Applying traditional project management methodologies to an ambulatory EHR implementation often yields unexpected and often unpleasant results. Why? Lessons learned in Project Management Professional ...

In a recent Hayes Management Consulting blog, Lisa Laravie explains how to utilize your lessons learned when optimizing your EMR projects. How many times have we all uttered that phrase? It’s easy to ...

These findings provided directional goalposts for EMR project leaders. The data from this pilot survey influenced the design process in several ways. Nursing staff from each unit were invited to ...

Robert Slepin has a very interesting job, as emeritus CIO advisor at electronic health record giant Epic. There are only a dozen or so of these contractors, who are available on demand to Epic ...

Over 30 years, the electronic health records landscape has transformed repeatedly, shifting from locally hosted systems to enterprise platforms, and now toward cloud-based ecosystems infused with ...

With 2012 around the corner, the Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology has outlined five steps for hospitals, physicians and other providers to start the transition to an ...

The following article is written by Ann O’Neill, director of clinical operations, Regent Surgical Health. Ambulatory Surgery Centers will be required to implement Electronic Health Record systems (EHR ...

Electronic health record (EHR) systems centralize and streamline patient data, much like customer relationship management (CRM) systems organize customer data for small businesses. EHR platforms ...

The following article is written by Ann O’Neill, director of clinical operations, Regent Surgical Health. In my last column (“Electronic Health Records: What Does it Mean and Do We Have to Go There?“) ...