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MU as a catalyst—“It has forced us to go to a whole new level.”
Analytics & decision support department
Goal: consistency throughout the organization
CIO role — “There’s a lot more to the position than IT.”
Physician engagement — “It’s a give and take.”
Working on the CHCIO certification process
“It keeps me learning.”
Recruiting volunteers to drive portal usage
Restructured capital project committee — “That has been a tremendous improvement.”
Assessing change readiness
From IBM to CIO
Evolution of the role — “It wasn’t the CIO position it is today.”
About MCHS Odessa
2-year process to select Cerner
Best-of-breed vs integrated solution — “It was overwhelming.”
Economics of integration
Selling to the board — “It’s like building a house.”
5-7 minute training intervals
“We want to make sure that we’ve built something that people will use.”
The HIT workforce shortage
Instituting a project management group that meets weekly — tradeoffs and prioritization
Running a McKesson 10.3 shop
MU stage 2
Upgrade downtime: “I see the frustration among the physicians”
About the CHIME Meaningful Use Survey
Tackling the quality measures
The consequences of an industry in haste
“The key is having a group working with the clinician”
On MU: “It’s going to all work out, but not without some pain”
