About Palomar Health
Building the hospital of the future
Landing a Black Hawk on the roof
The CIO’s role in new hospital construction
Getting Wi-Fi in the Healing Gardens
Paul Peabody, CIO, Palomar Health, Chapter 1
10/10/2012 By Leave a Comment
Bill Byers, VP/CIO, Western Maryland Health System, Chapter 2
06/29/2012 By Leave a Comment
Budgeting and project prioritization
The importance of 100 percent wireless coverage
Empowering clinicians through BYOD
For Now, It’s iPhone Over Android
06/25/2012 By Leave a Comment
I currently carry a Samsung Infuse Android phone. It is an AT&T phone that I have had for about a year. I am ready to replace it and I have been wrestling between the new Samsung Galaxy SIII and an iPhone. The reviews of the SIII are tempting. The specs are impressive (quad core graphics, [...]
iPad Penetration At 80%? Methinks Not
10/10/2011 By Leave a Comment
On October 4 Apple’s CEO said: “Over 80% of the top hospitals in the US are now testing, or piloting, the iPad.” This statement is a little misleading. Firstly, he said “testing or piloting.” What is the number of hospitals that are actually buying and deploying iPads to use with their core clinical applications? I [...]
BYOD – Good For Some, Not For All
10/04/2011 By Leave a Comment
The NY Times has a good article on the increasing popularity of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies. This is appealing to many employees, and interesting to me. I want to further empower our tech savvy employees. But, I don’t think it will work in our environment at this time. It is probably no mistake [...]
John Halamka, M.D., CIO, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Chapter 2
08/22/2011 By Leave a Comment
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
Charles Colander, VP/CIO, Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare, Chapter 3
07/27/2011 By Leave a Comment
*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
Michele Zeigler, VP IS/CIO, Summit Health, Chapter 3
07/26/2011 By Leave a Comment
*Satisfying the specialists
*Wireless device empowerment
*”It’s a balance between access and security”
*”Now the tune is not, ‘No,’ just, ‘Not now’”
