Nicholas Skinner

March 29, 2023

Is your Healthcare System prepared for the Digital Future?

Read Time: 4 min The digital transformation of the healthcare industry is rapidly changing how hospitals operate and provide care to their patients.
September 22, 2022

Optimum Healthcare IT Advances to an Elite Partner in the ServiceNow Partner Program

Read Time: 2 min Optimum Healthcare IT announced today that it has achieved ServiceNow ELITE Partner status in less than 18 months.
August 24, 2022

Optimum Healthcare IT Achieves ITSM Product Line Achievement Badge Within the ServiceNow Partner Program

Read Time: 2 min Optimum Healthcare IT announced today it has been awarded the ITSM Product Line Achievement Badge within the ServiceNow Partner Program.
July 26, 2022

Optimum Healthcare IT Joins TriZetto Consulting Partner Network

Read Time: 2 min Optimum Healthcare IT has joined the TriZetto Consulting Partner Network allowing it to provide multiple services to health plans.
June 29, 2022

California State University, Dominguez Hills Joins Optimum CareerPath Partner Program

Read Time: 3 min California State University, Dominguez Hills has joined the Optimum CareerPath Partner Program.
May 3, 2022

CHIMECAST: LEADER2LEADER Podcast

Read Time: < 1 min Optimum's Geoff Blanding joined CHIME's LEADER2LEADER Podcast to discuss Optimum CareerPath’s partnership with CHIME to help high-aptitude, non-traditional students and workers train for careers in healthcare IT.
October 19, 2021

Healthcare Remains a Target for Cyberattacks

Read Time: 2 min Healthcare mirrors our society where our personal information is online and connected. That makes healthcare a prime target for cyberattacks.
August 11, 2021

EpicShare Connects Epic Clients

Read Time: 2 min EpicShare is a new online resource for Epic customers to share ideas, best practices, tips and tricks, and learn what works well from each other. EpicShare connects Epic clients to improve outcomes and patient care.
January 16, 2019

New Technology and What it Means for Healthcare

Read Time: 3 min The pace of change and innovation in technology is staggering and unless you’re keeping a watchful eye on the trends, it’s easy to get left behind or feel in the dark about new tech.  Blockchain is one such technology.  Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies fall into that category as well.
November 27, 2018

Did EHRs Fix Everything?

Read Time: 3 min The trepidation and anxiousness that preceded the influx of EHR installations was predictable as the entire industry was thrown into upheaval. There was the promise that EHRs could fix the ailments that had long plagued the healthcare industry.  But did EHRs fix everything?
November 7, 2018

Effectively Improving Patient Engagement

Read Time: 5 min And it was realized early on that, if clinicians can share information with each other, making their jobs more efficient and improving patient care, couldn’t sharing information with patients also improve the quality of care?  And just like that, the need for improving patient engagement was born.
October 11, 2018

Healthcare IT Impacts Us All, Some More Than Others

Read Time: 3 min Healthcare is a deeply personal issue for all of us, and the impact of Healthcare IT is becoming a much larger part of our daily lives.
August 22, 2018

Center Stage: Leah Kromar, VP, Consulting Services

Read Time: 5 min Welcome to Optimum Healthcare IT’s "Center Stage" series. Our service line leaders have track records of service excellence in Healthcare IT and are passionate about their work. Our goal is to improve healthcare through technology, and these leaders are how we're getting there.
July 19, 2018

Transition to Change Readiness

Read Time: 3 min Practitioners are moving from the principles outlined in change management to the practical application of steps in organizational change readiness that ensure that organizations as a whole are ready to move forward.
June 19, 2018

Center Stage: Ann Mausser, Executive Director, Security Services

Read Time: 4 min Welcome to Optimum Healthcare IT’s "Center Stage" series. Our service line leaders have track records of service excellence in Healthcare IT and are passionate about their work. Our goal is to improve healthcare through technology, and these leaders are how we're getting there.
May 9, 2018

Center Stage: Kelli Mangino, Community Connect

Read Time: 4 min Welcome to Optimum Healthcare IT’s "Center Stage" series. Our service line leaders have track records of service excellence in Healthcare IT and are passionate about their work. Our goal is to improve healthcare through technology, and these leaders are how we're getting there.
April 3, 2018

Center Stage: Shafin Kalyan, Ancillary Services

Read Time: 4 min Optimum Healthcare IT’s "Center Stage" series is where we turn the spotlight on Optimum's executive leaders. In this installment, we talk with Shafin Kalyan, Executive Director, Ancillary Services.
March 22, 2018

Are you Preparing for a Cyber Attack? You Should Be

Read Time: 2 min Healthcare technology has become one of the primary targets of cyber-attacks. It's the responsibility of organizations to care for their patients, including their personal health information. Are you doing everything you can to protect your patients?
March 8, 2018

Optimum Healthcare IT Celebrates International Women’s Day

Read Time: 5 min International Women's Day has occurred for well over a century and is celebrated by organizations and groups throughout the world.  For perspective on International Women's Day and their place in Healthcare IT, we asked women at Optimum to weigh in.
March 6, 2018

HIMSS18 is Underway for Optimum HIT

Read Time: 3 min HIMSS18 is underway and the Optimum Healthcare IT team has descended upon Las Vegas, NV for this year's event.  To kick off the festivities, Optimum's CEO, Jason Mabry, introduced the keynote speaker at the CHIME 2018 CIO Forum and Optimum was recognized at the Best in KLAS Awards ceremony. 
February 20, 2018

Center Stage: Jon Straffon, Community Connect

Read Time: 4 min Welcome to Optimum Healthcare IT’s "Center Stage" series. Our service line leaders have track records of service excellence in Healthcare IT and are passionate about their work. Our goal is to improve healthcare through technology, and these leaders are how we're getting there.
September 26, 2017

Technology’s vital role in Healthcare and Society – National Health IT Week

Read Time: 3 min Monumental advances have been made in the last 20 years that have improved the way the healthcare industry delivers patient care and the way the public expects to be treated. Not only is the industry increasingly reliant on technology, our patients are tech savvy and expect to be treated as such.
August 8, 2017

Epic Upgrades are Epic Events

Read Time: 2 min After everything you’ve gone through, an upgrade can’t be that bad, can it?  It’s just an upgrade, right?  It’s not like you must undergo an entirely new implementation, right? This paper covers key factors of success and potential risks.
April 25, 2017

Planning for an EHR Implementation?  Don’t Overlook Communication

Read Time: 4 min While not explicitly responsible for building or activating the EHR system that will revolutionize your organization, it's important to have a person or team dedicated to communicating with your end users – at all stages of the system's life cycle.