KLAS Reveals the Top-Performing HIT Vendors of 2011

Jason Hess, EVP of Sales & Strategy, and Mike Smith, General Manager of Professional Services and Financial Research, KLAS, Orem, UT. As meaningful use, health information exchange (HIE), ICD-10 and accountable care organization requirements continue to cloud the future of the healthcare IT industry, picking the right IT vendor partners is more important than ever. […]

SI-Cerner Users Collaborative No. 38: Integration of Cerner Inpatient and Epic Outpatient

David Liebovitz, MD, CMIO, Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation and Medical Director of Clinical Information Systems, Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Many medical centers must learn to optimize workflow in a diverse EHR environment. This presentation highlights steps taken at Northwestern to improve the safety of care transitions and improve the efficiency of everyday practice using Cerner inpatient […]

Technology Tools to Facilitate the ICD-10 Transition

Tom Foley, Principal, and Brian Lee, Manager, Deloitte Consulting LLP. With the CMS mandate for the adoption of the ICD-10 code set, healthcare provider organizations face many challenges including decreases in coder productivity and decision support processes. Many automated tools such as Computer Assisted Coding (CAC) and "cross walk" applications are available to assist with […]

SI-Cerner Users Collaborative No. 39: Memorial Hermann HIE

Robert Weeks, Director, Information Systems Division, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System. Memorial Hermann is a leading provider of healthcare in Houston with a strong tradition of enabling exchange of clinical information. With early initiatives focused on enabling affiliated physicians to have electronic access to lab results, radiology reports and other data, Memorial Hermann partnered with Cerner […]

ACOs and Population Health: The AMGA Anceta Data-Driven Learning Community

Donald W. Fisher, PhD, CAE, President and CEO, American Medical Group Association, and John K. Cuddeback, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Anceta. In parallel with its advocacy for the ACO concept over the past decade, AMGA has brought medical groups together to learn what works (and what doesn't) in redesigning the delivery system to […]

The New IOM Report on HIT and Patient Safety: Safer Systems, Better Care

David Classen, MD, Vice President, CSC, and Associate Professor of Medicine Infectious Diseases, University of Utah. Dr. Classen reviews the November 2011 IOM report on HIT and Patient Safety, summarizing highlights of the report and emphasizing the recommendations that have a great impact on vendors and healthcare organizations.

Putting the Meaningful in Meaningful Use

Eric Finocchiaro, Specialist Leader, Deloitte Consulting LLP. Eric Finocchiaro, Specialist Leader, Deloitte Consulting LLP. Eric discusses Meaningful Use through the lens of clinician adoption and clinical workflow. He reviews lessons learned and best practices for driving change to achieve Meaningful Use. Eric also highlights how a focus on adoption and clinical workflow has enabled organizations […]

Research in Ambulatory Patient Safety 2000-2010: A 10-Year Review

Erica Drazen, Managing Director, and Caitlin Lorincz, Research Analyst, Emerging Practices, CSC. Since the first IOM report on errors in care was published there have been many efforts to improve safety of inpatient care. But what about the ambulatory setting - where more care is delivered? We cover the findings of a review of ambulatory […]

SI-Cerner Users Collaborative No. 40: Meaningful Use Update

Denney Hunter, Sr. Engagement Leader, Cerner Corporation. Denney discusses the draft rule for Stage 2, changes from the proposal from the HIT policy committee and Cerner’s strategy in helping health care organizations in meeting the requirements. If the rule is not out, the discussion will focus on the status of Stage 1, and new clarifications.

Clinical Decision Support 2011: Understanding the Impact

Coray Tate, VP Clinical Research, and Colin Buckley, Clinical Strategic Operations Manager, KLAS, Orem, UT, share findings from a recent study on clinical decision support (CDS). Many providers are leveraging information technology at a higher level to manage patient care and improve the quality of care, especially in light of recent healthcare reform. Stage 1 […]

Centura and Colorado HIE

Dana Moore, SVP/CIO, Centura Health. Dana talks about the history of HIE in Colorado and Centura's journey with CORHIO. The discussion includes sustainability of CORHIO and how Centura and other Colorado CIOs were able to partner to make CORHIO a reality.

Meaningful Use Stage 2 and Beyond

Erica Drazen, Managing Director for Emerging Practices, CSC, discusses the NPRM for Meaningful Use Stage 2, changes from the proposal by the HIT Policy Committee, and challenges in meeting the requirements. A summary document is included and is also posted on our home page.

Meaningful Use – Stage 2

Eric Finocchiaro, Specialist Leader, Deloitte Consulting LLP and Harry Greenspun, MD, senior advisor for health care transformation and technology at the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions. A review of the the Meaningful Use Proposed Rule for Stage 2 as well as the companion regulations which establish the standards, implementation specifications and certification criteria to ensure […]

How to Create a Care Coordination Team Using Spare Parts

Lyle Berkowitz, MD, FACP, Medical Director, IT & Innovation, Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group. Dr. Berkowitz discusses a primary care group's innovative model of care coordination that uses basic EMR functionality and low cost staff to improve quality, access, efficiency and financial performance. See how they leveraged an EMR's basic functionality of messaging and centralized chart […]