye to incumbent vendors [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/08/12/podcast-one-on-one-wprovidence-health-services-washington-region-cio-curt-kwak-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:08:20 Integrity-based leadership may be something talked up in executive training sessions, but it's put into practice by Curt Kwak, CIO of the Washington Region at Providence Health & Services. And the qualities of transparency, honesty and fairness [...] Integrity-based leadership may be something talked up in executive training sessions, but it's put into practice by Curt Kwak, CIO of the Washington Region at Providence Health & Services. And the qualities of transparency, honesty and fairness which are so close to Kwak's heart have come in handy as he says goodbye to incumbent vendors GE and McKesson and hello to Epic. Yes, Kwak's going full-boat Epic in order to more closely integrate the core facility with local physicians. To learn more about his journey, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently caught up with the West Coast CIO. Governance Anthony Guerra no no PODCAST: One-on-One w/Concord Hospital CIO Deane Morrison, Chapter 2 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/08/05/podcast-one-on-one-wconcord-hospital-cio-deane-morrison-chapter-2/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/08/05/podcast-one-on-one-wconcord-hospital-cio-deane-morrison-chapter-2/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:21:29 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=4250 With the government piling on its Meaningful Use regulations, healthcare CIOs are under a lot of pressure to bring home the incentive bacon. For some, relaxation takes on traditional forms such as vacationing, biking or running. But Deane Morrison is no regular CIO. When he wants to decompress, it’s time to scale a mountain, perhaps [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/08/05/podcast-one-on-one-wconcord-hospital-cio-deane-morrison-chapter-2/feed/ 0 0:00:01 With the government piling on its Meaningful Use regulations, healthcare CIOs are under a lot of pressure to bring home the incentive bacon. For some, relaxation takes on traditional forms such as vacationing, biking or running. But Deane Morrison i[...] With the government piling on its Meaningful Use regulations, healthcare CIOs are under a lot of pressure to bring home the incentive bacon. For some, relaxation takes on traditional forms such as vacationing, biking or running. But Deane Morrison is no regular CIO. When he wants to decompress, it's time to scale a mountain, perhaps spending a few days in sub-zero weather clinging to a cold, hard rock. Compared to that, qualifying for Stage 1 will be a breeze … well, almost. To learn more about his how grappling with nature helps him grapple with ONC (and all the day-to-day CIO stuff), healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently chatted with the New Hampshire-based executive. HITECH Anthony Guerra no no PODCAST: One-on-One w/Providence Health & Services (Washington Region) CIO Curt Kwak, Chapter 1 http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/08/05/podcast-one-on-one-wprovidence-health-services-washington-region-cio-curt-kwak-chapter-1/ http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/08/05/podcast-one-on-one-wprovidence-health-services-washington-region-cio-curt-kwak-chapter-1/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:52:30 +0000 Anthony Guerra http://healthsystemcio.com/?p=4238 Integrity-based leadership may be something talked up in executive training sessions, but it’s put into practice by Curt Kwak, CIO of the Washington Region at Providence Health & Services. And the qualities of transparency, honesty and fairness which are so close to Kwak’s heart have come in handy as he says goodbye to incumbent vendors [...]

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]]> http://healthsystemcio.com/2010/08/05/podcast-one-on-one-wprovidence-health-services-washington-region-cio-curt-kwak-chapter-1/feed/ 0 0:10:37 Integrity-based leadership may be something talked up in executive training sessions, but it's put into practice by Curt Kwak, CIO of the Washington Region at Providence Health & Services. And the qualities of transparency, honesty and fairness [...] Integrity-based leadership may be something talked up in executive training sessions, but it's put into practice by Curt Kwak, CIO of the Washington Region at Providence Health & Services. And the qualities of transparency, honesty and fairness which are so close to Kwak's heart have come in handy as he says goodbye to incumbent vendors GE and McKesson and hello to Epic. Yes, Kwak's going full-boat Epic in order to more closely integrate the core facility with local physicians. To learn more about his journey, healthsystemCIO.com editor Anthony Guerra recently caught up with the West Coast CIO. Anthony Guerra no no