September 14, 2023
Read Time: 2 min You’ve likely considered, or already purchased, a Configuration Management Database - CMDB. Want total control of your IT assets?
August 2, 2023
Read Time: 2 min Using specialists as trainers is an effective strategy to increase physician ownership and ensure long-term EHR sustainability.
November 3, 2022
Read Time: 3 min It’s up to your health system to navigate the burden of choice and to connect those pieces for the most optimal patient care journey.
December 1, 2021
Read Time: 3 min As a Department Manager, one of your largest roles during a Go-Live is to ensure each person’s success. How exactly can you do that?
September 22, 2021
Read Time: 2 min Don't underestimate the importance of testing technology. Testing is essential for every aspect of your technology implementations.
November 17, 2020
Read Time: 3 min The Physician Champion plays an integral role in the successful development and implementation of a healthcare IT project.
November 5, 2020
Read Time: 8 min Whether you are implementing a new EHR or just the scheduling component, an appointment migration program will take effort & planning.
September 1, 2020
Read Time: 2 min In the same way that an EHR changes the way your staff works, a health pandemic changes the way you think about virtual EHR implementation.
January 21, 2020
Read Time: 2 min A successful appointment conversion & soft go-live are necessary steps before cutover to allow proper exposure before system cutover.
November 21, 2019
Read Time: 2 min Optimum Healthcare IT partners with Ellis Medicine for successful implementation of the Cerner Millenium EHR system.
October 15, 2019
Read Time: 3 min Physician engagement is challenging and with an STS program, there is a unique opportunity to get them involved and excited.
October 2, 2019
Read Time: 3 min A successful EHR training program is the result of many months of planning and communicating organizational expectations.
September 19, 2019
Read Time: 1 min Whether it is an EHR Implementation or an EHR Optimization, key checkpoints are vital to ensure success.
August 29, 2019
Read Time: 3 min When assessing go-live support for an EHR implementation, there are several factors to consider. Clinical EHR go-live support tends to go 2-3 weeks while the EHR billing cycle will span several months from start to finish.
January 30, 2019
Read Time: 3 min Instead of taking on the monumental task of implementing an Epic EHR, Community Connect serves as an extension of the large health system.
December 5, 2018
Read Time: 3 min Increasing Clinical Order Set usage improves patient safety & providing metrics that can gauge the organization’s clinical efficiency.
October 16, 2018
Read Time: 4 min How will you approach the post go-live world? EHR optimization is vital to your success. Consider these factors as you prepare.
August 28, 2018
Read Time: 3 min EHR expectations, functionality, and potential are always moving. And now it seems that it's time for an EHR reset.
August 17, 2018
Read Time: 2 min Optimum Healthcare IT rated highest among competing firms in Epic Implementation consulting and as a top two overall advisor in client-rated healthcare IT engagements for Go-Live Support.
August 7, 2018
Read Time: 4 min A major part of any EHR installation is workflow analysis. Every organization practices, functions, and cares for patients a little differently largely due to training, culture, and patient demographics that they serve. Knowing all of this, there is still an unrealistic expectation that healthcare technology is plug-and-play. Being trapped in this misconception can lead to end-user frustration, delays in care for patients, delayed revenue or revenue loss, and an overall mistrust of the product and the IT implementation team.
April 25, 2018
Read Time: 4 min As a healthcare organization, innovation and change can be a challenge. In this series, we reached out to Terri Couts, VP of Epic Application Programs at Guthrie Clinic, for her thoughts on the end-to-end EHR journey.
January 4, 2018
Read Time: < 1 min Providers, by nature, are creatures of habit. Once they’re comfortable […]
January 4, 2018
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.
December 5, 2017
Read Time: 4 min Implementing a new Cerner EHR can be a daunting task. There are so many big things to think of, that organizations can miss smaller or subtler things. These workflows and processes are done every day, and so common that people take them for granted.
November 7, 2017
Read Time: 5 min A Super User Program that extends beyond go-live is one of the key factors in the success of your Epic implementation.
October 17, 2017
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.
August 15, 2017
Read Time: 2 min Optimum Healthcare IT announced that the company is expanding into Duluth, Minnesota by opening a Managed Services office center to support their electronic health record (EHR) Managed Services division.
August 3, 2017
Read Time: 3 min Clinical simulations are a key part of a blended learning solution for go-lives and an existing part of clinical training. The EHR can be integrated into the simulation to increase the effectiveness of existing high fidelity scenarios. The advantage for organizations that invest in clinical simulations during go-live is that users are better prepared to use their new knowledge and skills prior to seeing patients, and the structure created in the deliverables can be used post go-live.
August 1, 2017
Read Time: 2 min Optimum Healthcare IT provides pre and post go-live level 1 call center operational EHR application support for The Guthrie Clinic Epic go-live.
July 13, 2017
Read Time: 2 min Optimum Healthcare IT announced as a top-rated firm in EHR Implementation Services as outlined in the KLAS Implementation Services 2017 report.
June 28, 2017
Read Time: 3 min Proper Planning and Communication are the cornerstones that can make or break an EHR implementation. Communication to all levels is necessary.
June 13, 2017
Read Time: 2 min Why do you test? When do you test? How deep […]
June 13, 2017
Read Time: 4 min EHR testing doesn’t begin or end with the implementation, rather it’s a critical element of running an ongoing Information Technology function.
June 12, 2017
Read Time: 3 min Michael Hyder, MD, MPH will join Clearsense to serve as its President and will serve as Executive Vice President of Health Care Delivery for Optimum Healthcare IT.
March 27, 2017
Read Time: < 1 min An Electronic Health Record (EHR) system is a lifetime investment, […]
February 15, 2017
Read Time: 2 min Successful implementation & go-live of an EHR is the culmination of years of planning & work. Understanding & preparing for the challenges determines the project's success.
January 9, 2017
Read Time: < 1 min The implementation of EHRs depends on many variables & involves many challenges. Understanding & planning for the challenges can help ensure a successful outcome.
October 27, 2016
Read Time: < 1 min The gap between big healthcare & their smaller counterparts has widened as the complexity of EHRs has increased. That’s where Epic Community Connect comes in.
