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Big concern: infrastructure
“I need to make sure my data is backed up and available.”
Securing wireless devices
Recognizing IT’s “unsung heroes”
Creating opportunities for staff to “shine and grow”
MU: “It’s taking the industry to a place it wouldn’t have gone.”
Population health & “Comparing apples to apples”
Success of CRISP — “They listen to the folks that are doing the work on a daily basis.”
Preparing for ICD-10 & computer-assisted coding
Improving workflow — “It can be very labor intensive”
“Fragmented” portals
Working with AT&T and Vivify to create Bluetooth-enabled kits
“It has to be a clinical-IT partnership.”
About Union Hospital
Early adopter of Meditech 6.1 & scribe functionality
“The organization has embraced the concept.”
Partnership with Meditech — “We have a very clear escalation path.”
MU 2 challenges
Direct messaging with DataMotion
Maryland & Delaware HIEs
Putting on the nursing & Siemens hats
Jumping into the CIO role — “The hours are long, but I’m having a lot of fun.”
Helping staff “spread their wings”
Getting into the weeds
Ken Blanchard’s school of thought
Teaching nursing informatics — “It helps validate what we’re doing here.”
Securing mobile devices — “PHI has become quite the commodity.”
ICD-10 taskforce
eCare with University of Maryland
Partnering with AT&T for remote monitoring
ROI & patient outcomes — “You have to look at things differently.”
From bedside oncology nurse to CIO
