STORIES & SOLUTIONS FOR THE MODERN BUSINESS USER

The annual nurses appreciation week is underway and we’re celebrating all nurses but with a special appreciation for nursing informatics and the critical role it plays in the post-EHR implementation era. While the last decade saw providers bringing their computerized physician order entry (CPOE) and electronic health record (EHR) systems live to meet mandates or incentives, the first wave of EHR implementation is now complete for the majority of large healthcare IDNs. Provider needs are now shifting from training and optimization to interoperability, data analytics, and demonstrating value. As a result, nurses with informatics training and expertise are in higher demand.

What a week it was at the HIMSS18 Annual Conference & Exhibition! If you haven’t been to a healthcare conference in Vegas, then you don’t know what you’re missing. More than 40,000 healthcare professionals from around the globe – physicians, nurses, caregivers, technology professionals, executives, and vendors – converged on the Sands Expo and Convention Center for a week of networking, education, and sharing perspectives on the trends, initiatives, and advances that are shaping health information technology and how care is delivered and received. There was so much going on, the energy was palatable, and it’s impossible to look back and not feel like there was something we didn’t get to see while at this year’s HIMSS conference.

As another HIMSS conference is in the books, it’s time for me to reflect on what I learned. Here goes nothing!

So, you’re ready to implement a new ERP or upgrade your existing solution. But have you planned for how you’ll manage solution requirements to ensure a successful project? Without a strategic approach to requirements management, most organizations will struggle with meeting the needs of its stakeholders; resulting in organizational disruption, delays, and potentially project failure.

Good morning! I thought I was the only one getting an early start on HIMSS.

Good morning! I thought I was the only one getting an early start on HIMSS.

Avaap CMO Dr. Craig Joseph will be on-site at HIMSS 2018 discussing the latest trends, technologies and tools that enhance the experience with EHR. Visit Craig and the Avaap team in booth 12319 at HIMSS 2018.

Good morning! I thought I was the only one getting an early start on HIMSS.

One of the big themes of HIMSS 2018 will be, wait for it, interoperability. Now, I know what you’re saying, “Hasn’t that been a big theme for the last five years? You can’t be serious.”

Well, it has been, and I can be. We are still not there yet.

As I work with large, complicated, and sophisticated hospital groups around the country, I often see IT decisions that seem, well, that seem wrong. Maybe it’s not that they’re wrong so much as they are short-sighted. I can probably best explain with an example:

Change in business is as inevitable as change in any aspect of life and in order to progress and improve, agility and adaptability are key. As with all change management challenges, solid planning with clear objectives forms the bedrock, but getting buy-in, promoting the adoption of a new system and giving ongoing support and guidance to users is instrumental in making sure that any new process or tool delivers an ROI and remains sustainable.