2008 Fall Forum
“Realizing the Promise of Healthcare IT”
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Clinical Browser Delivers Value at Daughters of Charity Health System
Dick Hutsell, VP and CIO. The health system reestablished itself in 2002 with little capital to make up for many years of under-investing in clinical information technology. A clinical browser […]
Clinical System Benefit Requirements: A Practical Tool for Benefits-Driven System Implementation
Doug Thompson, Director, Navigant Consulting, describes and gives practical examples of how to identify and use detailed technical and process change requirements focused on realization of specific operational benefits, as […]
Business Intelligence Strategy and Approach
Bruce Johnson, Managing Director of Data Architecture Strategy and Governance, Recombinant Data Corporation, describes post-EMR implementation analytical needs and factors to consider when analyzing the business drivers and technology options […]
Building Business Analytics from Healthcare IT Systems at Spectrum Health
Anthony J. Senagore, MD, MS, MBA, VP Research and Education, Spectrum Health, and Professor of Surgery, Michigan State University/CHM, and Scott Bauman, Director, Enterprise Business Intelligence, Spectrum Health, describe Spectrum […]
Identity Theft Red Flag Rules
Rebecca L. Williams RN, JD, and Brent R. Eller, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced the Nov. 1, 2008, compliance deadline for implementing identity […]
Closed-Loop Processes to Facilitate Transparency and Enhance Patient Safety
Donna Willeumier, Administrator Safety and Regulatory Compliance, and Kate Kovich, Director Patient Safety and Regulatory Compliance, Advocate HealthCare, Oakbrook, IL, describe how Advocate uses technology to facilitate patient safety lessons […]
The Legal EHR: Definitions and Beyond
Barry S. Herrin, FACHE, Smith Moore Leatherwood, LLP. As we continue to implement our grandchildren's technology within our grandparents' legal system, questions and problems continue to arise in the context […]
Making Inroads with Speech Recognition
Ben Brown, Research Director, KLAS Enterprises, Orem, UT. A growing number of healthcare provider organizations report dramatic workflow efficiency, faster report turnaround times and cost savings benefits by adopting speech […]
Maximizing Service Response and Nursing Efficiency through Family Involvement
Aliza Koenigsberg, Administrative Director, Children's Service Line, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian, Komansky Center for Children's Health, and Joseph McTernan, Director of Operations at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of […]
Are Integrated ED Solutions Overtaking Best of Breed Products?
Jason Hess, Research Director, KLAS Enterprises, Orem, UT. How deeply are physicians engaged in their ED system? Which solutions cover the ED from A to Z? What vendors/products are replacing […]
Impact of Patient Involvement in their Care
Kathy Pereira-Ogan, RN, Director of Service Excellence and Patient Satisfaction, and Kristen Lindsey Project Leader for the Department of Information Services, Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington, DE.
Using Technology to Improve the Patient Experience
Bryan Croft, Vice President of Operations, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, discusses the innovative ways Methodist is leveraging interactive technology to improve the patient experience. He explains how The Methodist Hospital […]
A Review of the Piedmont Healthcare OIG Audit
Nadia Fahim-Koster, MBA, CHPS, CISSP, Information Security Director, Piedmont Healthcare, Atlanta, and Cliff Baker, PricewaterhouseCoopers, describe the OIG Security Audit of Piedmont, lessons learned, and the related CMS Security Audits. […]
CPOE Simulator at Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Tim Zoph, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Northwestern Memorial Healthcare, and David C. Classen, MD, M.S., CMO, CSC. The session outlines the experience of Northwestern Memorial Hospital with the […]