MU 2 & vendor readiness
Gathering data — “ONC is a very data-driven agency”
Broadening the “limited view”
Call to action for CIOs — “Policy change takes work”
Grassroots efforts targeting standards
CHIME’s new leader
CIOs Head To The Hill To Voice MU Concerns
During a joint hearing of two Federal Advisory Committees in Washington, D.C. on Monday, four influential CIOs stressed the need for more focus on standards development and spoke about the hurdles to attesting to Stage 2. CHIME members Pamela McNutt, Tom Pagano, Rodney Dykehouse, and Randy McCleese provided testimony on Stage 1 implementation, Stage 2 […]
A Fresh Perspective On What It Means To Be Best In KLAS
I remember my first day working at KLAS. Everything was a complete blur. What I do recall, however, was hearing employees discussing Best in KLAS. That night, I even dreamed about winning a Best in KLAS award (even though I didn’t know what it was). With the Best in KLAS Awards 2013: Medical Equipment and […]
CHIME Asks Senate To Delay MU Stage 2
In response to a request for feedback from Senators on the status of health IT adoption, CHIME is asking for a one-year extension of Meaningful Use Stage 2. “We want to ensure organizations are given the best opportunities for success,” said CHIME CEO Russ Branzell in an interview with healthsystemCIO.com. “And what we heard from […]
CHIME Calls For Policy Changes To Improve Data Exchange
CHIME is urging HHS to extend the concept of certification to the health information exchange marketplace to advance interoperability and improve data flow. In comments submitted Thursday in response to a request for information (RFI) from CMS and ONC, CHIME pushed for a strategy that enables local flexibility, while leading stakeholders in the development of […]
Russ Branzell, CEO, Colorado Health Medical Group, and Incoming CEO, CHIME
Getting the nod from CHIME – “It was a perfect fit”
Being proactive — not reactive — with legislation
Communicating to policymakers about challenges in implementing HIT
CHIME’s focus on education
Working with Rich Correll — “Together we can do some really great things”
Lessons learned from the military
CHIMErs Talk Turkey at ONC Hearing
Five CHIME members testified before an ONC committee on the challenges organizations face when trying to meet the Meaningful Use requirements. Joanne Sunquist, CIO at 440-bed Hennepin County Medical Center, a safety net teaching hospital in Minneapolis, said: “Creating the reports for eligible hospital MU objectives and quality measures has become an onerous, difficult and time-consuming process. This is in spite of the fact that we are working closely with our certified vendor who has provided certified reports.”
Honor the Many Veterans in Your Midst
On Thursday, Nov. 11, we observe Veteran’s Day — a day to celebrate and honor those who have sacrificed through their service to our nation in the military. Many have given the ultimate sacrifice (their lives), so we can live in the land of free. As I look around our healthcare information technology community, I […]
Before You Buy a New System …
In explaining behavioral and social change, the concept of positive deviance contends there are people whose uncommon, but successful, behaviors or strategies enable them to find better solutions to a problem than their peers, despite having no special resources or knowledge. In many situations and, in particular, healthcare organizations, all that is needed to make life-saving changes is right in front of us.
Is Healthcare IT Really Behind Other Industries?
You often hear ill-informed keynote speakers, healthcare leaders and others say that the healthcare industry is behind, often drastically, other industries when it comes to the adoption of IT. Those who make these statements base them on limited facts and anecdotal information. I, however, will suggest the opposite opinion. Having spent many days with CIOs […]