Dr. Timothy Buchman, PhD, MD, MCCM, Director Emory Critical Care Center, and Cheryl Hiddleson, MSN, RN, CCRN-E, Director Emory eICU Center. There is a shortage of critical care providers in the United States. Finding new ways of utilizing existing resources to provide high quality care to larger populations is essential for filling the gap found […]
Scott Weingarten, MD, SVP, Chief Clinical Transformation Officer, Cedars-Sinai Health System. Dr. Weingarten describes Cedars-Sinai's four-year journey to "hard wire" CDS into the EHR related to value-based payments in the inpatient and ambulatory settings, and to evaluate the resulting impact on quality and cost of care. Â He also discusses the performance of commercial accountable care […]
Kody Hansen, Research Manager of Clinical Decision Support, KLAS. Utilizing technology to support sepsis initiatives in the inpatient healthcare environment is not a new concept, but widespread adoption of these solutions is relatively nascent across the country. Kody outlines key findings on vendor sepsis technologies in use today, gleaned from interviews with over 150 healthcare […]
Don Lovasz, President, KentuckyOne Health Partners. While forming the health system 4 years ago, CHI's KentuckyOne also created its Accountable Care Organization (ACO). Currently the KentuckyOne Health Partners (KHP) ACO is ranked in the top decile nationally among over 400 ACOs across the country in terms of quality, total medical spend savings, and covered lives. […]
John Roseman, MD, Behavioral Health Clinical Content Lead, Jennifer Gray, RN, Application Manager, Andrew Murphy, Application Coordinator, and Liann Devereux, Application Coordinator, Partners HealthCare System. After three years of enterprise discussion and consensus on workflows and content, Partners began a new EMR implementation process in 2015. This has resulted in the successful implementation of the […]
Gary Wainer, DO, Medical Director Northwestern Medicine Physician Partners, Eric Finocchiaro, Managing Director, and Tony Jurek, Managing Director, Deloitte Consulting, LLP. Â With the current MACRA reporting year underway, organizations continue to focus on 2017 metrics while simultaneously turning attention to the 2018 reporting requirements and beyond. As the MACRA requirements change, so must each participating […]
Robert Maliff, Director Applied Solutions, ECRI Institute. Medical devices are no longer just standalone systems at the bedside, but are now connected to other devices and the electronic medical record system to aid in documentation and real-time patient care decisions. While hospitals often have policies and practices related to information technologies security, the diverse world […]
"The Evolving Role of the CNIO" The Scottsdale Institute 2017 Chief Nursing Information Officers Summit was an opportunity for Scottsdale Institute member CNIOs to meet and share common issues and best practices. CONFERENCE DESIGN & OBJECTIVES: Discuss CNIO Roles and Reporting Relationships Identify CNIO Key Priorities for SI Members Identify Key Technology Enablers of Today's […]
Duane Hopkins, National Security Operations Director, Ascension Health. In today's world, cyber-attacks are on the rise, attackers are increasing the level of sophistication causing the landscape to shift at a very rapid pace. Â Organizations need the ability to anticipate, withstand, and recover from attacks on critical resources and evolve their supporting infrastructures to improve those […]
Janice Wurz, Principal, Shaman Akhtar, Senior Advisor, and Christine Personius, Senior Advisor, Impact Advisors. Â Most cost predictors for EHR/Merger & Acquisition transitions assume legacy application expenses are eradicated after go-live. Regulatory requirements, however, preclude the "box & storage" of old records offsite. With the ongoing need to access historical data, organizations must address and fund […]
April Giard, NP-BC, NEA-BC, VP & Chief Nursing Information Officer, Eastern Maine Health System. Hospitals and clinicians have been trying to move beyond the implementation and adoption of technology to the stage of how technology can be meaningful in improving patient care, and to use the system in place to its fullest potential. Nursing is […]
Peter Fleischut, MD, Chief Innovation Officer and Chief Medical Operating Officer, NewYork-Presbyterian. Â NYP On Demand Is a comprehensive suite of digital services to get the right doctor to the right patient, nationally, regionally and locally. The On Demand program consists of second opinions in 80+ specialties, urgent care in four states, pediatric and adult ED […]
Matthias Kochmann, MD, Clinical Informatics Fellow, Regenstrief Institute, Inc., and Jason Schaffer, MD, IU Health. Drs. Kochmann and Schaffer discuss the Regenstrief "SMART on FHIR" pilots underway to standardize the process of integrating HIE data into different EMRs so that HIE data can be integrated into a physician's workflow to improve patient care. This is […]
Michael Conroy, MD, FACP, Chief Medical Officer, Sutter Medical Group. Improved communication and collaboration with patients are necessary to improve health outcomes, lower cost, and enhance experience for health providers and the people they serve. Â As an example, studies show that 80% of what is discussed or recommended in a clinical visit is not recalled […]
Brenda Reiss-Brennan, PhD, APRN, Mental Health Integration Director, Intermountain Healthcare, and Jeffrey Rose, MD, Senior VP of Clinical Strategy, Hearst Health. Â Properly diagnosing and treating mental disorders through an effective integrated team approach is vital to achieving population health. In 2000, Intermountain created a Mental Health Integration program for patients that made mental health evaluation […]
