Dr. Sheryl Bushman

May 12, 2021

Governance: What’s the Big Deal?

Read Time: 2 min A robust governance framework lays the foundation for decision-making, resource allocation, and prioritization.
April 22, 2021

Vital Change Management is Often Forgotten

Read Time: 2 min Change can be haphazard, reactionary, and directionless. With proper change management, it can have clear direction, process, and purpose.
February 9, 2021

4 Principles of Successful Governance

Read Time: 5 min We have compiled four principles that any organization should review when building a new or optimizing a current governance framework.
February 18, 2020

The Importance of Clinical Content Standardization

Read Time: 3 min It doesn’t matter which EMR software you use, the benefits of clinical content standardization far outweigh not doing so.
December 5, 2018

Three Steps for Success with Clinical Order Sets

Read Time: 3 min Increasing Clinical Order Set usage improves patient safety & providing metrics that can gauge the organization’s clinical efficiency.
January 4, 2018

Cost Savings from Standardizing the Formulary

Read Time: 2 min Providers use medications that they're familiar with & have had success with. Unless there is a compelling reason, they are unlikely to change their prescribing habits. While this may hold true across providers, there are lots of benefits, including cost savings, from standardizing the formulary.
October 17, 2017

Alert Fatigue is an Alarming Problem

Read Time: 3 min In theory, the more you alert a provider to potential problems, the better care the patient will receive. Pop-up alerts can simultaneously be one of the most positive and most negative features of an EHR – depending on how they’re implemented.  Too many alerts can lead to alert fatigue, which can be an alarming problem.
January 10, 2017

System Error: How To Avoid The Most Common EHR Implementation Mistakes

Read Time: 4 min The first common mistake healthcare organizations make during an Electronic Health Record (EHR) implementation is a half-hearted effort buying into principles. Learn what to avoid when implementing an EHR and how to avoid common implementation mistakes.