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The Meaningful Use toll on CIOs — “You really have to get your head straight”
The similarities between EMR implementations and having young children
The career benefits of going through an EMR implementation
Having the right CIO can make all the difference
The bottom line: “Don’t underestimate how tough this is”
Thoughts on ED scribes
The ICD-10 factor
Living on a razor-thin margin — “This is where the small guys are going to have big problems”
Giving users what they want versus what they need
Clinician dissatisfaction with the data entry burden
The benefit of bringing in outside eyes
GE’s performance — “You can’t go wrong”
A year of implementation in review
Flexibility and customization — a double-edged sword
“An EHR install is an extremely painful situation”
Why consulting help could be key
The financial strain of meeting Meaningful Use
Contemplating Stage 2
When Tom Ciccarelli created a team of clinician-users to select a system that would help the hospital achieve Meaningful Use, he didn’t expect them to come back asking for Centricity from GE. That’s because GE’s KLAS scores — a performance indicator Ciccarelli references to help navigate the vendor landscape — have been lackluster of late. […]
