STEPS to Value Podcast

The HIMSS Annual Conference connects, educates and informs 40,000+ health IT professionals, clinicians, executives and vendors from around the world each year. With hundreds of education sessions, miles of exhibition halls, and a cornucopia of networking opportunities, knowing how best leverage your participation in the event can be overwhelming when considering your plans for the event. In this episode of STEPS to Value, hear tips & tricks directly from HIMSS staff on how you can get the most out of your HIMSS Annual Conference experience.

The HIMSS Annual Conference connects, educates and informs 40,000+ health IT professionals, clinicians, executives and vendors from around the world each year. With hundreds of education sessions, miles of exhibition halls, and a cornucopia of networking opportunities, the choices offered at the HIMSS conference can be overwhelming when planning for the event. In this episode of STEPS to Value, hear tips & tricks directly from HIMSS staff on how you can get the most out of your HIMSS Annual Conference experience.

With over 70% of doctors’ offices now utilizing electronic health records, the important first steps involved in laying the groundwork for true interoperability of protected health information have been taken.  The successful establishment and maintenance of Health Information Exchanges are an important part of this fluid landscape, and can drive very specific value from your health IT capital and process investments.  In this episode of STEPS to Value, we explore benefits and challenges of interoperability with Robert Cothren, PhD from the California Association of Health Information Exchange (CAHIE) and 2015 HIMSS Physician IT Leadership Award winner Brian Yeaman, MD.  We also get an overview on the work HIMSS is doing to drive interoperable nation-wide health information exchange with Mari Greenberger, Director of Informatics here at HIMSS.

For more information on the HIMSS STEPS™ framework, visit the HIMSS Health IT Value Suite. Share your thoughts, your own value story or ask a question at [email protected].

Paradigm shifts often are the strongest when they start from the bottom up. As the healthcare industry transforms, how does health & technology education transform in response? In this episode, we explore innovative ways informatics programs are incorporating health IT value optimization into the education of the next generation of clinicians and informaticists. We talk with Sharon Kirby, CNIO at Davies-award winning Centura Health about how she is changing her nurse students' minds about informatics in her University of Colorado classes. We also speak with Betty Regan, member of the HIMSS Innovation Committee, about the integrated approach the University of South Carolina is taking to train the next generation of clinicians and informaticists. For more information on the HIMSS STEPS™ framework, visit the HIMSS Health IT Value Suite. Share your thoughts, your own value story or ask a question at [email protected].

While almost eighty percent of items used by a hospital cost less than $20 each, thousands of dollars are spent capturing consumption of those items.  Have you untapped the hidden value in your supply chain?  In this episode we will talk with three healthcare supply chain thought leaders about how healthcare organizations can optimize their supply chain and move it from a cost center to a revenue generator.  We talk with Drex DeFord & Charles Hodge about supply chain lessons learned at Seattle Childrens Hospital.  We hear about supply chain market trends from Karen Conway, Executive Director-Industry Relations at GHX.For more information on the HIMSS STEPS™ framework, visit the HIMSS Health IT Value Suite. Share your thoughts, your own value story or ask a question at [email protected].

In this episode, we focus on the role data security & privacy management plays in driving trust amongst clinicians and patients alike. We speak Sriram Bharadwaj, CISSP, CLSSBB, CPHIMS, Director, Information Services at UC Irvine Health & Chair of the HIMSS Privacy & Security Committee about the concept of trust in a health data security environment. We also sit down with Lee Kim, BS, JD, FHIMSS  Director, Privacy & Security here at HIMSS about current health IT privacy & security trends.

For more information on the HIMSS STEPS™ framework, visit http://www.himss.org/valuesuite. Share your thoughts, your own value story or ask a question at [email protected].

In this episode, we begin to look at how mHealth is transforming care delivery and how organizations are driving value from their mHealth investments. We speak with Dr. Ricky Bloomfield Jr., Director of Mobile Technology Strategy & hospitalist at Duke Medicine about their integration of Healthkit into Duke’s HIT processes. We also talk with David Collins, Sr. Director, mHealth here at HIMSS about current mHealth trends. For more information on the HIMSS STEPS™ framework, visit http://www.himss.org/valuesuite. Share your thoughts, your own value story or ask a question at [email protected].

In this episode, we complete our exploration of the HIMSS STEPS value framework, looking at the topic of savings. We talk with Hilo Medical Center and their Davies award winning efforts to drive utilize their EHR to drive revenue for this leading provider of inpatient and outpatient care in Hawaii. Jonathan French also joins us again to highlight Davies award winners who have gained value through savings-focused projects. For more information on the HIMSS STEPS™ framework, visit http://www.himss.org/valuesuite. Share your thoughts, your own value story or ask a question at [email protected].

In this episode, we continue our exploration of the HIMSS STEPS value framework, looking at the topic of patient engagement & population management. We talk with thought leaders from Hawaii Pacific Health about their Davies award- winning efforts around population management. We talk with HIMSS Public Policy Committee Chair Aaron Miri about the National Health IT week volunteer experience, and we talk to Jonathan French again to highlight Davies award winners who have gained value through patient engagement-focused projects. Resource Links: For more information on the HIMSS STEPS™ framework, visit http://www.himss.org/valuesuite. Share your thoughts, your own value story or ask a question at [email protected].

In this episode, we continue our exploration of the HIMSS STEPS value framework, looking at the topic of electronic secure data. We talk with Lisa Gallagher on the importance of data security when trying to drive HIT value optimization. Jonathan French joins us again to highlight Davies award winners who have gained value through electronic secure data-focused projects, and Margaret Schulte shares the value story of the week.

For more information on the HIMSS STEPS™ framework, visit http://www.himss.org/valuesuite. Share your thoughts, your own value story or ask a question at [email protected].