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In time, healthcare will eventually return to business as usual – at least, to some extent. But for now, “it’s all hands on deck,” says Adam Gale, who talks about what KLAS has learned about vendor offerings, and what they hope to find out.
With 2019 came a new perspective on the relationship between payers and providers, the role EHRs play in burnout, and the importance of emerging technologies. What can healthcare IT leaders expect in 2020? Adam Gale shares his insights.
It’s no longer enough simply to measure data, says Adam Gale. Now, KLAS is taking a more proactive approach by working with vendors to step up their game and “change the market in a healthy way.”
What started out as a simple concept – using a standard questionnaire to measure EHR satisfaction and benchmark it with other organizations – has already yielded some interesting results, says Adam Gale of KLAS’ Arch Collaborative.
It’s time to take imaging out of the silos and integrate it with the overall strategy, says Adam Gale. And that starts with obtaining buy-in from multiple departments, as well as EHR vendors.
Finding the right solution comes down to much more than paying the lowest possible price, says Adam Gale of KLAS, who offers advice on how vendors and providers can create stronger partnerships.
Healthcare IT leaders may differ in their titles, roles and areas of influence, but there’s a common thread when it comes to what makes them successful, says Adam Gale of KLAS.
No matter how effective a solution might be, population health initiatives aren’t going to succeed unless the provider and vendor share a roadmap with targets, plans, and goals, says Adam Gale of KLAS.
Most organizations realize the potential of enterprise imaging, but until they move it out of radiology and treat it as a real priority, that potential will remain in the dark, says Adam Gale.
Two decades ago, a shared desire to keep the health IT industry honest by shining a light on vendor performance led three people to form a new organization. The rest, says Adam Gale, is history.
