From Device to Helpful Tool: Turning the Corner with EHRs
One of the biggest obstacles preventing physicians and nurses from fully leveraging the EHR comes down to a very simple premise: “the right hand doesn’t know what the left hand is doing,” says guest blogger Milisa Rizer, MD, Chief Clinical Information Officer at OSU Health System.
Nigrin, Richardson among Leaders Named to CHIME Board
CHIME has announced new officers for 2021, as well as four new members to its Board of Trustees: Sarah Richardson, Daniel Nigrin, George Hickman, and Ajay Kapare.
Q&A with CIO B.J. Moore, Part 1: “People Are Ready to Embrace New Technologies.”
The first lesson B.J. Moore learned about working in healthcare? Before the “exciting” technologies like artificial intelligence can be leveraged, a whole lot of not-so-exciting tasks need to be taken care of, like creating a simplified operating environment.
A Recipe for Gourmet Clinical Workflow Changes
Having a solid recipe for creating predictable, build-once “gourmet-style” clinical workflows that satisfy all stakeholders may sound too good to be true, but it’s possible – if you follow the right steps, says CMIO Dirk Stanley.
Interviews
Q&A with CIO B.J. Moore, Part 1: “People Are Ready to Embrace New Technologies.”
The first lesson B.J. Moore learned about working in healthcare? Before the “exciting” technologies like artificial intelligence can be leveraged, a whole lot of not-so-exciting tasks need to be taken care of, like creating a simplified operating environment.
Q&A with Kate Pierce, Part 1: “Everything’s Not Going to Be Perfect at Go-live.”
For organizations that are migrating to a single platform, implementation isn’t the ultimate goal; in fact, it’s more of a baseline, says Kate Pierce, who talks about the major changes happening at North Country Hospital.
“Make Everyone a Data Steward”: Best Practices for Establishing Solid Governance
Having a solid data governance structure can make all the difference when it comes to managing and leveraging data. In a recent webinar, our healthcare IT expert panelists offered advice on how to navigate the challenges and create a solid strategy.
Q&A with Ed Marx, Part 2: “If We Allow Ourselves to Become Hardened, We Lose Focus.”
The lines between IT, clinical, and operations have blurred, and if leaders don’t take the time to understand the needs and challenges of other departments, and work together to solve them, “we’ll become irrelevant,” says Ed Marx.
Columns
From Device to Helpful Tool: Turning the Corner with EHRs
One of the biggest obstacles preventing physicians and nurses from fully leveraging the EHR comes down to a very simple premise: “the right hand doesn’t know what the left hand is doing,” says guest blogger Milisa Rizer, MD, Chief Clinical Information Officer at OSU Health System.
A Recipe for Gourmet Clinical Workflow Changes
Having a solid recipe for creating predictable, build-once “gourmet-style” clinical workflows that satisfy all stakeholders may sound too good to be true, but it’s possible – if you follow the right steps, says CMIO Dirk Stanley.
Using Your Noodle
Whether you’re in the business of providing care or serving meals, there’s no rule against branching out from your area of specialty – as long as it’s done slowly, thoughtfully and deliberately, says Anthony Guerra.
Type A versus Type B, Part 1: Is There a Right Way to Lead?
Individuals with a ‘Type A’ personality tend to be passionate, driven, competitive, and outgoing – all positive attributes for leaders. But are they always the obvious choice? John Mason looks at what the designation actually means.
Partner Perspectives
Partner Perspective: Turmoil in ERP Market Leaves CIOs With Tough Choices
According to Healthlink Advisors’s President and CEO Lindsey Jarrell, many CIOs — who have spent the better part of the last decade working on EHR implementations and other clinically-related projects … [Read More]
Partner Perspective: Business Continuity Depends on Your Disaster Recovery Plan
According to Nutanix Customer Success Executive Cheryl Rodenfels, maintaining the integrity and availability of the infrastructure is top of mind for every business. But the stakes are especially high … [Read More]
Partner Perspective: How CIOs Can Lead The Move to Value
According to UnitedHealth Group CIO John Santelli, the way we deliver and pay for healthcare is unsustainable. Payers, providers and employers — we all contributed to the problem, but we’re all part … [Read More]
Upcoming Webinars
The State of Security
Security threats are evolving at such a rapid pace that CIOs and CISOs must share the latest threats, and defenses to those threats, if the industry is to hold its own against the forces of evil. In … [Read More]
Application Decommissioning Strategies
With healthcare systems running dozens, if not hundreds, of applications, it's no surprise CIOs are constantly faced with the challenge of decommissioning legacy applications and migrating at least … [Read More]
The Help Desk & Beyond
WLike it or not, your department is only as good as your customers think it is. So what's the key to ensure they are a fan of IT? Of course, it starts with ingraining the proper responses and … [Read More]
Data Stewardship Approaches that Improve Quality
With health systems acquiring physician practices at an ever increasing rate, onboarding them in a sensible and scalable way has become critical. Usually a large component of that onboarding is … [Read More]
