If you’re fortunate enough to work in healthcare and IT, every year presents a significant mix of big challenges and even bigger opportunities. Next year is no exception. One of HIT’s paradigms for approaching challenges is to focus on people, process, and technology – technology being the easiest of the[…]
The Importance of Thoughtful Design in All Aspects of HIT Deployments
There has never been a busier time in development and deployment of HIT (Health Information Technology). The allure of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in its diverse manifestations, the quest to automate mundane tasks, the prevalence of End User Developed Applications (EUDAs), and the pervasive culture of instant gratification driven by rapid[…]
Bridge Builders: Interim Management Solutions for Health Systems
Since our start in late 2016, interim management and coaching have been part of our core services. Our tag line “Today’s Solutions, Tomorrow’s Leaders” encapsulates what we offer to health systems. We can fill the leadership gap today, help develop leaders to be ready for future opportunities, and support your[…]
Combining GAI and Human Expertise to Improve Care Consistency
Among the many issues facing healthcare is unnecessary variation in clinical and administrative practices. EHRs, when implemented properly, can help reduce variation but only in a humble culture that embraces best practices using IT enablement to ensure consistent instantiation of best practices. A question that deserves much attention is, “How[…]
Digital Health – A Fast Track Guide for Healthcare Workers
In today’s rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, embracing digital health is no longer an option – it’s a necessity. The benefits of integrating technology into healthcare are undeniable: enhanced patient care, streamlined operations, improved outcomes, and, when done well, higher satisfaction for all stakeholders with lower burnout for employees and staff. […]
From Overhead to Opportunity: Digitally Enabled Transformation – Change Management
This is the last blog in a series of four aimed at transformation and change management – at the individual and organizational levels. This blog focuses on change management as it relates to transformation. I was fortunate to be on a panel co-presenting with Marc Overage, MD/PhD, when he was[…]
From Overhead to Opportunity: Digitally Enabled Transformation
This is the third blog in a series of four aimed at transformation and change management – at the individual and organizational levels. The first blog addressed now and near-term expense management; the second blog outlined eleven IT-enabled revenue generation strategies beginning now and extending into the future. The aim[…]
From Overhead to Opportunity: 11 IT-Enabled Revenue Enhancement Strategies
This is the second blog in a series of three aimed at improving the financial well-being of healthcare provider organizations. In this blog, we will focus on IT-enabled revenue generation strategies, while the first blog addresses expense management. These revenue enhancement actions may take some time to yield results, with[…]
From Overhead to Opportunity: Immediate IT Expense Reduction Strategies
Just reading through the headlines of the articles delivered to me daily causes empathetic stress. Poor bottom line performance and staffing have become acute problems. So, what should be done immediately? This first of three blogs addresses some actions you can take immediately – that is, now. The second will[…]
Data Transformation Model – Deliberate Approach to Achieve Widespread Data Utility
At the 2017 national HIMSS conference, Ginni Rometty, then Chairman, President, and CEO Of IBM repeated a message that she delivered more than 4 years earlier to the Council on Foreign Relations. She said, “Data is the new natural resource and like all other natural resources, it must be refined[…]