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“Nurses and doctors didn’t go to school to become data entry technicians; and yet, a lot times, that’s what we feel like we’re doing,” said Gregg Nicandri, MD. In this interview, he talks about how URMC is leveraging technology to offload some of the burden, and shares his thoughts on the evolving CMIO role and what it takes to successfully drive change.
Document management may not sound too exciting; that is, “until you learn about how it impacts your infrastructure and operations.” In this piece, Dirk Stanley, MD, CMIO at UConn Health, provides guidance for knowing and understanding the different components of applied clinical informatics.
In healthcare, it simply isn’t possible to avoid unexpected clinical scenarios, according to Dirk Stanley, MD, CMIO at UConn Health. However, “with the right planning and tools, you can help your staff reach ordering or covering providers to communicate these important messages and close the loop on important patient care.”
Despite having a sophisticated lab, technicians still often rely on the “dog-eared, fraying piece of paper at the computer station” to avoid making mistakes, according to CT Lin, MD, CMIO at UCHealth. In this piece, he talks about a recent experience that opened his eyes to the roadblocks that still exist.
Like it or not, the remote and hybrid work models that were borne out of the Covid-19 pandemic are here stay — and, consequently, so are the myriad challenges that come with safeguarding data off premise. During a recent panel discussion, Zafar Chaudry, MD, and Chris Paravate shared strategies for enabling access without compromising security.
