Knowledge Management: A Collaboration Among SI Members

Shelli Williamson, Executive Director, SI, and Janet Guptill, President, KM at Work, will describe a collaborative project to support your KM initiatives, specifically designed for healthcare provider organizations.  The project is based on feedback from SI members and will be an optional program for those who choose to subscribe.  In Phase I, the collaboration will […]

2004 Fall Forum

“Advanced Technologies: Advancing Care”

The Clinical Portal – A Powerful Means to Leverage Your Current Healthcare Information Systems Environment

Dr. Meera Kanhouwa, Medical Director Information Services, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA and Andy Davidson, Director, FCG present a case study detailing the tremendous hard and soft dollar value generated through the implementation of a clinical portal.  For almost 2 years, Swedish has used a clinical portal to aggregate data from 19 disparate applications across […]

Web-based Nurse Staffing: St. Peters Case Study and ROI

Chris McCarthy, VP Human Resources, St. Peter’s, Albany, New York, reviews the ROI on their implementation of a web based self staffing system and how they achieved the results.  Registrants will receive an “ROI Estimating Tool” in advance so that you can attend the call and address questions specific to your own organization’s estimated ROI […]

SI Overview Teleconference

Learn how to make the most of your organization’s membership in SI by utilizing available information, ensuring that you are informed of sessions that are most relevant to you.  Learn who should participate in what sessions and how to get them involved, and how you can have input into the development of our programs.

EHR Trends and Usage: MRI Survey Results

HOSTED JOINTLY WITH HIMSS - Jeff Blair, VP, The Medical Records Institute, provides his third annual review for SI Members of this significant research study.  The Survey reveals insights into motivations, applications being implemented, IT platforms, configurations for different environments, data capture methods, barriers, and mobile/Wireless applications and issues.   A review of the data, Jeff’s […]

Developing and Implementing Privacy Policies

O.J. Wolanyk, CIO, Memorial Health System, facilitates an open discussion on the issues involved in implementing enhanced privacy policies relating to caregiver’s use of EMR’s.

CHRISTUS Health on Wireless Clinician Tools

HOSTED JOINTLY WITH HIMSS - Dr. Derrick Nelson and Cathy Duffy, RN, BSN, Manager, Clinical Applications, review the mobile computing platform implemented at CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital, Corpus Christi, TX.  The solution provides mobile software that gives clinicians wireless access to the hospital's patient information system through a portfolio of clinical results and charge capture applications, […]

Managing the Alert Process at New York-Presbyterian Hospital

Gilad Kuperman, MD, PhD, Director, Quality Informatics, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, describes the processes being implemented at NYPH to manage quality and efficiency-oriented alerts in their vendor-based CPOE application. Dr. Kuperman will describe the governance models and processes being used to create new alerts as well as to maintain existing alerts.

Managing Benefits Measurement and Realization

Mary Trimmer, Trinity Health, Novi, MI, Sharon Henry, Allina Hospitals and Clinics, Minneapolis, Margaret Bearss, Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, and Sharon Young, Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles, present overviews of each organization’s approach to measuring the operational impact of IT and the integrated process redesign.  Drivers, measures, governance, roles, incentives, and results to date are reviewed.

HealthTech’s Molly Coye and CIO Tim Zoph on new facility planning: IT Considerations

Molly Coye, MD, MPH, CEO, HealthTech, and Ravi Nemana, HealthTech’s Senior Advisor for IT, represent the San Francisco based non-profit research and education organization that develops healthcare technology forecasts for advancing the use of new technologies to improve health.  HealthTech's objective, comprehensive research covers 30 categories of technology in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, and information […]

Supplies at a Crossroads With Operating Costs: Using the Web as a Supply Chain Management Tool

Robert Majors, director of materials management at Bloomington Hospital and Healthcare System, speaks about the importance of adopting Web-based supply chain management solutions as part of an overall strategy to manage hospital costs.  Majors focuses on opportunities for materials managers to make strategic contributions to the financial health of the hospital by seizing control of […]

Human Factors Considerations in Developing and Implementing an Automated Medical Record System

Kathleen A. Harder, Ph.D. and John R. Bloomfield, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, describe important elements that should be considered when developing and implementing a system-wide automated medical record (AMR) system. They are currently addressing these elements with SI member Allina Hospitals and Clinics, MN. Harder and Bloomfield discuss computer-user interface issues such as information display, […]

Web-based Nurse Staffing: St. Peters Case Study and ROI

Kathy Brodbeck, VP Operations, St. Peter’s, Albany, New York, reviews the ROI on their implementation of a web based self staffing system and how they achieved the results.  Registrants will receive an “ROI Estimating Tool” in advance so that you can attend the call and address questions specific to your own organization’s estimated ROI if […]

CPOE Readiness in US Hospitals

David Classen, MD, VP, FCG, and advisor to Leapfrog Group, JCAHO, and the IOM, presents the results from his analysis of over 50 CPOE Readiness Assessments conducted over the last 2 years.  Success factors and enablers will be reviewed, including governance, organizational support structures, and staffing, the pros and cons of various implementation approaches, physician […]