Dr. Bill McClatchey, Chief Medical Information Officer, Piedmont Health System, Atlanta, GA, facilitates a discussion to uncover various organizational approaches to using informatics and technologies to improve patient safety. Topics include the types of resources and skills needed, the reporting relationship/s of informatics professionals and the pros and cons of the alternatives, training and other […]

Jay McCutcheon, Robert J. Flanagan, CEO, MHIN, and Dr. Alan Snell, Family Practice physician and Director of Clinical and Community Informatics, St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend, IN, review the dramatic results from a collaboration among physicians that has resulted in a common medical record for regional patients.

In a thirty to forty-five minute teleconference you'll find out how to utilize information available to your organization, how to ensure that you are informed of teleconference sessions that are most relevant to you, learn who should participate in what sessions and how to get them involved, and how to have input into the development […]

David Bradshaw, CIO at Memorial Hermann Health System, Houston, TX, presents the MHHS program that offers patients education and communication technologies that also interface with the hospital clinical information systems for point of care use by clinicians. Both care delivery services and for-fee patient options are available on the bedside devices.

Jackie Jensen, Director, Patient Flow Management, United Hospital, Allina Hospitals and Clinics, and Linda Hancock, Sutter Health, Sacramento, CA, each present their approach to improving Patient Flow through the use of technology that supports process redesign.

Dr. Arnold Milstein, Mercer Consulting and CMO for The Leapfrog Group, describes the future direction of P4P overall, and specifically the role of the Leapfrog Group’s proposed IT standards.

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 MEDITECH patient information system through a portfolio of clinical results and charge capture applications, available on a PDA, […]

Bill Greskovich, Vice President for Operations and CIO, St. Agnes HealthCare, Baltimore, MD, provides an overview of the wireless tools that were implemented to improve nursing communication, reduce noise levels, streamline workflow, and enhance collaboration. Financial impact metrics are also covered.