The Better Care Podcast

Ep 16 - Lessons Learned from a New EHR Implementation - Dr. Stacey Johnston (Baptist Health Jax)


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EvidenceCare’s Co-founder & Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Brian Fengler, interviews Dr. Stacey Johnston, VP and Chief Applications Officer at Baptist Health (Jacksonville).

Stacey shares the complexities and triumphs of transitioning to a new EHR system and takes listeners behind the scenes of Baptist Health's remarkable journey achieving a ten-star Epic implementation rating within its first year.

Key Takeaways:

  • Emphasizing the culture of collaboration led to the successful Epic implementation at Baptist Health.
  • The challenges of change management and training during the transition to a new EHR were mitigated through targeted physician support.
  • Innovations and optimizations post-EHR implementation are key, with projects saving millions of clicks for providers.
  • Future-focused initiatives, including AI and hospital at home programs, are central to Baptist Health's strategy.

Dr. Stacey Johnston Bio:

Stacey Johnston, MD, was named vice president, chief medical information officer (CMIO) of Baptist Health in October 2019, after serving as associate CMIO for hospitalist informatics since August 2018. A board-certified family physician and a member of the Baptist Hospitalist Group, Dr. Johnston has extensive experience in the use of electronic medical records, clinical technologies across a broad spectrum of clinical settings and knowledge of electronic medical record infrastructure.

Prior to joining Baptist Health, she served as the CMIO and medical director of the hospitalist program at Beaufort Memorial Hospital in Beaufort, S.C., where she also served on the Board of Trustees.

She is a 2002 graduate of Emory University School of Medicine and completed her residency at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Ga.

She is a member of the Scottsdale Institute, a forum for senior healthcare executives to share best practices around IT-enabled clinical and business transformation.

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