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About HSS
Allscripts in inpatient, Optum in ambulatory
Getting private practitioners on the same EHR
A new governance structure
IT as a strategic priority
Building relationships with docs — “You really have to listen.”
Breaking away from best-of-breed — “We need a single vendor solution.”
About Meritus
Meditech in inpatient, Allscripts in outpatient
Data sharing with CRISP
Using Empower to create a unified patient record
“One goal at a time”
Physician advisory meetings
Piloting PatientTouch in a small department — “We could control it better.”
About EMH Healthcare
Siemens Soarian in the hospital, Allscripts Enterprise in ambulatory
MU pushing EHR plans to the forefront — “We fell into the sweet spot.”
From a mostly-paper environment to Stage 6
Leading a clinical transformation — “Include key stakeholders in the decision-making process.”
Aligning with the CNO
Physician pushback after go-live
“Hey, I have an interview that I’m pretty excited about. Can I use you as a reference?” When I received this request from my friend (and former coworker), Chris, a few years ago, I didn’t hesitate one bit before replying, “Absolutely. Do you have my work number?” It was a no-brainer. Chris was one of […]
What Allscripts did right
Answering to the board — “They trusted me”
Paul Black’s goodwill tour
Flagler’s year-long strategic-planning process
Clinical integration — “It’s our version of an ACO”
Identifying the right partners
About Flagler
Migrating from Meditech to Allscripts
Different strategies to get buy-in from physicians and nurses
Access to inpatient records for affiliated docs
Dealing with the fallout of Allscripts’ MyWay being pulled —“It was a little confusing.”
Town hall meetings led by docs — not administrative leaders
“If I can get out of the way & coach in the back ground, it’s much more effective.”
In light of concerns regarding the lack of ICD-10-readiness, healthcare organizations are turning to third-party consulting firms to help overcome challenges with the technology and provide training, according to new data from KLAS. In the report — ICD-10 Perception 2012: Can Technology Relieve Readiness Issues — the majority of providers said they have tapped consultants […]
When it comes to emergency department information systems (EDIS), physician satisfaction with best-of-breed systems is 59 percent higher than enterprise systems, according to a new KLAS report — EDIS 2013: Revealing the Physicians’ Voice. Physicians cited better clinical decision support, overall usability, and accuracy of documentation as the primary drivers of satisfaction in the study, […]
Allscripts CEO Glen Tullman, who joined the company 1997 and recently appeared to emerge victorious after a boardroom brouhaha, has stepped down. Company president Lee Shapiro will also step down. Tullman and Shapiro will be replaced by Paul Black, who assumes both positions. Shapiro will serve as a consultant to Black for up to six […]
With a large majority (70 percent) of provider organizations now using mobile devices to access electronic records, security has become a top priority for CIOs, according to a new KLAS report — Mobile Applications: Can Enterprise Vendors Keep Up, which found that virtualization is the method most often used to address security concerns. “Providers are […]
