CIO Spotlight Episode 1: William Spooner

September 27, 2012 | Mike Miliard - Managing Editor, Eric Bailey - Event Producer

Mike Miliard, Managing Editor for Healthcare IT News, speaks to William Spooner of Sharp HealthCare about meaningful use Stage 2 and the challenging road ahead.

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An Integrated Approach to Strategic Enterprise Initiatives: Perspectives from Leading Healthcare Organizations

Hospitals and health systems have invested significant funds and other resources to meet numerous strategic enterprise initiatives such as ICD-10, Meaningful Use, HIPAA requirements, whether to join or form an ACO, and others. Executives from four major health systems came together for a roundtable discussion on how employing an integrated strategy has helped them overcome challenges and achieve goals. Learn More

Meaningful Use - Now or Never

Tips and tools to help healthcare professionals on the path to MU and beyond. Learn More

Improve the patient experience. Improve your technology!

Visit this resource center for IT trends, predictions and priorities for 2013 and beyond. In addition, access case studies and interviews with your peers so you can learn how to deliver the best patient care possible. Learn More

How to Get Paid for Meaningful Use: 7 Tips from the EHR Trenches

If your vendor does not provide a strong level of support, the process of Meaningful Use attestation may be much more difficult and costly than your practice can afford - and perhaps even impossible to achieve. Read this whitepaper for important advice on the difficulties involved in meeting meaningful use requirements and how to overcome them. Learn More

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Michael Elley, CIO of Cox Medical Center Branson, describes the system his hospital is using to redirect patients from the emergency room to primary care.

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