May 2011
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Joseph DeLuca and Rebecca Enmark recently authored Technology Powered Healthcare, which reviews five health information technology themes affecting people in individual and personal ways. The publication was sponsored by Cisco's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program.
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March 2011
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Stanford Hospital & Clinics names new CEO. Amir Dan Rubin, formerly the COO at the UCLA Health System in Los Angeles, California, succeeds Martha Marsh as President and Chief Executive Officer of the world-class health system.
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March 2011
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Cal Knight joins John Muir Health as President and Chief Executive Officer. In his last position, Mr. Knight was President and COO for Swedish Health Services, in Seattle, Washington. He succeeds long-term JMH leader Ken Anderson.
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March 2011
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John Muir Health physician named to the California HealthCare Foundation Leadership Program.
Maureen Stevenson, MD, the Director of Medical Education at John Muir Health in Walnut Creek, California, has joined the group of 32 health professionals named to this prestigious 2-year program. The Health Care Leadership Program equips talented professionals with the skills needed to have a positive impact on health care policy and delivery in California.
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July 2010
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Stanford Hospital and Clinics (Palo Alto) has been recognized by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
with a Stage 7 Award. This award recognizes the progress and impact of electronic medical record systems for hospitals, with Stage 7 being truly paperless care delivery. As of July 2010, only 40 hospitals in the country had achieved this award. More Information.
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July 2010
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Mammoth Hospital and Torrance Memorial Medical Center
are the latest facilities selecting IT Optimizers to achieve accelerated ambulatory/physician electronic health record (EHR) vendor selection. Both organizations will also be using the Fulcrum Methods® Meaningful Use Methodology assessment tool to ensure that the selected system can provide certified capabilities to qualify for meaningful use incentives. Mammoth Hospital will also be using the Fulcrum tool to evaluate and ensure its inpatient EMR implementation will also qualify for ARRA incentive payments.
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July 2010
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 Christopher Longhurst, MD, MS, FAAP
has been appointed the chief medical information officer at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. Dr. Longhurst will lead clinical information strategy and adoption, and will also serve on the Information Services Executive Committee. His recent study "Decrease in Mortality Associated with Physician Order Entry System" can be found in the online May 3 journal Pediatrics.
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July 2010
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ARRA EMR incentive payments, Accountable Care Organizations, clinical service integration and patient-centered medical homes
are the cornerstones of health care reform. Success in these evolving delivery and financing models requires careful information technology planning. Contact us to discuss our extensive experience in these areas.
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October 2009
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Joe DeLuca's appearance on KQED's Forum, with Michael Krasny, remains available to listeners and very relevant in today's evolving healthcare information technology landscape. Joe and the other panelists, Dr. Robert Pearl, CEO of The Permanente Medical Group, and Jane Sarasohn-Kahn, a health economist, discussed the IT implications of health care reform.
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September 2009
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Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
has brought IT veteran Ed Kopetsky in as the Chief Information Officer. He brings his national reputation as an IT leader to the facility, having served in former positions at Healthlink, Centura Health and Sharp Healthcare.
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September 2009
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 Tim Tarnowski has assumed his role as Chief Information Officer for UK HealthCare in Lexington, Kentucky.
In that role, Tim is the senior executive responsible for information technology planning and management. Tim serves as the chair of the Fulcrum Methods steering committee.
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September 2009
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Greg Walton, CIO of El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, California, was profiled in the September 2009 Healthcare IT News. Greg, at El Camino since 2007, discusses the challenges, projects and positioning of the hospital in the high tech Silicon Valley.
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September 2009
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Richard Stepanek has joined Child Health Corporation of America as the Vice President and Chief Information Officer. With broad experience in non-profit, for profit and military health systems, Richard will bring strong and diverse leadership skills to the CHCA organization and membership. CHCA children's hospitals represent more than 20,000 physicians, 100,000 employees and $14 billion dollars in revenue.
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September 2009
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IT Optimizers has expanded our corporate practice in health information exchange (HIE).
Some of our current related engagements include:
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Serving as Interim Program Director/Manager for the health information exchange/clinical integration efforts at John Muir Health |
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Working with El Camino Hospital on their medical home/senior health care planning initiative.
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