Electronic medical record systems are the foundation of healthcare information technology and are critical to the daily operations of hospitals, healthcare systems, and physician group practices.
But they are far from static technologies. With EHRs, CIOs and other healthcare IT leaders at healthcare organizations can’t just set it and forget it. These critical information systems must be maintained and optimized over time.
Peyman Zand is Chief Strategy Officer at consultancy CereCore and former CIO of a provider. He has vast experience working with EHRs from a provider and consultant perspective. He is a guest on this week’s podcast, where he delves deeper into maintaining and optimizing EPDs.
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Discussion points:
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How do healthcare IT leaders at healthcare organizations know when it’s time to modernize or optimize their EHRs?
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What’s a good place to start the EHR modernization or optimization process?
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Who should be involved in the process and what role should they play?
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What are the key components of the EHR and associated workflows that typically require attention?
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What’s the long game here? How should healthcare IT leaders at healthcare organizations plan for the long term with EHR modernization and optimization?
More about this episode:
Denver Health nurses see major efficiency gains by redesigning the Epic EHR workflow
EHR vendors demonstrate new GPT features at HIMSS23
EHR giant Epic’s success with AI, detailed by its EVP of R&D
How healthcare providers and patients benefit from EHR improvements
Epic, Microsoft partner to use generative AI for better EHRs
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