healthsystemCIO – Strategies for Hospital IT Leaders
Anthony Guerra | Veteran Healthcare IT Journalist
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Episodes
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Jan 11, 2016 • 12min
Jennifer Laughlin Mueller, CIO, Watertown Regional Medical Center, Chapter 2
Challenge with 5 percent rule
Early MU adopter — “It served us well participating in it.”
WISHIN “as a hub and spoke”
2-factor authentication for remote users
“We want to make sure we’re protecting patient information.”
17 years at Watertown Regional — “I just kept getting more opportunities.”
Source: Jennifer Laughlin Mueller, CIO, Watertown Regional Medical Center, Chapter 2 on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders
Jan 5, 2016 • 12min
Jennifer Laughlin Mueller, CIO, Watertown Regional Medical Center, Chapter 1
About Watertown Regional MC
Affiliating with LifePoint — “We’re trying to feel our way through the transition.”
Upgrading to Meditech C/S 5.6.7 for “more functionality.”
Optimization visits
Establishing governance structure & processes
Physician IT advisor as a “liaison”
Source: Jennifer Laughlin Mueller, CIO, Watertown Regional Medical Center, Chapter 1 on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders
Dec 21, 2015 • 13min
Jim Venturella, CIO, WVU Medicine, Chapter 3
Taking over for Rich King — “Our thinking was very similar.”
Pushing for an “A”
The “blessing & curse” of being in consulting
7 years at UPMC
IT’s role in organizational strategy
Prioritization challenge for CIOs — “There’s always more work than you’ve got time.”
Source: Jim Venturella, CIO, WVU Medicine, Chapter 3 on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders
Dec 16, 2015 • 11min
Mark Kilborn, CIO, Springhill Medical Center, Chapter 2
Docs pushing for CPOE — “That tells me they’ve embraced technology”
Going live with Allscripts in 2004 (pushed back by a hurricane)
“Workflows have changed dramatically.”
Keeping clinicians “happy”
Outsourced IT department — “My job is to be CIO.”
IT as a “diving buddy check”
Honesty in vendor-client relationships
Source: Mark Kilborn, CIO, Springhill Medical Center, Chapter 2 on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders
Dec 14, 2015 • 12min
Jim Venturella, CIO, WVU Medicine, Chapter 2
Data warehouse — “There are a lot of capabilities we haven’t fully utilized.”
Self-service with advanced analytics
Prioritization — “Everyone’s always balancing.”
“Huge opportunity” for telemedicine
Epic Care Everywhere vs state HIE — “It’s materially different on what’s being exchanged.”
Being “the lead person” at WVU
Source: Jim Venturella, CIO, WVU Medicine, Chapter 2 on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders
