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Well, it’s been a couple of months since my last post and I’ve spent an enormous amount of time working through issues and changes proposed by our strike team. Things on our project are getting better and better, but we still have plenty of challenges. As well, with summer out of the way and all […]
Wow, I can’t believe it’s been almost two months since my last post. And let me apologize for the delay but things have been rather interesting over the last couple of months. Recently, we looked at some of the “meat” behind your Medical Informatics Committee (MIC), and in past posts discussed communication in general on […]
My daughter is a junior in high school and we happened to be discussing “boys” one night recently at dinner. During the conversation, my daughter was outlining an exchange she had with a friend earlier in the day on how frustrated she was with her boyfriend because he “should have known” how to handle whatever […]
My last two posts have focused on some of the areas you need to think about when bringing up any of the more advanced clinical applications, like CPOE. Both your medical and nursing staffs will be greatly impacted by the infusion of this type of technology. To be successful, you need to build a solid […]
My last post focused on CPOE and how to at least start planning for an implementation with your physicians. We all know this is the most painful transition our medical staffs have experienced in years; so working with them early and often is the key. But physician are not the only group of clinical staff that have to go through a metamorphosis of everything they’ve ever learned during a CPOE implementation.
Reading the healthcare IT tea leaves is telling Roger Neal a few things. First off, they’re telling him a close-knit relationship between his hospital and the independent physicians which send it patients is key. They’re also telling him that tight integration which facilitates seamless data flow among his applications is becoming all important. While interfaces […]
Reading the healthcare IT tea leaves is telling Roger Neal a few things. First off, they’re telling him a close-knit relationship between his hospital and the independent physicians which send it patients is key. They’re also telling him that tight integration which facilitates seamless data flow among his applications is becoming all important. While interfaces […]
As the snow and ice fell here in Oklahoma this week, I took a few minutes out of my day to go shovel the driveway and help some neighbors and friends dig cars out of the ditches and parking lots. While helping dig an older gentleman and his wife out of a snow bank, the […]
Reading the healthcare IT tea leaves is telling Roger Neal a few things. First off, they’re telling him a close-knit relationship between his hospital and the independent physicians which send it patients is key. They’re also telling him that tight integration which facilitates seamless data flow among his applications is becoming all important. While interfaces […]
I have two kids and, if you have kids, I’m sure this discussion has come up at some point. About five years ago, my son was in the car with me going somewhere. As we drove, we passed a GameStop, and being the gamer that he is, he said, “Dad…I need to stop at GameStop […]
