You Always Have To Come Back Home

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

“You can’t just leave when we’re having a fight,” my wife said tearfully. “It’s not appropriate.” It was five years ago, and we were a few months into our marriage. Following what I thought was the protocol of such arguments, it hit a crescendo after which I walked out, got in my car and drove [...]

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Bill Byers, VP/CIO, Western Maryland Health System, Chapter 4

Bill Byers, VP/CIO, Western Maryland Health System

Opening a new hospital
Lesson learned: Have someone at the construction site every day
“It’s one thing to select it, but you also need to get it installed”
Bringing in the Boy Scouts (seriously)
Nurturing those vendor/partner relationships

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Bill Byers, VP/CIO, Western Maryland Health System, Chapter 3

Bill Byers, VP/CIO, Western Maryland Health System

Going down the telemedicine road
computer-assisted physician documentation
The value of HIMSS
Giving back
Staff-retention talent

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Bill Byers, VP/CIO, Western Maryland Health System, Chapter 2

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Budgeting and project prioritization
The importance of 100 percent wireless coverage
Empowering clinicians through BYOD

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Bill Byers, VP/CIO, Western Maryland Health System, Chapter 1

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About WMHS
Running a Meditech Magic shop, 5.6.4
eClinicalWorks on the physician practice side
Working Dragon into the documentation process
Going down the patient portal path

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