Lessons Learned from a HIMSS Stage 7 Hospital:
Implementing an EHR to Engage Patients and Families
to Improve the Management of their Health Care

Examine the underlying infrastructure and data required to support a patient portal

• Techniques on how to provide patients and families with timely access to data, knowledge and tools so they can make informed decisions
  • An example can be: Provide patients with an electronic copy of their health information as well as electronic access (including lab results, problem list, medication lists, allergies) upon request
• How to design two alternative methods for providing clinical summaries for patients on each encounter - and/or general medical history

Thomas W. Smith Chief Information Officer NorthShore University HealthSystem

Achieving Buy-In from the UW Health Partners
Physicians on the Road to Automation

• Hear the "details" on the path the Medical Center took to reach Stage 6 of the HIMSS EMR Adoption Model^SM
• Strategies implemented to partner with the physicians to increase the adoption of new technology tools
• Discussion on some of the pitfalls encountered on the journey to Stage 6

Jennifer Laughlin, MBA, RHIA Vice President and Chief Information Officer UW Health Partners-Watertown Regional Medical Center

Achieving Stage 7 � The Beginning of a Transformative Journey from the Perspective of an Academic Medical Center

Stanford Hospital and Clinics recently completed its four-year implementation of an integrated, enterprise-wide electronic health record, culminating in the achievement of EMR Adoption Stage 7, the highest level of technology adoption as defined by HIMSS Analytics. The transformation was more than just replacement of systems and automation of processes � it was an exercise in cultural integration which achieved a clarity of purpose unique in the recent history of the organization. Though it was known that work would remain, and continue, after the implementation period, expectations for system optimization and realization of benefits exceeded the initial capacity. Building the controls for high throughput system optimization, increasing user efficiencies, and aligning priorities with enterprise goals and objectives remains an ongoing priority.

The speakers will describe the SHC project, including overall strategy and decisions related to timeline, sequencing, leadership structure, communication, and change management, as well as methodology and structure for post-implementation request prioritization, demand management, throughput, governance, strategic planning, and organizational alignment. The presentation will focus on the unique approaches which did and did not work well in the setting of a complex academic medical center.

• Examine the components of EMR Adoption Model Stage 7 and the approaches used to achieve component goals
• Weigh the pros and cons of specific project planning and execution approaches with their implications for a complex academic organization
• Gain an understanding of the expectations for post-implementation demand related to system and user optimization, strategic planning, and governance, and define strategies to meet this demand

	Carolyn D. Byerly Vice President and Chief Information Officer Stanford Hospital and Clinics
	Pravene A. Nath, MD, MSE Chief Medical Information Officer, Stanford Hospital and Clinics; Clinical Assistant Professor; Division of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine

Integrating Your IT Plan into the Organization's Overall Strategic Plan to Ensure Implementation of Top Priorities

• Steps on how to develop an approach and guidelines for integrating operating, clinical and capital plans with IT strategies to accelerate your progress to attaining "meaningful use" goals
• How to develop project management plans to focus on clinical systems (i.e. CPOE/EMRs/ePrescribing) and optimizing effective use of existing systems
• Results from the past 5 years and the outlook for the next 5 years

	David R. Furnas, CHCIO, CISM, PMBA Chief Information Officer, Gila Regional Medical Center; Advocacy Liaison and President, New Mexico Chapter HIMSS

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