Then only thing that’s constant is change, which means the key is being observant. At least that seems to be the key when navigating the industry’s changing mega-conference dynamic. In the spring, there used to be just HIMSS, with the CHIME Spring Forum affixed to the front-end. Now, CHIME partners with HLTH on ViVE. With […]
HIMSS Conference Preview: Mike Mistretta on Reimagining the Outpatient Experience; The Importance of Including IT from the Beginning; and Some Common Sales Tactics to Avoid
When IT folks are handed just about any situation, they find solutions – it’s in the DNA. So it’s not surprising that when Mike Mistretta, SVP & CIO at VHC Health System, was handed finished plans for a new outpatient building, he and his team went to work outfitting it with the latest and greatest […]
Digital Health, Opioids & Women in Leadership: Our Top Interviews from 2018
Mike Mistretta, CIO, Virginia Hospital Center, Chapter 2
Mike Mistretta, CIO, Virginia Hospital Center, Chapter 1
Mike Mistretta, VP & CIO, MedCentral Health System, Chapter 3
Mike Mistretta, VP & CIO, MedCentral Health System, Chapter 2
Data exchange with employed & affiliated docs
Adoption hurdles — “There’s still quite a bit of skepticism”
State HIEs & ROI (or lack thereof)
Physician revenue management
Preparing for ICD-10 & MU 2 — “We’re trying to pull the initiatives together.”
Staffing challenges
Taking a stand on consultant use — “All we’re doing is inflating our costs.”
Mike Mistretta, VP & CIO, MedCentral Health System, Chapter 1
About MedCentral
Being a beta site for Siemens — “We get to influence the usability of the systems.”
Quality measures
Piloting portals with employees
MU dream team: clinical program manager, nursing liaison & CMO
Creating a unified patient record
NextGen in ambulatory, Siemens Soarian in the hospitals