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What if you were given the opportunity to start a hospital from scratch? What if you had to build a road where there was no road? These were the questions posed by the founders of Walnut Hill Medical Center, a state-of-the-art hospital that opened its doors last spring in Dallas. And for the physician-led group […]
His “natural progression” from CTO to CIO
CHIME Bootcamp
Learning from mentors — “It’s good to know you’re not alone in the universe.”
Chief Patient Advocate — “It’s where the CIO is going.”
Executive leadership & buy-in
The Steve Jobs comparison
Attesting to MU as a new org
Prioritization challenges — “It’s keeping up with the demand.”
Focus on population health & HIEs
Information blocking — “It’s cost-prohibitive”
Pros and cons of being new – “There’s something to be said for tried and true practices.”
Solving the process improvement Rubik’s cube
About Walnut Hill — “The hospital Steve Jobs would have built.”
Being a physician-managed hospital
5 & 15 rule
C-suit execs wearing “the hat of patient advocate”
Physician engagement & buy-in
Soarian clinicals & financials — “We’re basically a paperless environment.”
Finding the “sweet spot” with wearables
