HIMSS NATIONAL 2015 Sam Norton, MS

System Chief Information Officer

Benefis Health System

Overview

• A personal approach to getting value and finding useful

information amongst the noise.

• Three primary themes noticed both in conference exhibit

space and presentations.

• Industry directions and trends.

• Learning opportunities.

HIMSS 2015 Conference Overview

• Finding value

• Overload

• Themes and “tidbits”

• Networking

Source: blog.scraawl.com

Announcements and Exhibition

Source: Sam Norton / http://www.healthcareitleaders.com/blog/the-best-tweets-from-himss15/

Announcements and Exhibition

Source: Sam Norton

HHS Announces proposed rules to support the path to nationwide interoperability

HHS Shifting Medicare reimbursement

from Volume to Value

CMS issues Meaningful Use Stage 3

proposed rule

Source: HIMSS.org

2015 HIMSS Leadership Survey

11 key findings from the survey:

1. 72% Consumer and patient considerations, such as patient engagement, satisfaction and quality

of care will have a major impact on their organization’s strategic efforts over the next two years.

2. 81% IT is considered a highly strategic tool at their organizations

3. 76% Current IT plan fully supports their overall business plan.

How IT is being used to facilitate the goals of the Triple Aim – a framework developed by the Institute

for Healthcare Improvement that describes an approach to optimizing health system performance.

4. More than 2/3 of respondents (68%) indicated an improvement within the patient health experience

5. 53% felt that IT was reducing the cost of healthcare and improving population health (51%).

The Leadership Survey also indicated that IT is supported from the top down:

6. 79% Organization’s executive team is highly supportive of IT

7. 72% Organization’s Board of Directors was also on board with IT growth within their organizations.

8. 74% IT is considered a critical tool for improving care coordination.

9. 87% Organization provided a patient portal through which patients can access information.

10. Almost 2/3 indicated that their organization would increase their IT operating budget in the next year.

11. 49% Organization expected to increase the number of IT staff in the same time frame.

Crowdsourcing and Networking • Comparative Information abounds

Source: Sam Norton

Crowdsourcing and Networking

• Meet and Greet

Themes and Directions

• Mobility

• Analytics

• Interoperability …

Videoconferencing Telemedicine?

Telepresence

• Manipulation

• Robotics TeleHealth

• Virtual Reality

Themes and Directions

• Mobility

Venture Capital Growth in 2014…

• mHealth apps: 341 percent

• Telehealth: 297 percent

• Data analytics: 146 percent

• Wearables: 136 percent

Source: HealthcareITNews.com / Sam Norton

Themes and Directions

• Analytics

Source: (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, 2015)

Themes and Directions

• Analytics

• Busness Inteligence… oops – I mean Business Intelligence

• The data has be to be correct, not just sound right - TRUST

Themes and Directions

• Analytics

• Population Health – Data Driven!

Payer-based Geographic Policy Resources PHI

Themes and Directions

• Analytics

• Predictive

Themes and Directions

• Analytics – Leverage your EMR

- High-impact Data Analysis:

• Clinical - ? negative outcomes

• Process improvement - ? performance gaps • Financial - ? Margin

erosion

- Hunt for Variations:

• What is the data suggesting

- Metrics that differed from expectations

• Go for shock and awe –

Maybe the rock star surgeon doesn't really rock….

Source: Susquehanna Health HIMSS presentation, 2015

Triple Aim

Learning Opportunities Conferences

HIMSS National Healthcare Innovation Summit – June 15-17, Chicago

Blogs and Listservs

• http://www.healthit.gov/buzz-blog/

• http://rockhealth.com/resources/blog/

• http://www.kmgus.com/blogs/healthit/

• LISTSERV@LIST.NIH.GOV

• http://www.ihs.gov/ehr/

• http://www.cms.gov/eHealth/ … and many more

• College of Healthcare Information Management Executives

• Membership open to top IT Leader in your organization

• On-Line only membership available to smaller organizations

Learning Opportunities

Tags

ACO AMDIS Analytics ASAP atlanta beacon beaker benefits best blogs best places

to work Big Data billing cares Cerner CIO clindoc cloud conference Curam

DHMSM EHR electronic health records EMR Epic Epic Ambulatory Epic Systems

fitness health health infomatics HIE HIM himss hiring process HIS HIT recruitment

HIT salaries hotel IBM icd-10 icd-10 testing infographic information security inside

the office interoperability interview tips it humor IT jobs IT skills IT staffing job tips

leadership legislation life sciences meaningful use Meditech mhealth mindful living

mobile mychart new consultant orders outsourcing Physician Adoption professional

certification quality assurance recruiter reese witherspoon resources resume

revenue cycle management SGR technology video wearable workforce survey

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Many sources – plenty of ‘noise’

Conclusion

• Information overload is Real – pick your battle

• Get involved

• Use what you have and what you know!

• Lead

• Challenge assumptions (be ready for surprises!)

• Use statistics – do it right

• Tell a story

• Be a hero