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It’s no longer acceptable for go-lives to be pushed back by weeks or months due to unpreparedness, says Sue Schade. In this post, she talks about how GLRAs can “ensure all issues and risks are surfaced and addressed” before the big day.
Before any major project can be launched, there are “core fundamental and foundational processes” that need to be established, says CIO Tom Barnett. At URMC, it started with creating an IT Service Management team.
Although Atul Gawande’s recent article brought much-needed notoriety to the topic of EHR usability, it missed the boat when it came to educating the public about the critical role of clinical informatics, says Dirk Stanley.
There’s no way to determine with 100 percent certainty whether a project will succeed, but by asking these seven questions, you’ll have a much clearer idea, says Bill Russell.
The key to changing a culture without disrupting it? It’s all in the approach, says CIO Dan Nash, who talks about the major turnaround that has taken place at Citrus Valley.
