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CMIO News to Know for the Week of March 2nd Mar 02, 2020

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This week I cover 2 articles relating to difficult EMR installations, healthcare IT and coronavirus (no great options here), who is going to HIMSS and who withdrew (because of the virus epidemic), Nuance has their new ambient AI tool ready to demo, and I cover a blog post from Health Catalyst about getting the right pieces in place for successful data driven improvements; something we can all use in our roles. I'll be at HIMSS next week. Presenting on Thursday - session 218. Come say hello.

The CMIO Job Market with Ryan Larkin Feb 29, 2020

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Ryan is the COO of MDstaffers and joins us to discuss the state of the job market for physician informaticists. We talk about the skills that are in demand, the pathways to move up, and the value of working with a recruiter.

CMIO News to Know for the Week of Feb 24th Feb 24, 2020

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News this week: ONC releases its plan to reduce documentation burdens. Training investments paid off for OrthoVirginia (and measuring provider EMR satisfaction is important). Significant article out of Annals of Internal Medicine showing that usage of primary care decreased 24% from 2008 to 2016; important for CMIOs to follow trends in practice patterns. Landmark trial out of the Journal of AHA about SGLT2 inhibitors and its role in primary and secondary intervention of cardiovascular events; will probably impact our clinical decision support tools sooner rather than later. Nebula Genomics offers $299 whole genome sequencing; what are we going to do with all that data?!?!? Those stories and more on this episode of CMIO Podcast.

Physician Engagement with Rabin Pant Feb 21, 2020

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Rabin has a ton of experience with implementations and building informatics programs and on this episode he shares with us his thoughts on physician engagement. Most health systems have cut away any "fluff" from their programs and leaned down to deal with declining reimbursements. If they want to get further reductions to expenses they need to reduce the variation in care without sacrificing quality. You can't do that with a disengaged medical staff.

CMIO News to Know for the Week of Feb 17th Feb 17, 2020

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Proposing to remove CME from EMR continuing education will be a detriment to physicians. This article from Academic Medicine: (https://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/Abstract/publishahead/Commercial_Interests_in_Continuing_Medical.97308.aspx) is the controversial one for the week. I would love to hear back from you on this issue, or go to LinkedIn and engage with the post I made on the topic. Other topics include the rise of virtual medical assistants, ransomware attacks, the cost of good IT talent, and navigating a merger as a CIO. As always, I take a look at things through a CMIO lens.

A Retiring CMIOs Perspective with Dr. Donald Levick Feb 13, 2020

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Don has 20+ years of informatics experience and is a wealth of knowledge. Today I ask him to look back and consider some of the high and low points of being a CMIO. We talk about how politics can play a significant role in the success or failure of a CMIO's career. We also talked about being a tactical versus strategic CMIO and how to navigate those worlds.

CMIO News to Know for the Week of Fen 10th Feb 10, 2020

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This week I cover the AMA's article about the increase in physician adoption of technology, One Medical's IPO and the impact on primary care, and I touch on what Cerner is doing as it pivots its business model. One article I mention, "Providers must invest in consumer technologies, or risk irrelevance" discusses online scheduling. I am looking for anyone that who has done this well to come on the show and discuss what strategies work to get provider adoption. Reach out to me either here or on LinkedIn.

Interview with Dr. Neal Chawla from WakeMed Feb 06, 2020

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"You pay the keyboard price". A great line from Neil about the challenges with all the clicks and scrolls we encounter. Neil is a CMIO and emergency physician looking to transform how care is delivered at WakeMed. We talk about CAUTI reduction, analytics, and how the projects take shape at his organization.

CMIO News to Know for the Week of Feb 3rd Feb 02, 2020

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This week I cover some of the hype that is starting for HIMSS including an article about 5G and AT&T, Microsoft has an article too. The interoperability rule is in the news again and it looks like providers won't be the ones financially penalized; ONC is going after the EMR vendors. Those article and more on this week's CMIO News to Know.

Interview with Dr. Sarah Cash, Physician Informaticist Jan 30, 2020

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Sarah has a really unique background and is the first informaticist I have met that also trades stock options. Her journey has taken her through a lot of systems and a great variety of projects. Hear how she started in a consulting role, gets her next project, and the risks and benefits of this kind of work. She has some great insights into our field. Particularly around change management and interacting with senior administrators.

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