CHIME Study Highlights Bar-Coding Success at Cook Children’s
Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas, has achieved wide adoption of an electronic bar-coding system that verifies medication delivery is correct before pediatric patients receive it. The...
View ArticleTheresa Meadows, SVP/CIO, Cook Children’s Health Care System, Chapter 1
"We are, probably, the poster child for best of breed" Meditech inpatient, athena for ambulatory Taking an upgrade (no 6.0) Managing two repositories of data Integrating the independents Unique best of...
View ArticleTheresa Meadows, SVP/CIO, Cook Children’s Health Care System, Chapter 2
Staff management Solid lines versus dotted lines Reporting to the CMO Turning an IT shop around Creating a career path for technical folks The importance of a sound cultural fit Source: Theresa...
View ArticleTheresa Meadows, SVP/CIO, Cook Children’s Health Care System, Chapter 3
Words matter — are they “customers”? “I have to throw a dollar into the bucket every time I say ‘help desk’“ Educating the org —the CIO is not the service desk The benefits of having been a clinician —...
View ArticleTheresa Meadows, SVP & CIO, Cook Children’s Health Care System, Chapter 1
About Cook Children’s Focus on ambulatory growth — “It’s critical to our overall system strategy.” Meditech in hospital, athenahealth in physician practices Upgrading to Meditech 6.1 Enabling mobility...
View ArticleTheresa Meadows, SVP & CIO, Cook Children’s Health Care System, Chapter 2
Pediatric EHRs & the functionality gap Partnering with athenahealth & Meditech “We really worked hand-in-hand to build that pediatric functionality.” Challenges with dosing, growth charts &...
View ArticleTheresa Meadows, SVP & CIO, Cook Children’s Health Care System, Chapter 3
Her pivotal career moment — “I want your job.” Learning from mentors “It’s about really listening to what people say.” Embracing challenges — “I really didn’t know what I was signing up for when I said...
View ArticleEarle, Meadows & Roach Elected to CHIME Board
CHIME has elected Cletis Earle, Theresa Meadows, RN, and Donna Roach to its board of trustees. Earle is CIO at St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital, Newburgh, NY. Since joining CHIME in 2006, he has been...
View ArticleMeadows, Finn Named to HHS’ Cybersecurity Task Force
HHS made a big move this week to beef up security efforts, naming two major health IT leaders to its Cybersecurity Task Force to help facilitate data sharing among healthcare organizations. Source:...
View ArticleTaking Cybersecurity To Task: How A Group Of Leaders Are Looking To Change...
What's the biggest roadblock in establishing best practices for cybersecurity? Lack of communication, says Theresa Meadows, who will discuss how the Cybersecurity Task Force is working to change that....
View ArticleA New View Of Cybersecurity: Breaking Down The Task Force’s Recommendations
In the past, security hasn’t been viewed as a strategic function of health care. If the industry is going to make progress, that needs to change, say Theresa Meadows and David Finn, who discuss the...
View ArticleFilling In The Cybersecurity Gaps: HHS’ Action Items for CIOs
The most surprising takeaway from the HHS Cybersecurity Task Force report? The lack of risk assessments being conducted, according to David Finn and Theresa Finn, who found that “most people don’t even...
View ArticleCHIME Study Highlights Bar-Coding Success at Cook Children’s
Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas, has achieved wide adoption of an electronic bar-coding system that verifies medication delivery is correct before pediatric patients receive it. The...
View ArticleTheresa Meadows, SVP/CIO, Cook Children’s Health Care System, Chapter 1
"We are, probably, the poster child for best of breed" Meditech inpatient, athena for ambulatory Taking an upgrade (no 6.0) Managing two repositories of data Integrating the independents Unique best of...
View ArticleTheresa Meadows, SVP/CIO, Cook Children’s Health Care System, Chapter 2
Staff management Solid lines versus dotted lines Reporting to the CMO Turning an IT shop around Creating a career path for technical folks The importance of a sound cultural fit
View ArticleTheresa Meadows, SVP/CIO, Cook Children’s Health Care System, Chapter 3
Words matter — are they “customers”? “I have to throw a dollar into the bucket every time I say ‘help desk’“ Educating the org —the CIO is not the service desk The benefits of having been a clinician —...
View ArticleTheresa Meadows, SVP & CIO, Cook Children’s Health Care System, Chapter 1
About Cook Children’s Focus on ambulatory growth — “It’s critical to our overall system strategy.” Meditech in hospital, athenahealth in physician practices Upgrading to Meditech 6.1 Enabling mobility...
View ArticleTheresa Meadows, SVP & CIO, Cook Children’s Health Care System, Chapter 2
Pediatric EHRs & the functionality gap Partnering with athenahealth & Meditech “We really worked hand-in-hand to build that pediatric functionality.” Challenges with dosing, growth charts &...
View ArticleTheresa Meadows, SVP & CIO, Cook Children’s Health Care System, Chapter 3
Her pivotal career moment — “I want your job.” Learning from mentors “It’s about really listening to what people say.” Embracing challenges — “I really didn’t know what I was signing up for when I said...
View ArticleEarle, Meadows & Roach Elected to CHIME Board
CHIME has elected Cletis Earle, Theresa Meadows, RN, and Donna Roach to its board of trustees. Earle is CIO at St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital, Newburgh, NY. Since joining CHIME in 2006, he has been...
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