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Developing an IT Services Organization for EHR/EMR Deployment
Thursday, May 22, 2008
As the pace of physician adoption of EMRs increases, many health systems, and even provider organizations, are considering creating services organizations to host and locally support these systems. While the benefits of EMR hosting may be obvious to the host and recipient (greater alignment, improved quality of care, and reductions in cost), numerous issues are impeding many organizations from being successful. In this Webinar, we will discuss the major issues typically encountered in crafting a hosted solution for EHRs, and we will provide an example of an organization that is having some early success. Areas to be discussed include:
Creating an effective governance structure and building consensus.
Selecting appropriate implementation and support models.
Selecting the appropriate system and level of community integration.
Understanding costs and ensuring appropriate financing.
Creating effective contracts with vendors and participants.
We address each of these issues to assist organizations in
understanding the basic start-up requirements of EHR deployment
as well as more mature organizational models that support
the services organization in becoming sustainable.
The featured presenters for this session were:
Ms. Laura D. Jantos, Principal,
ECG Management Consultants, Inc.
Ms. Jantos leads ECG’s West Coast-based Healthcare IT practice.
She has extensive experience assisting health systems and
physicians in planning for, selecting, and implementing
appropriate information technologies, with particular focus
on EHRs. She has been the chairperson for the HIMSS Ambulatory
Information Systems Steering Committee and currently chairs
the HIMSS EHR Adoption and Sustainability Work Group.
Mr. Bobby H. Lee, President and
CEO, NGHN, Inc.
Mr. Lee is responsible for leadership of the management
services organization’s vision, direction, and operations.
Mr. Lee spearheaded the creation of NGHN while serving as
chief information officer and compliance officer of Planned
Parenthood Los Angeles, where he was responsible for all
information systems, compliance, and risk management programs.
He has implemented multiple data warehouses, practice management
systems, and electronic chart solutions with a focus on
measuring and improving the quality of care.
The
moderator for this session was:
Stephen F. Messinger, Principal,
ECG
These sessions are complimentary to our clients, industry
colleagues, and other interested parties. ECG reserves the
right to deny access to those individuals who may pose a conflict
of interest to ECG.
Ms. Jantos leads ECG’s West Coast-based Healthcare IT practice.
She has extensive experience assisting health systems and
physicians in planning for, selecting, and implementing
appropriate information technologies, with particular focus
on EHRs. She has been the chairperson for the HIMSS Ambulatory
Information Systems Steering Committee and currently chairs
the HIMSS EHR Adoption and Sustainability Work Group.
Mr. Lee is responsible for leadership of the management
services organization’s vision, direction, and operations.
Mr. Lee spearheaded the creation of NGHN while serving as
chief information officer and compliance officer of Planned
Parenthood Los Angeles, where he was responsible for all
information systems, compliance, and risk management programs.
He has implemented multiple data warehouses, practice management
systems, and electronic chart solutions with a focus on
measuring and improving the quality of care.
The
moderator for this session was: