Real ROI: Using RTLS to Improve Pump Utilization and Save $1M
Dave Dickey, CCE, CHC, FACHE, CHTM
0.75 Hours
It’s a familiar refrain: clinical staff say they don’t have enough IV pumps. Nurses hide them, units fight over them, and hospitals typically over-purchase on this critical piece of equipment. It was no different at McLaren Flint, where, when it came time to replace its fleet, clinical staff requested a 10% increase in the numbe....
Beyond the Pilot: Value-Driven Innovation
Rebecca L. Kaul and Daniel P. Shoenthal
1 Hours
Many institutions experience “death by 1000 pilots,” where cutting-edge technologies are implemented for a few months in a few departments, but lasting changes in workflow and culture are never realized. MD Anderson’s first Chief Innovation Officer will explore ways to overcome the proverbial “wall of no” and “we’ve tried that....
Deploying a Holistic Identity Management
Spencer Soohoo, CPHIMS and Katerina Megas
0.75 Hours
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is giving patients and providers a single credential enabling them easier access to information and improving quality of care. Cedars is implementing a federated identity, single sign-on, multi-factor authentication solution across distinct healthcare systems aiming to simplify patient transition from....
Ethics in Case Management - Module E: CM Ethics in the Hospital Setting
Ellen Fink-Samnick, MSW, ACSW, LCSW, CCM, CRP
1.5 Hours
The purpose of the Ethics in Case Management course is to review evidence-based ethics information to educate CMs about ethical standards of practice and the application and utilization of case management ethics in healthcare settings.
Ethics in Case Management - Module B: CM Ethics & Electronic Health Records
Ellen Fink-Samnick, MSW, ACSW, LCSW, CCM, CRP
1.5 Hours
The purpose of the Ethics in Case Management course is to review evidence-based ethics information to educate CMs about ethical standards of practice and the application and utilization of case management ethics in healthcare settings.
Ethics in Case Management - Module D: CM Ethics within Organizational Cultures
Ellen Fink-Samnick, MSW, ACSW, LCSW, CCM, CRP
1.5 Hours
The purpose of the Ethics in Case Management course is to review evidence-based ethics information to educate CMs about ethical standards of practice and the application and utilization of case management ethics in healthcare settings.
Chat with a Doctor: On-Demand, Asynchronous Physician Advice
Ari Melmed, MD, FACEP
1 Hours
Facing constant pressure to keep up with demand for access, and the desire to provide our members rapid access to medical advice and care, Kaiser Permanente Colorado sought a virtual care solution that could instantly address their patients needs and augment other telehealth options. KP Colorado launched Chat with a Doctor in No....
Breaking Down Barriers with Master Data Management and Data Governance
Kim Jackson
1 Hours
St. Joseph Health (SJH) is a 17 hospital, values-based Catholic healthcare delivery system that operates across three states. SJH’s mission is to improve the health and quality of life of those they serve. The breadth and size of the hospital system and its services often caused challenges accessing information vital to providin....
Building and Maintaining a Modern Provider Directory
Robert Neff and Neil D. Gomes
1 Hours
People have more autonomy and access than ever before in picking their care providers. This choice is developing as relationships between providers and institutions are starting to change more rapidly and become more complex. For a healthcare system, simply defining who qualifies as a provider can be challenging. Despite interna....
Create and Scale a Joint Telehealth Support Model with Vendors
Sue Kapraun and Jenna A. Beck, MHA
1 Hours
Mayo Clinic is currently building joint support structures and processes with multiple external telehealth vendor partners. This session is an extension to our HIMSS17 presentation “Create and Scale an Enterprise Telehealth Support Model” which focused on scaling support for telehealth services across a multi-site hospital. Tele....
Point-of-Care Display of Relative Cost Information
Gregory G. Hall, MD, BSE
0.75 Hours
Payment models for healthcare are evolving rapidly. And, all eyes are focused on value. As such, clinicians are being called on to control costs. To do so, they need to know what they are dealing with. Enter the need for cost transparency. To answer this call, New Hanover Regional Medical Center leveraged lean methodology to de....
Creating Strategic Alignment for a Value-Based World
Leigh T. Williams, CPC, CPHIMS, MHIIM, RHIA and Justin Barnes, FHIMSS
1 Hours
Healthcare organizations need to time the switch from fee-for-service to value-based payments to maximize revenue while embracing care delivery that promotes optimal patient outcomes and positions the organization for future success. In this essential conversation, health IT transformation leaders Leigh Williams and Justin Barne....
Reducing Physician Burnout: Mitigating Impact of the EHR
Martin F. Pricco and Paul Dechant, MD, MBA
1 Hours
This session will provide an overview of the impact of the EHR on burnout, beginning with specific explanations of how the EHR relates to burnout manifestations and drivers. Many provider organizations have taken a variety of approaches to addressing EHR impacts. The speakers will describe the experience of the Sutter Gould Medi....
Build a Next-Gen IT Team to Embrace Digital Disruption
Tom Caudron and Annabeth Daly
1 Hours
Healthcare is facing surmounting digital disruption and technology modernization. Historically, healthcare has had difficulty with leading-edge technology (e.g., AngularJS, block chain, AI). In areas such as patient engagement, organizations need to invest in faster, more agile systems to meet consumers where they are, and provi....
CPR Renewal
Deb Shearman
0.5 Hours
Overview; Actions when a person is non-responsive and not breathing normally; Legal issues relating to CPR and first aid; Establishing state of consciousness; Emergency response; Rescue breathing; Chest compressions; Automated External Defibrillator.
Skin Care and Wound Management
Deb Shearman
0.75 Hours
Overview; Aged related changes to skin, hair and nails; Risk factors for skin damage; Strategies to reduce or prevent skin damage including skin tears, pressure injuries, leg ulcers Wound management: Overview; Wounds and stages of healing; Principles of wound management. Principles of pressure injury management; skin tears and....
Acute Coronary Syndrome
John Paguntalan PhD APRN-BC CCRN-K
This program will review Coronary Heart Disease, looking at prevalence, risk factors, signs and symptoms, prevention and physical activity. A review of the anatomical structures associated with CHD will be reviewed as well. A differentiation of the various types of Acute Coronary Syndrome will be discussed, including: STEMI, NST....
Physiology and Measuring Vital Signs
Olympia Resol: RN, MPH, CRNI, CARN
2 Hours
Body temperature. Cardiac rate. Breathing rate and pattern. Blood pressure. Pain. What do these vital signs tell you about your body? Enroll in this online course and understand the normal body processes and learn the basic physiology underlying these vital signs and how to accurately measure and assess them.
Attunement: A Self Resiliency Curriculum For Nurses
Ms Barbara Neiman
We are living in a time of collective trauma, which means that children need life skills of resiliency. These one hour programs teach professionals how to teach mindfulness, breathing tools, strategies to reduce stress to their clients and much more to improve their lives. The lives of our clients are being impacted by unhealthy....
Opioid Dependency and Pregnancy
Dr Davina Moss-King
The rate of infants being born with opioid exposure has been increasing over the past decade, with most sources linking this with the rising abuse of heroin and of prescription opioids. As clinicians are more likely to encounter women with an opioid use disorder who are or may become pregnant, it is vital that they have a clear....
Ethics for Substance Abuse Counselors
Yvonne Martinez, CADC-CS, ICCS, ICADC, NCAC-I, CRPS
0.25 Hours
Ethics for Substance Abuse Counselors explores the ethical dilemmas a substance abuse counselor faces on a regular basis, the high correlation between addiction and criminal activity and the concern that ethical issues such as informed consent can be complicated by problems arising out of substance abuse. Discussions include the....
Body Aliveness Series Seminar 6: Energetic Grounded
Jim Morningstar, PhD
6 Hours
Sustaining intimate relationships can be the major challenge for many who are otherwise successful in their life. A strong theme of betrayal during the fourth to sixth year of life can initiate unconscious themes like "No one is going to hurt me again," or "I'm a loving person that no one understands." The Energetic Grounded mal....
Personal Effectiveness Principles Session 6: Effective Communication - Healing Vision and the Risky Rascals
Jim Morningstar, PhD
1 Hours
Recognize communication traps; practice healthy ways to to engage others and strengthen environmental support.
Creative Life Series Seminar 3: Prosperity/Abundant Living
Jim Morningstar, PhD
4 Hours
Early life influences toward prosperity will be put in context of current behaviors. How one's attitudes effect habits of earning, spending, saving and investing and how this impacts one's overall sense of safety and happiness will be explored. Many practical exercises and practices will be given to identify and alter ineff....
Creative Life Series Seminar 1: Spiritual Psychology
Jim Morningstar, PhD
4 Hours
Taking responsibility for knowing the spiritual basis upon which one lives and using the mind as a positive tool in the process of meeting challenges on one's journey are the subject of this seminar. Exercises to examine one's defining beliefs, initiate conscious changes and manifest positive results are given. The text, Spiritu....