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Population health on the radar
Total patient revenue — “a beta test”
Working with VPS to reduce vendor prices
“IT folks aren’t natural-born negotiators”
Nutanix’s converged infrastructure — “No more forklift upgrades”
Educating the staff on vendor management
Learning from the past
Forced innovation — “We cobbled together products that are now being sold as one”
Trust but verify
“I’m in the right spot at the right time.”
Pursuing an MBA
Building a CIO network
Integrating PatientTouch with nurse call — to “completely mobilize the nurse”
Agnity MobileCare’s secure text messaging
Happy nurses = happy doctors = happy patients
Participating in CRISP
Being the new CIO — “I had ideas in my back pocket”
His need for autonomy
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.”
