Overview

Content to be explored includes:
· Clinical systems, tools and technologies— what they are and what they really do
· Achieving value
· Selecting appropriate systems and vendors
· The realities of implementation approaches that succeed
· Overcoming challenges and mitigating risks
· Engaging physicians, nurses and other care givers - how do you drive adoption of the systems and tools?

Discussions will be:
· Strategic, not technical
· Vendor neutral
· Relevant to all sectors of healthcare delivery, including community hospitals, integrated delivery systems,
  and other care delivery settings
· Practical and immediately applicable.

 

 
Activities

Welcome and Introduction
David Osborn, PhD, Executive Director, Vanderbilt Center for Better Health; Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Scott McQuigg, Publisher HealthLeaders magazine, President and CEO, HealthLeaders, Inc

Variability — The Fundamental Issue
Setting the stage with a discussion focused on the current problem of variability and tomorrow’s opportunity of personalized medicine. Explore evidence-based medicine (EBM) as the future.
Presenter — Harry Jacobson, MD, Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, Vanderbilt University

Safety
Industry expert discusses the magnitude of the problem, interventions that make a difference in a system/non-system environment.
Presenter — David Classen, MD, Vice President First Consulting Group, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Utah

Informatics from the Community Hospital Perspective
Crossing the Quality Chasm with IT; topics include implementation strategy, and business and quality issues
Presenter — John C. Hungerpiller, MD, Director of Physician Resource Management, St. Joseph's/Candler

Defining Clinical Systems and Tools
Pioneers in the IT field discuss types of tools, what they can do, benefits, costs and critical design features.
Facilitator — Kevin Johnson, MD, Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Vice Chair Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Impact on Physician
A practical, fun example of what life in a traditional outpatient clinician's world is like and what it can be like in a well-designed electronic office.
Facilitator — Jim Jirjis, MD, Director, Adult Primary Care, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Individual Exploration
Participants in small groups tour VUMC to observe, explore and discuss the use of clinical IT systems and tools.

Tour Leader/Facilitators —
Pharmacy: David Gregory, PharmD, BCPS, Director of Pharmacy Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Assistant Director of Pharmacy Vanderbilt University Medical Center
ED White Board: Ian Jones, MD, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
WizOrder: Neal Patel, MD, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Critical Care & Anesthesia, Co-Chair Information Systems
Design Committee, Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital
VPIM’s: Paul St Jacques, MD, Assistant Professor Anesthesiology, Associate Director of Perioperative Informatics
StarPanel/StarChart/OPOC: Jim Jirjis, MD, Director, Adult Primary Care, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
StarNotes/StarForms/QUILL: Trent Rosenbloom, MD, Instructor, Dept. of Biomedical Informatics, Instructor, School of Nursing, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics

Evidence-based Medicine Resources
Clinical content at the point of care has been demonstrated to improve outcomes. Explore EBM resources available today and discuss implications.
Facilitator — Sandi Martin, MLS, EdS, Assistant Director for Special Services, Eskind Biomedical Library, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Resource Utilization/PC Poets
Facilitator — Randy Miller, MD, Associate Director, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Informatics Center, Chairman, Department of Biomedical Informatics

Measuring the Outcomes/Results
Results from Vanderbilt study on the effect of Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) on medication prescribing errors in a PICU.
Facilitator — Neal Patel, MD, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Critical Care & Anesthesia, Co-Chair Information Systems
Design Committee, Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital

The Outcome on Investment Model (O2I): Measuring the Benefits of E3
How do you measure the investment in IT tools and systems, learn methods and applications to effectively manage outcomes, focus on measuring the benefits of technology and managing implementation to meet objectives.
Facilitator — Bill Stead, MD, Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, Director of the Informatics Center, Chairman of Vanderbilt Center for Better Health

IT Questions You Should Be Asking
Q&A with Chief Information Architect of the VUMC, discuss IT purpose in health care industry, trends, future of IT.
Facilitator — Bill Stead, MD, Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, Director of the Informatics Center, Chairman of Vanderbilt Center for Better Health

Achieving Transformational Change
What is transformational change; discuss how to achieve cultural and transformational change.
Facilitator — Nancy Lorenzi, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, Informatics Center, Professor, Biomedical
Informatics, Clinical Professor, School of Nursing, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Enterprise Role, Vendor Role, Overview Selection Process
Real implementation experiences and lessons learned.
Facilitator — Bill Stead, MD, Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, Director of the Informatics Center, Chairman of Vanderbilt Center for Better Health

Building the “Voice” of the Clinician Into the Design/Configuration
Dialogue and break out sessions with physicians and programmers who participated in the process of creating StarPanel (Electronic Medical Record).
Facilitators — Jim Jirjis, MD, Director, Adult Primary Care, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Dario A. Giuse, Associate Director, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Informatics Center, Lead Programmer StarChart/StarPanel, Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics

VCBH DesignSession
Facilitator — David Osborn, PhD, Executive Director, Vanderbilt Center for Better Health; Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
 
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Facilitators — David Osborn, PhD, Executive Director, Vanderbilt Center for Better Health; Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Bill Stead, MD, Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, Director of the Informatics Center, Chairman of Vanderbilt Center for Better Health



* Vanderbilt University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 8.25 category I credits toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity. It is the policy of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine that the information presented at VUMC CME activities will be unbiased and based on scientific evidence. To help participants make judgments about the presence of bias, disclosure of the financial relationships of speakers and Vanderbilt with commercial entities that produce or market products or services related to the content of this CME activity, if any, will be made known to the audience at the beginning of the course. In addition, off-label uses will be identified when mentioned.

 

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