Webinar

Jane Metzger, Principal Researcher, Emerging Practices, CSC, and David Classen, MD, Senior Partner, Healthcare Group, CSC. The adoption of CPOE isn't pushed just to gain legible orders, but also because decision support can help alert physicians to, and help them avoid potential safety issues upfront as they are ordering. The Institute of Medicine, the National […]

Mitchell Morris, MD, Principle, and Carol Chouinard, Director, Deloitte Consulting. Healthcare reform, Beacon funding, and changing industry dynamics are driving the need for greater coordination of care at the community level. Bundled payments, the medical home and disease management are some of the developing concepts that are driving the need for technology to link together […]

Jason Hess, General Manager of Clinical Research, KLAS, Orem, UT. Beyond vague meaningful use requirements and personal preferences, healthcare providers building HIEs (health information exchanges) have little to guide their efforts in terms of standards or past experience. There are a wide variety of technical approaches to and business models for HIE, as well as […]

Michael Kramer, MD, CMIO, Trinity Health will lead a discussion including: (1) defining the tasks of discharge and information required, (2) mapping content to functionality, (3) discharge problem areas including orders and instructions and accommodating user favorites, (4) best practices for instructions and orders for DME, diagnostics and consults, transmission to other providers and facilities, […]

Ed Marx, VP and CIO, and Stephen Hanson, Senior Executive VP, System Growth and Integration, Texas Health Resources, describe how THR established a framework for IT vendor management, creating value for all parties. They share the strategy behind the framework as well as the nuts and bolts that make it work.

Bob Kelley, Vice President, Healthcare Analytics, and Dr. Raymond Fabius, Chief Medical Officer, Thomson Reuters, discuss the possibility of reducing waste by $3.8 trillion in the next decade. They look at five strategies that have been successful in waste reduction, ranging from consumer activism and transparency to payment integrity. They also highlight intermediate and long-term […]

Christine Armstrong, Principal, Deloitte Consulting, LLP. This session provides an update to previous ICD-10 sessions, offering insight into the steps necessary to prepare for an ICD-10 transition. Understand how proactive providers are currently developing action plans and budgets, as well as planning education for their providers and HIM professionals. Gain insight into complexities encountered in […]