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Newsletter
DECEMBER 2017
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Solving for Today.
Preparing for Tomorrow.
As 2017 comes to a close and we look towards 2018, we took the opportunity to reflect on the past year and review the major happenings in the industry via a recent complimentary webinar. Instead of prognosticating what 2018 will hold, we offered practical initiatives that should be focal areas for healthcare delivery organizations in 2018. We compiled insights gleaned from our market research conducted through attending industry conferences, gathering healthcare executive perspectives, and observing what is occurring in practice, to distill the key areas of focus for 2018.
Speaking of healthcare executive perspectives, as part of our CHIME CIO interview series, we recently had the opportunity to sit down with Doug Dietzman, Executive Director, Great Lakes Health Connect and Brian D. Patty, VP, CMIO, Clinical Information Systems, Rush University Medical Center. With GLHC being a leader in the HIE space, Doug shares invaluable advice for maintaining sustainability as well as both demonstrating and measuring value delivered. In his interview, Dr. Patty offers candid guidance on the approach Rush takes to address physician burnout through clinical optimization, and elaborates on how the CMIO role has evolved to be the ‘glue person’ within the organization, acting as liaison between leadership, administration, clinicians, and IT.
As we have the opportunity to gather these invaluable healthcare executive perspectives, we continue to offer complimentary executive briefings on the topics of clinical data archival, and MEDITECH clinical optimization. Applying perceptions and learnings from our research, we harvest and package insights into these briefings, providing strategic navigation for areas critical to healthcare delivery organizations.
Our Newsletter also reports on:
- Holiday volunteer activities.
- Top considerations when setting up a flu clinic.
- The capability of EHRs to support population health management.
- Continuation of the #IAmGalen series.
I hope that you find this information helpful, and as always, we welcome your feedback.
Steve Brewer, Chief Executive Officer
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This Issue
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Health IT 2017 Year in Review & 2018 Blueprint For Success
In the ever-changing and fast-paced world of healthcare IT, there can be a lot to keep up with. As 2017 wraps up and we look towards 2018, we take the opportunity to review the major happenings in the industry this past year, and explore key focal areas for the next. This webinar provides a blueprint to assist healthcare information technology stakeholders in understanding key issues affecting the healthcare industry.
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CHIME CIO Interview Series
Our CHIME CIO Interview Series continues with Doug Dietzman, Executive Director, Great Lakes Health Connect and Brian D. Patty, VP, CMIO, Clinical Information Systems, Rush University Medical Center. Doug Dietzman discusses how being a nonprofit has made GLHC more in tune with their consumers; why he welcomes the scrutiny that’s put on HIEs; and the unique approach GLHC takes to demonstrate the value of their services. Brian D. Patty discusses how bench-marking surveys have allowed pinpointing where physician efficiency issues reside, what the seven domains are to address physician burnout, and how a NLP engine is changing the game for sepsis prevention.
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Can EHRs Support Population Health?
EHRs have the ability to improve population health outcomes by efficiently collecting and storing data that can be shared across multiple healthcare organizations and leveraged for quality improvement and prevention exercises. However, a recent study suggests that EHRs do not yet have the necessary capabilities to support pop health and value-based care; only 25% of providers agreed EHRs have helped position their organizations to meet these demands.
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Top 5 Things to Consider When Setting Up a Flu Clinic
You have already probably noticed the onslaught of flu shot advertisements, opened a reminder in your patient portal account, or received a postcard from your doctor’s office regarding an upcoming flu shot clinic. As healthcare organizations are preparing for a high-volume of flu shot administrations, it is important to configure the EHR and supporting workflows to make the workflow as streamlined as possible.
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#IAmGalen Series
Our #IAmGalen continues with Clinical Data Migration Analyst, Beth Moquin, and Associate Software Engineers Chris O’Brien and Eric Rainville, all employees that have joined us within the last year and are offering their fresh take and initial insights of the industry and our business.
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Galeneers Volunteer: Holidays 2017
This time of year is symbolic for the season of giving. Giving back to our communities is very important to Galen. We encourage each employee to look for ways to give back to the people and community around them. During the holiday season, each office partners with a non-profit to make a company wide effort to give back to those in need.
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