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About Gwinnett Health System
Navigating a major EHR selection process
Strong demo participation — “We’re trying to obtain as much input as possible.”
Acquiring primary care practices
Georgia’s HIE model — “A network of networks”
Challenges of attesting to MU 2 with Horizon
About Mississippi Baptist
McKesson clinicals & financials
“Testing” Paragon at a CAH — “Standardize as much as you can.”
Migrating from Horizon to Paragon
Building up the clinician hub — “It’s just like anything else; you can’t get there quick enough.”
Paragon v.13 pilot
About St. Luke’s
Going Epic in 2016
12-month selection process — “We were looking for a development partner”
Focus on operational engagement
Stepping into “break-fix mode” as new CIO
Lessons in change management
Improving user experience — “It was a lot of tuning and changing.”
As organizations shift their focus to the next three to five years, a significant number are looking to replace their existing acute care EMR systems. But for vendors looking to land new clients, the news isn’t good, as the majority of those looking to make a move already have a specific platform in mind, according […]
About St. Peter’s
Physician alignment strategies
Running the full gamut of Horizon
The “awkward” timing of McKesson’s announcement
Determining the next steps — Paragon or another product?
The McKesson CIOs of NJ/NY
The vendor leapfrog game
While McKesson has indicated it hopes to move some Horizon customer onto the Paragon platform, a number of product gaps and weaknesses still exist and there are still questions in providers’ minds about whether Paragon can scale to larger hospitals, particularly 400+ bed sites where it is still unproven, according to a new KLAS report […]
Customer concerns
Helping hospitals lower costs
Lessons from Horizon Enterprise Resource Manager
Souerwine’s approach
Making the decision for change
“I’m sorry, I’m not trying to be difficult, but I still don’t understand.” Though I don’t recall the year, I distinctly remember uttering those words at a past HIMSS conference during one of the countless “speed-dating” sessions journalists have with vendors. Perhaps because these meet-and-greets are so short, they take on a very intense “get-to-the-point” […]
The reorg
The new Horizon/Paragon paradigm
“We didn’t feel like we could develop for growth two very complex product suites”
Can Paragon scale?
Horizon’s future
Leveraging Stark, underwriting McKesson & Allscripts
Running McKesson Horizon 10.3.1
Integrating the clinical and financial sides of the house
