In
this Issue: Getting the value out of Health IT
In this issue, contributors reflect on the different types of value
they've found and utilized in healthcare information technology. Delve
into why HIT continues to expand and grow daily and how it can improve
healthcare overall.
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Value and Science Driven Healthcare
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By Laura J. Wood, DNP, MS, RN, SVP Patient Care
Services & Chief Nursing Officer, Boston Children’s Hospital
Over the past three decades, I have had the direct opportunity as a
nurse leader in both a clinical-provider and informatics industry
setting to respond to two key questions, “What does the Value of Health
IT mean to you and to your organization?” and “How can we get value out
of the EHR?”
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an Informaticist |
My Definition of Value
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By Cynthia Davis, RN, FACHE, CEO, CIC Advisory
After decades of work helping organizations improve healthcare
delivery, efficiency, physician alignment and patient engagement, my
definition of “value” goes right back to my earliest days as a bedside
nurse. For me, value means making things easier for patients and their
families.
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| Strategies for Success |
Healthcare IT and the Promise and Curse of
Dimensionality
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By Emily Hamilton, MDCM, FRCSC, FACOG, Senior Vice
President of Clinical Research, PeriGen
Assessing the relationship between a suspected agent and a particular
disease is a fundamental part of medicine. Treating causes of disease
is beneficial. When a relationship is merely one of association,
accordingly there is no therapeutic potential related to that
agent.
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special
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The Family Perspective: Getting the Value out of
Health IT
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By Suma Rao-Gupta, MPH, Manager Learning &
Reference Services, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of
Chicago
Patients and families are in the unique position of being the ones who
have the largest personal stake in the healthcare equation. They have
the most to gain, or, the most to lose from the various interactions
they have with healthcare providers across the continuum of care.
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| TREND
SPOTTER |
Impact of Informatics as a Patient: Part III
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By Lorren Pettit, MBA, Vice President, Market
Research, HIMSS Analytics
Over the last few months in this column, I’ve shared stories
surrounding my sudden and unexpected personal journey in using
healthcare services. While I’m pleased to report that my post-surgery
recovery has been very positive, the experience has been significant.
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| HIMSS
NEWs |
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Complimentary
Physician Webinar Series
Join Informatics and HIT content experts in a complimentary virtual
event that will be held monthly and offer continuing education hours.
The series will cover a wide range of “hot topics” on Medical
Informatics, HIEs (Health Information Exchange), Standards &
Interoperability, eMeasures & Quality Initiatives and more. Next
session is Jan. 16. Register
today!
Complete the HIMSS Mobile Survey
Since 2011, HIMSS Analytics has explored the use of mobile technology
to improve access to the information needed on a day-to-day basis in a
healthcare setting. The study was designed to collect information on an
array of items related to mobile device usage. Questions assess
organizations’ general use of mobile technology, access to patient
data, means for securing information, and the benefits and barriers
around the use of mobile technology. This year’s survey is built around
the six topics of the mHIMSS Roadmap:
New Care Models, Technology, ROI/Payment, Legal/Policy, Standards &
Interoperability, and Privacy & Security. Complete the survey
by Jan. 17, 2014.
Attend Embracing Innovation through Informatics
“Embracing Innovation through Informatics,” an event developed by AORN
and HIMSS on March 29, 2014, in Chicago, will include the new
informatics leadership roles being implemented throughout the country;
examples of using evidence-based guidelines, standard practices, and
informatics to advance health information technology; an update on
informatics standards for all nurses; the means to put together a plan
for care coordination; ways to mine social media for healthcare
reporting; and what to expect next for regulatory requirements and
current government programs related to health IT.
Registration Open: Second Annual National Healthcare
Innovation Summit
Join Summit co-chairs, Dr. Molly Coye, Chief Innovation Officer, UCLA
Health System, and Dr. Wendy Everett, President, NEHI, at the Second Annual
National Healthcare Innovation Summit. The Summit will be held May
13-15 at the Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA. HIMSS is working
collaboratively with NEHI and AVIA to organize and host the event. The
Summit will explore demonstrated, high-value innovations that support
the Triple Aim – with an emphasis on identifying and reducing the costs
of care. Register
today!
Attend the IHE North American Connectathon Conference
The Connectathon Conference is a one day, educational and networking
event built upon the IHE North American (NA) Connectathon: health IT’s
largest standards-based interoperability testing event that is
accelerating adoption in North America and globally. The IHE North
American Connectathon Conference 2014 is sponsored by IHE USA in
collaboration with IHE Canada. The conference is on Wednesday, Jan. 29,
2014 from 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Learn
about ONC’s Standards & Interoperability Framework, Beacon
Communities, HIMSS Health Story Project and much more. Register
today!
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BOX PICKS |
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 Compiled by Cheryl D. Parker
Cloud-based EHR helps practice connect in new
ways
A synopsis of the experience of one clinician who
participated in an ongoing project intended to draw out valuable,
real-world insight for healthcare leaders.
Clinical transformation: Blending people, process, data and technology
Complimentary
article explores how organizations are embracing the concept of
clinical transformation; explore the findings of the HIMSS2011
Clinical Transformation Survey.
Getting the EHR payback: 3 tips to improve
your practice and MU compliance
Explores how to select the right baseline measures and corresponding
decision support interventions.
Harnessing the EHR to Transform Nursing Care
and Improve Outcomes
A presentation from the 2013 American Organization of Nurse Executive
(AONE) conference that discusses strategies for leveraging the EHR to
improve quality, safety and clinical outcomes.
HIMSS Health IT Value Suite
The HIMSS Health IT Value Suite is a robust library of value-focused,
evidence-based examples framed by HIMSS’ multifaceted Health IT Value
STEPS™.
Improved Diagnostics & Patient Outcomes
A resource from HealthIT.gov that reviews the impact of EHR on practice
and explores how EHRs can improve the ability to diagnose diseases and
reduce medical errors.
Cheryl D. Parker, RN, MSN, PhD, FHIMSS, is chief
nursing informatics officer at Rubbermaid Medical Solutions.
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featured
linkedin DISCUSSION |
What health IT will gain traction and make an
impact on care delivery in 2014?
“Vision without execution is hallucination.” – a
fitting notion from Thomas Edison given the time of year where we all
promise to make improvements that, statistically speaking, only 8% of
us will honor. It was back in July that Senator Max Baucus (D-MT)
opened his remarks before the Senate Finance Committee with this very
sentiment in respect to the practicality of the Meaningful Use
adherence timelines.
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