“Fostering EHR Usage Through Superior Application Performance“

A Complimentary Webinar from healthsystemCIO.com held on Dec, 16 at 1 PM ET

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Panelists

Ed Ricks, VP of IS & CIO, Beaufort Memorial Hospital

Jody Albright, VP of IS and CIO, Overlake Hospital Medical Center

Topic

Attaining Meaningful Use hinges on your ability to create an application environment that clinicians will embrace, with no clinician wasting time on applications that underperform. So before you even think about starting down the CPOE path, or launching an electronic documentation initiative, it’s critical your infrastructure is solid as a rock. One way to guarantee you are strong, and nimble, is by moving toward a more integrated infrastructure through application virtualization. Doing so will not only improve the quality of services that IT can deliver, but provide better security and data archiving as well, along with reducing operating costs and capital expenditures. In such an environment, the stage will truly be set for Meaningful Use.

About the Speakers

Ed Ricks, VP & CIO, Beaufort Memorial Hospital, Beaufort, SC.

Related Accomplishments

• BMH is in the final phase of a total technology, EHR software migration, and cultural change to achieve Meaningful Use
• Desktop virtualization will be the final technological step in achieving high user adoption and system stability & security
• BMH is in the final stages of application and desktop virtualization using VMware with a user roll out scheduled for December 2010
• We are also integrating this strategy with a single sign on solution and zero client (PCoIP) terminals
• The goal is to make the user experience as simple as possible

About the CIO

• Ed Ricks, MHA, CPHIMS, CHPS, has more than 20 years of experience in healthcare information systems. Prior to joining Beaufort Memorial, he served as CIO at Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown, N.Y. Ricks has worked at many MEDITECH hospitals and is highly experienced with the MEDITECH environment, as well as integrations, upgrades and implementations of the HIS.

About the Organization

• Beaufort Memorial Hospital is a 197-bed independent community hospital
• Open medical staff of over 150 physicians includes 10 hospitalist who manage nearly 60% of the inpatient visits
• In the final stage of a migration from Meditech Magic to Meditech 6.0, and will be one of the first hospitals to go live with all advanced clinical modules to include CPOE in the Meditech 6.0 environment

Jody Albright, CIO/VP Information Services, Overlake Hospital Medical Center, Bellevue, Wash.

Related Accomplishments

• 100% of training for Meditech 6.0 completed with application virtualization and utilization of thin clients
• Implementation of some administrative areas complete
• Physician pilots in progress for application virtualization with both remote access and inpatient hospital care scenarios
• Pilots for application virtualization with iPads for physician rounding and other mobile care providers
• Clinical implementation with roaming thin clients planned for March 2011
• Challenges with thin clients, wireless roaming and appropriate device drivers; resolution found

About the CIO

• Albright came to Overlake in December 2008 from Providence Health & Services where she served as CIO for Western Washington. Her previous experience includes owning her own consulting company and working as a consultant for Point B Solutions. She is currently on the board of directors of the Washington State Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, where she serves as secretary-treasurer.

About the Organization

• Overlake Hospital Medical Center is a 337-bed, nonprofit regional (community) medical center offering a full range of advanced medical services to the Puget Sound Region. Led by a volunteer Board of Directors, Overlake employs nearly 2,400 people and has more than 1,000 active and courtesy physicians on staff, with approximately 10 hospitalists. Overlake is the only Level III Trauma Center in eastern Puget Sound. The hospital is distinguished for its cardiac services and its award winning surgical services. Overlake has been ranked as a top 100 heart program in the country and is rated as a top performer in the state of Washington. The hospital has received many awards and recognitions both regionally and nationally.

Moderated By

Anthony Guerra, founder/editor, hsCIO.com

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