Operations and Optimization Why IT Governance is Important The collection of rules, guiding principles, processes, roles, and responsibilities that are put in place to support an organization's IT efforts should encompass strategy, business value, risk management, resources, and performance.
Operations and Optimization Social Determinants of Health Health and wellbeing for individuals involves more than just physiological factors. With increases in electronic records and interoperability, efforts to address SDOH are being prioritized for many organizations.
Operations and Optimization Leveraging Synthetic Data Synthetic data is data that's generated from computer simulations or algorithms to create AI (artificial intelligence) models. One of the biggest benefits to using synthetic data is the time and the cost it takes to generate usable data.
Operations and Optimization Cloud Computing in a Nutshell As more organizations shifts towards a cloud-first approach it is important to understand what the various cloud computing terms mean.
Operations and Optimization What is a Digital Front Door? The term digital front door is something that we are starting to see more and more in the healthcare space. So what it is? ... It's the landing page or the “lobby space” that an individual will go to for a health system or health organization.
Education and Support Featured The Draegan Network is Live! Introducing a private, virtual community where health IT professionals share ideas, discuss experiences and collaborate with one another.
Operations and Optimization The Future of Telehealth As COVID-19 lock downs ease up, some are starting to see a decrease in the use of Telehealth. Is now the time to focus on optimizing these services?
Operations and Optimization What is the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA)? ONC is working to develop a framework and corresponding agreement to improve electronic health information interoperability. What does it look like and will it work?
Operations and Optimization 2020 EHR Reporting Requirements (EH/CAH) An overview of the US Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program EHR reporting requirements for CY 2020.
Operations and Optimization LOINC ® and SNOMED CT ® - Why they're Better Together. To improve interoperability in healthcare it's important to consider coding standards. For clinical measurements and observations can we use just one?
Operations and Optimization ICD, DRG, CPT ... What are they all for? With the number of codification systems used in healthcare it can be hard to keep track of what they are all for. ICD, DRG, CMG, CCI, CPT ....
Operations and Optimization Leveraging Technology to Improve Healthcare Efficiency Healthcare technology has brought along high hopes for more patient-centric workflows; process efficiencies; and improved job satisfaction for staff. So why does it seem that instead of more time focused on patient care we are spending more and more time with a computer screen?
Change Management How to Evaluate a Workaround (Part 2 of 2) A closer look into technology workarounds in healthcare. This post focuses on some key questions when evaluating workaround to determine if its a positive or negative.
Change Management Workarounds in Healthcare Technology (Part 1 of 2) A closer look into technology workarounds in healthcare. This post focuses on some of the key reasons end users develop workarounds as well as some of the unanticipated impacts that should be considered.
Education and Support How to Incorporate IT Applications into a Culture of Continuous Learning Would you be willing to invest a few minutes of time to learn something new to save 6 seconds for each patient you see? Here are 4 ideas to incorporate continuous IT learning into your organization.
