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Preparing for ICD-10
Recruiting from within
Her mentoring work with the CIO Executive Council
Making the transition from technical leader to “motivational leader.”
The skillset today’s leaders need
“I have a passion for healthcare that now exceeds my passion for technology”
Patient portal focus groups
Stage 2 reporting requirements
Partnering with API Healthcare to cut costs
“We actually changed our methodology.”
Role of analytics in population health management
No ACO plans — “A lot of it has to do with our geography.”
About West Georgia Health
Being an early adopter — “We have the ear of the developers”
Balancing her team’s “competitive spirit” with a dose of practicality
The “on-ramp” to the Georgia HIN
Expanding data exchange beyond owned practices
Portal education during discharge
Making disaster preparedness a priority — “We need to be vigilant”
“Use it or lose it” with vacation days
The challenge of keeping staff motivated
Data exchange inside and outside of WGH
The HIE landscape in Georgia
Keeping an eye on standards as they take shape
The value of mentoring
The power of education combined with diverse experience
Giving back to the industry
Katrina’s disaster recovery lessons
Developing a patient portal strategy, starting with ambulatory
Piloting BYOD with select physicians and staff
Using Citrix to view apps on smartphones
“We’re going to have to be able to secure these devices and allow them into our environment”
CHCIO certification – “it shows your industry knowledge and experience”
Leveling the playing field for female CIOs
About West Georgia Health
Being a Meditech 6.0 beta site
Offering Allscripts Professional to independent docs
“Lunch-and-lunch” sessions for physicians
Lessons learned from attesting to MU
“Pulling our quality measures was one of the most difficult things”
Assembling an MU task team
