Break down those barriers!
Info Blocking Rule is coming 4/5/2021. Here is some last-minute help for health systems
Break down those barriers!
Category: PIG-let (informatics newbies)
UCHealth launches OurNotes: how patients co-author clinic progress notes
As of November 2, 70 primary care practices went live with Our Notes. Read more about OurNotes here. Dr. Tom Delbanco and Jan Walker, researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess initiated and ran the study. In brief, it is a way for patients, just ahead of an upcoming appointment to tell their provider what has happened … Continue reading UCHealth launches OurNotes: how patients co-author clinic progress notes
Information Blocking and the End of Secrecy in Healthcare? (a rant, a talk and a uke song)
What is CT looking at? Could it be ... his own radiology image in his patient portal? What does this mean about secrecy in healthcare?
My Failure Resume, redux
Well, it is time to update my resume. It has been a year, I have failed at more things. I've read more failure resumes, and I like some of the newer ideas, for example, listing your NON-skills. I've added mine. One idea for brave souls willing to try, is to submit both your Regular CV … Continue reading My Failure Resume, redux
All y’all EHR-using folks don’t know how good you have it.
The author, Chief Medical Information Officer of 3 million paper medical records. For fun, I've set my Zoom background with an actual vintage 1997 photo I took of the medical records room in the basement of University of Colorado Hospital on Ninth Avenue in Denver (back when giants walked the earth). This aisle featured 6 … Continue reading All y’all EHR-using folks don’t know how good you have it.
Making slides for a talk? How to make them more memorable (advanced tips)
Powerpoint deck on how to give a good powerpoint talk linked here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/pmzloklxmmr5132/2019-0513%20How%20to%20give%20an%20effective%20presentation%20-%20advanced%20-%20CTLin.pptx?dl=0 I've been thinking about giving talks backed by powerpoints. Leaving aside the many talks on "Death by Powerpoint", the lifeblood of the industry is on slides-man-ship in presenting new ideas to our own organization's leadership, and at national meetings. And then you … Continue reading Making slides for a talk? How to make them more memorable (advanced tips)
New PIGlet? Or, interested in medical informatics? How to start…
Piglet: ie a New PIG (physician informatics group member) Are you a PIGlet? Someone interested in the field of medical informatics? One of our newest informaticists coined the term PIGlet (Physician Informatics Group member). Cute. Increasingly I'm meeting with medical students, medical residents and now physicians as well as allied health persons (nurses, physical therapists) … Continue reading New PIGlet? Or, interested in medical informatics? How to start…
Getting to Yes (Book review)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c-SUdBoD6M OK, nobody has time to read an actual book, so here is William Ury speaking at Creative Mornings about his book. Do you have 30 minutes to be a better person? Ever seen the arm-wrestle exercise? Watch the video. I've read his book several times now. At least put it on your bookshelf. My … Continue reading Getting to Yes (Book review)
What is a Yottabyte, and How Do You Treat It? (a talk)
https://youtu.be/OReBJIbYAfU I gave a keynote speech late last year at Technology Awareness Day, hosted by the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus about Big Data, Tech acceleration, and Artificial Intelligence, as applied to healthcare. I enjoy making my colleagues uncomfortable. How long will doctors have jobs? Will the AI eliminate internal medicine doctors? If Watson … Continue reading What is a Yottabyte, and How Do You Treat It? (a talk)
Optimization Sprints: Improving Clinician Satisfaction and Teamwork by Rapidly Reducing Electronic Health Record Burden (published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings Feb 2019)
Sprint team action shot! Congratulations to Amber Sieja, Katie Markley, Jon Pell, Christine Gonzalez, Brian Redig, Patrick Kneeland, co-authors on our published article in Mayo Clinic Proceedings this week. I've spoken of some of the details on this blog, so I'll let the paper speak for itself. Nice to be recognized! Coming soon: a video … Continue reading Optimization Sprints: Improving Clinician Satisfaction and Teamwork by Rapidly Reducing Electronic Health Record Burden (published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings Feb 2019)