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The best way to gain buy-in with an EHR migration? Communicate constantly and demonstrate, “through incremental results over time,” how it is helping to increase efficiency and lower costs while providing a better experience, says CIO Tanya Townsend.
One thing Covid has taught us? The importance of situational awareness and having the right building blocks in place to more effectively anticipate and respond to crises, said Dr. John Halamka during a recent webinar.
For organizations that manage hundreds of thousands of lives, the ability to present “the full story” of each patient – and do it in a way that doesn’t interrupt the care process – is imperative, according to GRIPA’s leaders, who shared their story in a recent webinar.
The “definitive focus on patient record sharing” we’re seeing across the industry is certainly encouraging, but there are fundamental issues that must be addressed before we’re truly able to move forward with interoperability, says Chuck Christian.
When lives are put in danger and treatment is denied due to the lack of a unified patient identification, it’s time for action, says Liz Johnson, who talks about the progress that has been made, and what still needs to happen.
