STEPS to Value Podcast

In this episode, we examine the "T STEP" of the HIMSS HIT Value STEPS framework, Treatment and Clinical. This category is well-represented in Value Suite data collection, and covers topics such as efficiencies, quality of care, and safety issues. We talk with Fred Rachman, CEO of the Alliance of Chicago Community Health Services, and Vice Chair of the HIMSS Board of Directors, about how IT is used to support treatment and clinical benefits. We talk with Tom Leary, Vice President, Government Relations at HIMSS about the 10th annual National Health IT Week. Jonathan French joins us again to highlight Davies award winners who have gained value through clinically-focused HIT projects. Finally, Margaret Schulte joins us with some treatment/clinically-focused value stories of the week. 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 begin our exploration of the HIMSS STEPS value framework, starting with the topic of satisfaction. We talk with Greg Wolverton, CIO for ARcare, a Davies & EMRAM Stage 7 Community Health Organization. Jonathan French joins us again to highlight Davies award winners who have gained value through satisfaction-focused projects, and Margaret Schulte shares the Value Stories of the week. 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 the inaugural episode of STEPS to Value, Rod Piechowski, Senior Director, Health Information Systems at HIMSS, serves as host and moderator. His first guest is Pat Wise, Vice President, HIS at HIMSS. They discuss why everyone in healthcare is starting to focus on value.  We also talk with Jonathan French, Director, HIS at HIMSS about the role that measuring quality against process improvement plays on value optimization strategies. We’re also joined by Margaret Schulte, lead consultant on our value collection project; she shares some specific examples of value providers have achieved.

This episode is the first of a group of podcasts designed to introduce the HIMSS value initiative and the HIMSS HIT Value STEPS™ framework. We’ll take a closer look at each of the STEPS, and hear from the people who are responsible for achieving value at their organizations. In future episodes, we will examine the relationships among value and dozens of other topics of interest, and learn how everything contributes to value.

Resource Links:  For more information on the HIMSS STEPS™ framework, visit http://www.himss.org/valuesuite.