healthsystemCIO – Strategies for Hospital IT Leaders

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September 24, 2015 Sallie Arnett, VP of Information Systems, Licking Memorial Health Systems, Chapter 1
About Licking Memorial
“We’re really driving away from the interface model.”
Structural changes to IS
3-year integration project with “staged out” clinical projects
Meditech since 1985 — “Our team is very entrenched in it.”
Benefits of being small — “We don’t have to get 100 committees together to turn the ship.”
Focus on MU 3: “I’m a strong advocate of patient engagement.”
Source: Sallie Arnett, VP of Information Systems, Licking Memorial Health Systems, Chapter 1 on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.
16 min
September 23, 2015 Mark Lauteren, CIO, University of South Alabama Health System, Chapter 1
About USA Health System
Converting to Cerner Millennium to create “one patient, one record.”
From IT to IS: “We’re not about technology; we’re about providing services.”
Upgrading the “aging” infrastructure
Focus on customer service — “We never say no.”
Hiring the first CMIO
Source: Mark Lauteren, CIO, University of South Alabama Health System, Chapter 1 on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.
16 min
September 21, 2015 Bill Lewkowski, Executive VP & CIO, Metro Health, Chapter 2
Competing against big players: to consolidate or not
Operating during a pending acquisition — “It’s a challenge.”
Upgrading Epic to “continue to optimize and evolve.”
Forming a clinically integrated network
Hosting site — “We’re very proud of our continued innovation.”
Cutting-edge work with desktop virtualization
Silicon Valley mentality
Source: Bill Lewkowski, Executive VP & CIO, Metro Health, Chapter 2 on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.
13 min
September 17, 2015 Bill Lewkowski, Executive VP & CIO, Metro Health, Chapter 1
About Metro Health
New campus to enable consumer-centric care
Epic in hospitals & practices
MyMetro portal
Clinically integrated network — “Our strategy is one of integration”
Centralizing reporting & analytics
“Guiding principles” for success with Great Lakes Health Connect
Source: Bill Lewkowski, Executive VP & CIO, Metro Health, Chapter 1 on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.
13 min
September 15, 2015 Aaron Miri, CIO, Walnut Hill Medical Center, Chapter 3
His “natural progression” from CTO to CIO
CHIME Bootcamp
Learning from mentors — “It’s good to know you’re not alone in the universe.”
Chief Patient Advocate — “It’s where the CIO is going.”
Executive leadership & buy-in
The Steve Jobs comparison
Source: Aaron Miri, CIO, Walnut Hill Medical Center, Chapter 3 on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.
15 min
September 09, 2015 Aaron Miri, CIO, Walnut Hill Medical Center, Chapter 2
Attesting to MU as a new org
Prioritization challenges — “It’s keeping up with the demand.”
Focus on population health & HIEs
Information blocking — “It’s cost-prohibitive”
Pros and cons of being new – “There’s something to be said for tried and true practices.”
Solving the process improvement Rubik’s cube
Source: Aaron Miri, CIO, Walnut Hill Medical Center, Chapter 2 on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.
13 min
September 08, 2015 Rick Allen, CIO, Southern Regional Medical Center, Chapter 3
Population health with Emory — “They’re able to access information much easier.”
Reducing readmissions with paramedicine
Meditech’s portal functionality — “It doesn’t fit our patient population.”
From outdated systems to being a Horizon development site
The mentor that “helped moderate” him
Being the new CIO — “It’s all about interacting with people. The strategy will come.”
Source: Rick Allen, CIO, Southern Regional Medical Center, Chapter 3 on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.
15 min
September 02, 2015 Aaron Miri, CIO, Walnut Hill Medical Center, Chapter 1
About Walnut Hill — “The hospital Steve Jobs would have built.”
Being a physician-managed hospital
5 & 15 rule
C-suit execs wearing “the hat of patient advocate”
Physician engagement & buy-in
Soarian clinicals & financials — “We’re basically a paperless environment.”
Finding the “sweet spot” with wearables
Source: Aaron Miri, CIO, Walnut Hill Medical Center, Chapter 1 on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.
18 min
September 01, 2015 Rick Allen, CIO, Southern Regional Medical Center, Chapter 2
His approach as the new CIO
Taking cues from Ed Marx & Ed Brown
Value of rounding — “You have to have that interpersonal relationship to be able to ask them to do things.”
Dealing with the CEO’s sudden retirement
CIO = air traffic controller
Bringing more relevance to IT
Source: Rick Allen, CIO, Southern Regional Medical Center, Chapter 2 on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.
12 min
August 31, 2015 George Hickman, EVP & CIO, Albany Medical Center, Chapter 3
Prioritization challenges — “I use a Ouija board most days.”
Medicaid reform, MU & expansion
Early career influencers
12 years in consulting — “It made me a better CIO in the long run.”
“Henry Kissinger skills”
Pride in Albany’s progress
Source: George Hickman, EVP & CIO, Albany Medical Center, Chapter 3 on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.
16 min

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