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June 24, 2011

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Welcome to HCI's New Discussion Board

Healthcare Informatics' Discussion Board is an interactive online forum where readers can ask for help, learn best practices, and discover career-enhancing opportunities. Simply register once (requires separate registration from our Blog section) and start posting. (http://www.healthcare-informatics.com/discussionboard)

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Virtual Hospital Tour

Hackensack University Medical Center

Hackensack University Medical Center, a 775-bed teaching and research hospital, is the largest provider of inpatient and outpatient services in New Jersey. The not-for-profit, tertiary-care facility is Bergen County's largest employer with more than 7,200 workers and an annual budget of $1 billion. The more than 1,400 physicians and dentists on staff represent the full spectrum of specialties and subspecialties. (http://www.healthcare-informatics.com/hackensack)

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HCI's Online Executive Interviews Series

One-on-One with Palo Alto Medical Foundation CMIO Paul Tang, M.D.

In September, the AHIC Successor organization announced its new board I of directors. The news marked a major development in the groups move I from a public entity to a public/private partnership, established in coop-I eration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The I board has been tasked with developing a unified approach in creating an “effective, interoperable nationwide health information system.” One of the 15 new board members is Paul Tang, M.D., M.S., vice president and CMIO with Palo Alto Medical Foundation in California. HCI Editor-in-Chief Anthony Guerra recently chatted with Tang about his vision for AHIC 2.0. http://www.healthcare-informatics.com/paul_tang

One-on-One With Mercy Medical Center CIO Jeff Cash

This past June, Iowa was hit some of the worst flooding in the state's history, and right in the thick of it was the 370-bed Mercy Medical Center (Cedar Rapids). More than 4,000 homes in the area had to be evacuated, and the hospital was forced to move 176 patients to nearby facilities. However, despite the fact that water levels rose so high that sandbags had to be piled up outside the doors, physicians were never left in the dark, as the facility's network, EMR and communication systems stayed up during the entire ordeal. For Jeff Cash, Mercy's vice president and CIO, it was the ultimate test for his staff's preparedness. http://www.healthcare-informatics.com/jeff_cash

One-on-One With University Hospitals CIO Mary Alice Annecharico, R.N.

This summer, Mary Alice Annecharico, R.N., became senior vice president and CIO at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, a network that includes six owned and four managed hospitals and 1,662 owned-hospital beds. Healthcare Informatics Contributing Editor Mark Hagland had the chance to interview this CIO, who sums up her leadership philosophy by saying, “I am a CIO who is a nurse. I will continue to keep my credentials and identity.”

http://www.healthcare-informatics.com/mary_annecharico

Are you a CIO interested in being interviewed for our series? If so, please e-mail HCI Editor-in-Chief Anthony Guerra ([email protected]).

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