Downtime Procedure Survey Results
Dean F. Sittig, PhD, and Daniel A. Gonzalez Carrero, University of Texas - Memorial Hermann Center for Healthcare Quality & Safety. A recent report by the Institute of Medicine, "Health […]
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Specific IT Requirements of ACOs
Patrick Rossignol, Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP. Patrick summarizes the IT capability needed to support an ACO, making a distinction between core/base capabilities and advanced ones. He outlines known IT issues/current […]
Evolution of a Mature PMO
Rich Pollack, MS CPHIMS, FHIMSS, VP and CIO, Sallie Lewis, PMO Director, and Jack Koller, Sr. Project Manager, VCU Health System. Rich and Sallie discuss VCU's evolution of a mature […]
Aligning Meaningful Use with Healthcare Reform
Jane Metzger, Research Principal in Emerging Practices, CSC. Between the demands of health reform, payment reforms and the meaningful use requirements of the HITECH act, there's no shortage of resource-intensive, […]
SI-Cerner Users Collaborative No. 42: Adventist Health System CDS Update
Philip A. Smith, MD, VP, Chief Medical Information Officer, and Matthew Lord, Pharm.D., PharmNet Application Manager, Adventist Health System and AHS Information Services. AHS worked with Cerner in 2011 to […]
Hospitals as Employers: Developing a Culture of Health
William G. Bithoney, MD, National Medical Leader, Thomson Reuters Healthcare, and former interim president and CEO, COO and CMO at Sisters of Providence Health System/Mercy Medical Center, Springfield, MA. Hospital […]
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The Complex and Critical Role of BioMed
Rich Pollack, MS CPHIMS, FHIMSS, VP and CIO, Harold Harris, Manager of Service Delivery, and Jamie Trull, Lead Nurse Informaticist, VCU Health System. While not under IT at VCU, BioMed […]
Meaningful Use Attestation 2012: Early Birds Take Flight
Colin Buckley, Strategic Operations Manager, KLAS, Orem, Utah. Meaningful use is one of the most focused-on initiatives currently in American healthcare. As of November 2011, 833 (or roughly 14%) of […]
Comparative Effectiveness Research in the U.S.: Update and Implications
Marianne Laouri, Specialist Leader, Deloitte Consulting LLP. Marianne focuses on definitions of Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) and its drivers in the current health care marketplace. She addresses when and how […]
Ten Things to Help Ensure Success in Negotiating IT Consulting Agreements
Ray R. Bonnabeau, Attorney at Law, Hellmuth & Johnson, PLLC. IT consulting agreements govern a wide variety of engagements, from development efforts to project management and staff augmentation. The issues […]
CDS Consortium Overview
Blackford Middleton, MD, MPH, MSc, Clinical Informatics Research and Development, Partners HealthCare System, Inc. Clinical decision support (CDS) has proved to be a powerful tool for improving the quality of […]
Preparing for Accountable Care: Building Capability and Engaging Patients
Jordan Battani, Managing Director, CSC. Accountable care, so closely linked with healthcare reform efforts, is a method for organizing and delivering healthcare that empowers providers and holds them accountable for […]
Computer-Assisted Coding: The Next Big Thing
Graham Triggs, Senior Research Director, KLAS, Orem, UT. Graham shares recent findings collected from healthcare providers about computer assisted coding (CAC). This presentation delves into the reasons providers are choosing […]
SI-Cerner Users Collaborative No. 43: Medication Reconciliation at Spectrum Health
Marti Slot, and Peter Lundeen, MD, Physician Solutions Architect, Technology and Information Solutions, Spectrum Health. Marti and Dr. Lundeen discuss lessons learned from their medication reconciliation journey, including the critical […]