Optimization Dominates CHIME17 Discussions

“Our EHR Implementation is done” “We completed our EHR roll-out last year” “The last EHR module has gone live” With these words, CIO presenters at the recent CHIME Fall CIO Forum (CHIME17) ushered in a new era in Healthcare IT. Instead of EHR implementations dominating the discussion, optimization was the hot topic of discussion at the event. “It’s clear to us that CIOs are dedicating more time and energy towards optimizing their systems rather than just implementing them”, says Ed Rucinski, Senior Vice President Worldwide Healthcare Sales at Nuance and CHIME17 attendee. “Our clients, for example, are looking for ways to simplify the documentation physicians have to do in their EHRs so that they can focus their attention back on helping patients.” Finding ways to better utilize the EHR infrastructure was the subject of many CHIME17 sessions. In one, Sallie Arnett, Vice President Information Systems and Chief Information Officer at Licking Memorial Health Systems, presented how her organization is leveraging EHR and patient monitoring data to detect the early signs of sepsis. Over 62 lives were saved through the work of Arnett and the staff at Licking Memorial. Amazing results from the IT & clinical efforts to detect & address sepsis at @LickingMemorial 62 Lives Saved! #CHIME17 #HITsm #hcldr pic.twitter.com/x72ItLijBW — Colin Hung (@Colin_Hung) November 2, 2017 These results would not have been possible without the investments made in EHR imple...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: EHR Optimization Healthcare CIO Hospital EHR CHIME CHIME17 CHIO CMIO Source Type: blogs