About Albany Medical Center
Being a Soarian development site — “There were a lot of fits and starts.”
Siemens-Cerner merger
“There’s a direction there and an investment pattern that’s going to continue.”
Meeting with John Glaser & Kent Gale — “They gave us an early preview of the intended roadmap.”
Tom Pacek, VP & CIO, Inspira Health Network, Chapter 3
Kent Hoyos, CIO, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, Chapter 3
Arthur Crowe, VP of Support Services & CIO, Peconic Bay Medical Center, Chapter 1
Peconic Bay’s growth from community hospital to health system
Upgrading to Siemens Soarian
Making “a leap of faith” with vendors
IT as an investment strategy — not just fixer of what’s broken
Weekly forums to improve clinician satisfaction — “They can go elsewhere.”
Partnering with LG on Zero Client devices
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