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When users have a much better experience with technology at home than they do in the care setting, that’s a problem, says Dr. Zafar Chaudry. In this interview, he talks about how his team is shifting the model to “provide more self-service.”
Perhaps the most important advantage of having already been through an Epic implementation? You’ve already learned “what the cycles and trends are,” and know how to navigate them, says CIO Debbie Cancilla.
The most exciting – and at the same time, most intimidating – part of being a health IT leader today? The pressure to deliver technologies that will improve the patient’s experience, says CIO Christopher Timbers.
Let’s face it – when you don’t see patients on a daily basis, it’s extremely difficult to understand how technology impacts their experience. So what can CIOs do? Bring the two groups together, says Zafar Chaudry, MD, CIO at Seattle Children’s.
A health system can offer the coolest patient engagement tools around, but without the right workflows and infrastructure, it can become “a new version of the same aggravation,” says CIO Christopher Timbers.
