Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)

Paul Griffin, previously professor in the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech, has joined Purdue University as the new director of the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering and professor of industrial engineering.

Atop the list: Emerging EHR functionality, cybersecurity, analytics and, of course, the next big thing.

CHIME CEO Russ Branzell commended her for pushing the envelope of what it means to be a chief information officer and HIMSS CEO Stephen Lieber said Arora advances the connection between IT and care quality.

Come by booth 7785 early and you can create a working prototype, based on a range of technologies from Arduino to Raspberry Pi, Webster said. 

Can one model for health data exchange emerge from the diverse HIE ecosystem that exists now?  

Children’s becomes the first hospital in Georgia to reach the highest rung on the EMRAM ladder.

The app enables clinicians to avoid multiple sign-ons and re-authentications within an EHR when accessing data from third-party sources. 

The system moved away from a hybrid approach including paper and electronic barcode scanning and sees it as a boon to patient safety. 

The outgoing national coordinator discusses interoperability, the promise of innovation and how he used a Palm Pilot to be a better clinician at the point of care. 

The outgoing department head touts big advancements in access to care, quality improvements and cost efficiencies - thanks in large part to health IT and data-driven innovation. But she points to much work still to be done in the years ahead.