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Before I begin I must disclose that I was on the planning committee for CHIME 2011, specifically working on the speakers selection sub-committee. The review however is entirely framed as a participant and does not reflect the opinion of the sub-committee. CHIME is a great organization and regularly provides the best conference lineup for CIOs [...]
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 [...]
There are not enough resources to complete the work in front of us for 2011 and beyond. Before Meaningful Use became “meaningful” we already had a full plate. We now have a buffet of plates that are overflowing and we are forced to bring a renewed sense of prioritization to the problem. We are challenged [...]
Much has been written about the impact of meaningful use on the healthcare CIO, but it is worth digging a bit deeper in the organizational chart and outline how our management teams will need to adapt as well. A tremendous strain has begun to take hold within our departments as we thoughtfully charge forward to [...]
After writing public comments on meaningful use, submitting grant proposals and trying to keep pace of healthcare reform, the comment period has just begun. With the formation of the Regional Extension Centers, State HIT coordinators being nominated, Health Information Exchanges gaining more traction and countless vendors trying to obtain your stimulus money, a CIO’s involvement [...]
Throughout our EMR implementations, which started in 2001, we have tested countless end users devices. We have numerous Computers On Wheels (COW’s), thin client laptops on a low profile cart (we called these calves), laptops, PC’s, tablets and a mixture of thin client devices. Now that we are pushing through a CPOE implementation we find [...]
I don’t have Portals and PHR’s quite figured out yet for my Health System, and based on the feedback I’m receiving from other CIO’s many of us don’t have it figured out yet. There are a lot of hospitals and physician groups in the market for Patient Portals and Personal Heath Record solutions to address [...]
Based on the conference calls that I listened to on the Beacon Community Program from ONC, many communities around the nation submitted great proposals. While those communities are anxiously awaiting the award announcement in March, I am hopeful that we all are taking advantage of the platform that was created to submit the proposal. For [...]
I recently finished reading “Checklist Manifesto” by Atul Gawande and “How Doctor’s Think” by Jerome Groopman. I would highly recommend them to anyone in Healthcare IT. Because each book touches on how doctors contemplate change, it got me thinking about how physicians may be thinking about all of the upcoming changes in Health IT. While [...]
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