EHR consolidation: How to lead with empathy
Your healthcare system acquired five new facilities and implemented a consolidated EHR system, but adoption rates fell far short of your target – what happened?
How to ensure a positive physician experience during EHR consolidation [Panel Discussion]
In this panel discussion, Win Vaughan, Managing Director Markets, Advisory Services, sat down with Nordic physician experts Dr. Craig Joseph, Nordic’s Chief Medical Officer; Dr. Laura Copeland, Chief Medical Information Officer, Healthtech, A Nordic Global Company; and Dr. Michael Augustyniak, Chief Medical Information Officer, S&P Consultants, A Nordic Global Company to discuss ways to […]
Mental health, overall health, and health equity
Mental health is an essential component of overall health and shapes who we are and how we interact with the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines mental health as “a state of well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively […]
If you build it, they will come
7 Tips to Make EHR Consolidations Less Stressful
In a continuum marked by mergers, acquisitions, and the quest for operational efficiency, EHR consolidation has become an ongoing concern for healthcare administrators. But despite the push to consolidate, many organizations aren’t.
Overcoming frozen thinking in healthcare
Frozen thinking occurs when Princess Elsa of Arendelle uses her magical powers to control and create ice and snow, sometimes to the detriment of her younger sister, Anna. No, wait. That’s wrong. Actually, frozen thinking happens when one is locked into a set of assumptions that may have been true at one time but may […]
For physicians, less is often more
Curing the post-implementation blues
Health information system (HIS) implementations are massive efforts that pull on the energy, tolerance, and stamina of all involved. Everyone is looking forward to a break at the end of the project, but a break may be hard to find. Much like having gestated and delivered a child, the result of an implementation is a […]
Where will “homeless data” live?
In an article in last month’s Modern Healthcare, noted cardiologist and medical futurist Eric Topol lamented that the current set of electronic health record (EHR) vendors do “not properly deliver all the data clinicians need to practice more accurate medicine.” He went on to say that there “[is] so much homeless data out there,” referring […]
The role of EHR extensions in enhancing patient care
Before the advent of electronic health records (EHRs), a patient’s interactions with a doctor were documented on paper records, which were available only at that point of care. Sharing patient data with another facility required a phone call or fax, and how quickly the physician obtained the record depended upon the responsiveness of the organization […]