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CMIO News to Know for the Week of May 25th May 25, 2020

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Happy Memorial Day. This week I cover 7 articles CMIOs should know about; bedside smart speakers to improve patient satisfaction and reduce falls, custom app to help with communication around a go-live, super-user development for go-lives, and patient generated health data are some of the topics on this week's CMIO News to Know. Stay Stay.

Interview with Dr. Justin Mazzillo, assoc-CMIO May 23, 2020

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When I read through the summaries of the 21st Century Cures act, I interpreted the line about not having to release information that could cause harm to a patient to mean that we did not have to auto-release pathology results. I held that belief until I got a message from Justin pointing out the discussion in the Q&A section of the final rule. Sure enough, they clearly state that having a policy for withholding results across the board is considered information blocking; the requirement to withhold information must be individualized. Justin and I discuss the implications of this including the possibility of patients learning they have the genes for Huntington's disease or the diagnosis of cancer from the hospital electronic portal. Yikes. We also discuss their use of chatbots during the COVID crisis and their journey towards better clinical decision support at the University of Rochester. They have a great informatics team at U of R. I have been fortunate enough to interview a few members of their team and they are doing great things.

CMIO News to Know for the Week of May 19th May 18, 2020

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This week I continue to work from my home office (also called the kitchen table depending on the time of day) and hope all of you are staying safe as well. I cover thermal scanners for catching people with fever (doesn't work), the rise of telehealth but not for the poor, and the rise of chatbots into healthcare. Those stories and more on this weeks CMIO News to Know.

Interview with Dr. David Butler, CEO of Calyx Healthcare May 15, 2020

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David is a very experienced CMIO that has taught at the CHIME CMIO boot-camp, served as a strategic advisor to Epic, and now is on the consulting side of the business. He should also have a gig as a stand-up comedian. In this episode we talk about critical skills for CMIOs, the value of mentors, and his journey as a CMIO.

Interview with Dr. Al Villarin, CMIO May 07, 2020

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"The patients see the back of their physicians heads. That is not healthcare. That is data collection." - Love that quote from Al. He has a wealth of informatics experience and in this episode we explore a bit about what it was like to be a CMIO before people knew what a CMIO did for a living. We also take about virtual scribes, telehealth, and how to look at new technologies as a CMIO just starting with a new system.

CMIO News to Know for the Week of May 4th May 04, 2020

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This week I cover a lot on telehealth, because it is finally coming to center stage in healthcare. I discuss Epic's foray into the telehealth delivery side of the visit, new CMS regulations about telehealth, and talk about Seema Verma saying "The genie is out of the bottle", referring to telehealth. I also cover a study from KLAS Research about EMR market share and we see who is increasing and who is decreasing. I also discuss the NEJM article about physician burnout, interrupted. It's about the opportunity to reset healthcare in the face of the crisis.

Dr. Elsie Koh talks leadership for CMIO's Apr 30, 2020

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Elsie has been a CMIO and is now a CMO for a startup and CEO of her own physician coaching program. To become a leader, she needed to transform the way she interacted with others. It's widely claimed that being in informatics is 20% technology and 80% people skills. This episode is all about how to develop that skill set.

Interview with Dr. Naveen Muthu - Pediatric Informtaticist Apr 24, 2020

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This week I interview Naveen, a pediatrician with CHOP (Children's Hospital of Philidelphia) and a fellowship trained informaticist. We talk about clinical decision support, usability, and applying what he learned in fellowship to real world problems. For those of you keep track, I did miss recording last week. Forgive me. We are up to our eyeballs in COVID patients as the surge is now happening on the eastern shore of Maryland. I am sure all of you are working incredibly hard as well and I appreciate you taking the time to listen to CMIO Podcast. Stay Safe.

CMIO News to Know for the Week of April 13 Apr 13, 2020

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This week I cover more about the Coronavirus outbreak. The article concerns me the most is about the Mayo Clinic anticipating a $3 billion loss from the lost elective surgery revenue. The impact on hospitals across the country will be significant and IT programs for training and optimization are pretty quick to get cut. This week I also cover a story about Chatbots at Henry Ford, OpenNotes becoming more mainstream, and nurse practitioners being granted more authority to help in the COVID-19 crisis. Those stories and more on this episode of CMIO Podcast.

Dr. Bill DePaso talks about Twistle, a patient communication tool Apr 10, 2020

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Twistle is a doctor to patient communication tool that I heard Swedish was using to keep track of PUIs or COVID positive patients leaving their ED. I reached out to the CMO and Dr. Bill DePaso joins us to talk about how patient communication and engagement is important during the crisis and for routine care.

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