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View ArticlePODCAST: One-on-One w/ El Camino Hospital CIO Greg Walton, Chapter 2
Implementing a few clinical systems isn’t going to get you applause at El Camino Hospital. That’s because the organization has “been there, done that,” implementing the first CPOE system some 40 years...
View ArticleDon’t Be Strangled By Process-Improvement Black Belts
In ITIL, we healthcare CIOs are acting in predictable fashion by following the “Most Popular Practice” as opposed to the “Best Practice.” Before we pull the trigger on yet another silver bullet savior...
View ArticleCharles Colander, VP/CIO, Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare, Chapter 3
*The importance of attracting physicians – "That's why we're being flexible" *Empowering physicians to use their wireless devices of choice *Meditech working to make apps available on wireless...
View ArticleDavid Bradshaw, Chief Information/Planning/Marketing Officer, Memorial...
The Memorial Herman Information Exchange DICOM Grid for image sharing The importance of disseminating IT success stories — "If you're not selling, you're dead" Project prioritization is everything...
View ArticleTracking Apple’s Healthcare Journey
Apple has been in the news with some amazing ups and down recently: • Surpassing Exxon Mobile to be the largest U.S. company in market cap. For those of you wise enough to avoid the perils of Wall...
View ArticleGary Barnes, CIO, Medical Center Health System, Chapter 2
The HIT workforce shortage Instituting a project management group that meets weekly — tradeoffs and prioritization Running a McKesson 10.3 shop MU stage 2 Upgrade downtime: "I see the frustration among...
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Who knew that an article entitled, “iPads in Healthcare: Not So Fast” — including quotes from my trusted CTO, Wes Wright — would cause such a stir. I’ve seen tweets, facebook posts, comments on...
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“OneNote … I wonder what that’s all about,” I said to myself. I’d finally upgraded my Microsoft Office suite, leapfrogging from 2007 to 2013 in one fell swoop. I figured a lot of features must have...
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