In this month's edition of the Galen Insider newsletter, John Lynn, of Healthcare IT Today, examines the growing trend of lost EMR data. In addition, as a continuation of our Health IT CIO Interview Series, Akron Children's Hospital VP of IS and CIO, Harun Rashid, provides his perspective on physician burnout, and attorney Matt R. Fisher explores the legal aspects of legacy system retirement in his healthcare de jure podcast. Be sure to register for an upcoming free HealthSystemCIO webinar, "Legacy RCM System Retirement," taking place on Tuesday 1/22/2019 from 12-1PM ET. We hope that you find this information helpful, and as always, we welcome your feedback.

SPOTLIGHT

More and more EMR data is being lost and this trend is just beginning. This is particularly true in the ambulatory space where ambulatory medical practices are being acquired left and right by health systems. As EMR and other healthcare IT software matures and we start their replacement lifecycles, it is going to be important that your organization has a detailed process for retiring old systems.

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CIO INTERVIEW SERIES

In this interview, Harun Rashid discusses physician burnout and efforts underway to evolve the EMR from a billing system to a more intelligent tool allowing caregivers to make decisions properly, while reducing alert fatigue, and enabling them to focus on the highest risk areas.

WEBINARS

Tuesday, 1/22/19, 12PM ET

A critical component of legacy system retirement is how outstanding A/R are handled.

ON-DEMAND

To the uninformed, getting your data from here to there is a simple proposition.

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PODCAST

Robert M. Downey, Vice President of Product Development and Justin Campbell, Vice President of Strategy from Galen Healthcare Solutions discuss legacy systems, migration and the ONC EHR contract guidance with “healthcare de jure” host, attorney, Matt Fisher, Healthcare Compliance and Corporate Partner, Mirick O’Connell.

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WHITEPAPER

Healthcare organizations face unique requirements when it comes to retiring clinical systems. Evaluate available EMR data archival options and processes critical to EMR replacement and legacy system decommissioning.

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