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
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
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
John Halamka, M.D., CIO, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Chapter 2 [ 21:05 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (701)Charles Colander, VP/CIO, Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare, Chapter 3
*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
Charles Colander, VP/CIO, Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare, Chapter 3 [ 14:58 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (344)Michele Zeigler, VP IS/CIO, Summit Health, Chapter 3
*Satisfying the specialists
*Wireless device empowerment
*”It’s a balance between access and security”
*”Now the tune is not, ‘No,’ just, ‘Not now’”
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*East Jefferson’s ambulatory strategy, featuring Stark
*Cerner’s Healthe Hub
*Measuring up to Meaningful Use
*Fostering CPOE — “Nine months ago, it would have been an impossibility”
*Wireless power, tablets, going Beta with Apple devices
Jim Burton, SVP/CIO, East Jefferson General Hospital, Transcript/Podcast, Chapter 2 [ 14:53 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (538)PODCAST: One-on-One w/Erlanger Health System VP & CIO Laurene Vamprine, Chapter 3
While many think being a good CIO means accommodating clinician requests, Laurene Vamprine says it takes more than that. In fact, she says if a CIO’s going to have any chance of saying ‘yes,’ the proper infrastructure must already be in place. Rather than relying on clairvoyance for such knowledge, Vamprine says it’s essential to [...]
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