Daniel Barchi, CIO, Yale New Haven Health System & Yale School of Medicine, Chapter 1

Daniel Barchi, CIO, Yale New Haven Health System & Yale School of Medicine

About Yale New Haven Health System
Managing a dual CIO role
Leveraging Epic to align the health system & school of medicine
Going from 350 Epic users every day to 3500 users
Starting in the physician practices – smaller, more controlled environments
Importance of having a strong project manager
“EMRs are really just tools that standardize the way we practice”

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George Reynolds, MD, CIO, Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, Chapter 2

George Reynolds CMIO & CIO, Children's Hospital & Medical Center

Implementing clinical decision support
Qualifying for MU under Medicaid rules
Waiting to attest with Epic
“We were going to do this anyway… it hasn’t really changed our philosophy”
Moving ahead with ICD-10
“Have a game plan and stick to it”
Managing dual CIO & CMIO roles

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KLAS: Low Cost, Ease of Use Have More Providers Going To The Cloud

SaaS EMR Model Gaining Traction Among Providers

Limited hardware costs, ease of use, and increasing confidence in cloud storage are making Software as a Service (Saas) solutions more appealing to providers, according to a new KLAS report — SaaS EMR 2012: Is It For You. “The SaaS EMR deployment model is becoming more popular for providers who want minimal up-front cost and [...]

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Mike Rozmus, CIO, Rockingham Memorial Hospital, Chapter 3

Mike Rozmus, VP & CIO, Rockingham Memorial Hospital

Working with Nuance on speech recognition
One size doesn’t fit all
Leveraging committees and task force
Rockingham’s new life with Sentara Health

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CHIME Voices Support For ICD-10 Delay

George Hickman, EVP/CIO, Albany Medical Center

In comments submitted yesterday to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, CHIME called the decision to postpone ICD-10 by one year an appropriate “middle ground” for all stakeholders and urged the agency to remain committed to ICD-10. In the letter, CHIME stated that “a longer delay would seriously disrupt ongoing efforts to convert to ICD-10” and would [...]

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Even The Self-Made Man Needs Some Help

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

Malcolm Gladwell’s “Outliers” laid bare, once and for all, the myth of the self-made man. To be sure, individual initiative is a critical ingredient of achievement but, without the addition of opportunity, usually made available by direct assistance, the bread will not rise. I realize that whatever success I’ve achieved can be traced to clearing [...]

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Someone Has To Pay

Kate Huvane Gamble, Managing Editor, hsCIO.com

It’s pretty rare for the National Football League to dominate the sports headlines in May, especially with basketball and hockey playoffs going on. But last week, two football-related stories broke just hours apart that sent shockwaves through the sports world. First, it was announced that Jonathan Vilma, a veteran linebacker with the New Orleans Saints, [...]

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George Reynolds, MD, CIO, Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, Chapter 1

George Reynolds, CIO & CMIO, Children's Hospital & Medical Center

About Children’s Hospital & Medical Center
Migrating to Epic
No need to push EMRs out to community docs
Being a founding member of NEHII
“We intend to use the Epic solutions wherever possible”
Complex issues involving decision support with pediatric patients

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What Does The Allscripts Stock Collapse Really Mean for Customers?

Vince Ciotti, Principal, HIS Professionals

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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