The topics that resonated most with our readers this year? Care coordination and leadership through crisis, according to our most-viewed blogs.
Care is King: Our Most Viewed Blogs from 2021
A Time to Purge
What would happen if healthcare organizations decided to purge all messages 6 months or older from EHR in-baskets, and set a 90-day expiration clock on all incoming messages? CT Lin, MD, CMIO at UCHealth, plans to find out. “There’s no value in keeping those,” he wrote.
The Pandemic, Patient Messages and Phone Calls: Octopus or Starfish?
The dramatic increase in virtual visits and messaging with patients can lead to “unmanageable burden and real risks of burnout” if it isn’t addressed, says CT Lin, MD. In this piece, he talks about how UCHealth hopes to turn the tide with its in-basket redesign initiative.
Flying Tigers, and Boxing Joe Louis: A Lesson in Social History
By obtaining a thorough social history, providers can get to know patients better – and gain answers about their illness, says CT Lin, MD, CMIO at UCHealth. In this blog, he talks about the interesting way in which he learned this.
What TikTok Teaches Us about Effective Communication
As social media continues to transform the way people communicate and work, can platforms like TikTok be leveraged to improve medical education and even EHR usage? CT Lin, MD, examines this issue while reflecting on his own evoluation.
The Next Level: Summarizing the Info Blocking Rule
Even for organizations like UCHealth that have been using OpenNotes for years, complying with the Information Blocking regulation has been a struggle, says CT Lin, MD, who provides a summary explaining the ‘why’ and the ‘how.’
The 7 Levels of Optimizing a Covid-19 Mass Vaccine Effort
From helping individuals at a vaccine event become more efficient, to optimizing events at a national level, CT Lin, MD shares what the team at UCHealth has learned so far and offers best practices for distributing the Covid-19 vaccine.
“Another Chance to Innovate”: An Inside Look at UCHealth’s Mass Vaccination
It doesn’t get more complex than using an outdoor stadium (in the dead of winter) to administer a vaccine, but UCHealth’s trial run was a success, says CT Lin, MD, who talks about what his team learned, and what he hopes to see going forward.
“In the Zone”: One CMIO’s Experience at a Covid Vaccine Clinic
Ever wonder what it is like to be a vaccinator at a high-volume vaccine clinic? According to CT Lin, MD, CMIO at UCHealth, it’s “fun, fast-paced, team-based,” and one of the most gratifying things he’s ever done.
UCHealth’s Covid Vaccine Rollout: The EHR Is Our Superpower
One of the most significant challenges facing healthcare organizations is how to effectively and safely distribute the Covid-19 vaccine. For UCHealth, the answer lies in the patient portal, according to CMIO CT Lin.
