Zero to 60 in 90 Days: The Attestation Fast Lane: 02.21, 9:45-10:45am

Learn how seven Tenet hospitals deployed a certified EHR, attested within 90 days, and leveraged data, tools, and governance to drive process improvement while focusing on Stage 2 and beyond.

Speakers Information:
Liz O. Johnson, RNC, MS, BSN, vice president of applied clinical informatics, Tenet Health
Linda S. Lockwood, RN, MBA, associate partner, Encore Health Resources

Objectives:
  • Describe the methodology Tenet used to achieve rapid system deployment while maintaining a constant focus on MU objectives
  • Explain how to leverage near real-time data to provide performance feedback while driving compliance to meet MU measure thresholds
  • Apply the change-management, messaging, and governance principles required to engage true "Meaningful Users," and identify best practices for taking early results and feeding them back to hospitals to improve outcomes
  • Perform an organizational self assessment to strengthen your readiness plan and address the leadership challenges and unintended consequences that can be pitfalls on the road to attestation
  • Discover key strategies for building an organizational foundation through the EHR that can: improve care coordination and patient outcomes; increase organizational effectiveness; and apply metrics for outcomes improvement

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