Allscripts On Call: The Healthcare Podcast

Kathleen McGrow (Chief Nursing Information Officer, Microsoft) and Paul Minton (VP, Allscripts) discuss their shared clinical background and how they leverage it in the Allscripts/Microsoft partnership. Hear how this collaboration between healthcare and technology leaders is developing stronger security for providers, more powerful and efficient data tools for clinicians, and convenient, consumer-grade care for patients wherever it’s needed.

In the post-COVID normal, clinicians are defining how to best deliver care going forward. Dr. Constantin Jabarin, who has successfully implemented customized EMR solutions in the UK, discusses supporting work practices during a time of change, directing all technology to the unique needs of an organization.  

For more questions, contact Dr. Jabarin at constantin.jabarin@allscripts.com, or visit our contact page.

By examining the four P's of experience design - people, places, platforms and processes - healthcare providers of any size can create a customized, engaging and trust-building experience for patients and staff.

Cynthia Sharpe, Theme Park and Museum Principal at experience design firm ThinkWell Group, explains: 

• What makes the best healthcare experiences similar to the best cultural and educational ones
• Why guests trusted the Disney Cruise Line experience during a healthcare crisis
• How strong healthcare experiences raise patient engagement, lower staff burnout and improve care. 

Resources in episode: 

• Recommended book: The Experience Economy, by Joseph Pine 
• Check out the ThinkWell website and blog, reach out with questions
• For more on informal science education principals, which apply to patient engagement, visit The American Association of Museums and the Association of Science and Technology Centers.

As delivering care becomes more complicated, it can be difficult for providers to find joy in the work they do. Neil Patel, founder of HIMSS innovation services company Healthbox, discusses how tech vendors and providers can partner to identify key challenges, build solutions to address them and even fall in love with the problems they work to solve.   

Recorded at ACE 2019

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When patients are shocked by the price of their prescriptions, this can severely disrupt their care. Patients may reduce or abandon their medication in order to save costs. Tom Pasquariello (Clinical Pharmacist, Veradigm) describes how prescription price transparency, especially integrated in the EHR, helps patients and clinicians work together to create an effective care plan for an affordable price. 

The final part of our conversation with Dr. Janey Barnes (founder, User View). Dr. Barnes discusses how health IT platforms compare to those in other fields (and how pharma software is like lottery software); how hands-on training helps achieve stronger EHR functionality, satisfaction and regulatory fulfillment; and how a human-centered approach at every step, from implementation to daily use, creates systems that fit each unique organization.

Resources and research in episode:

• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
• MedStar National Centers for Human Factors in Healthcare, led by Raj Ratwani (listen for Raj in future episodes)
• SAFER Guides by University of Texas’s Dean Sittig and Hardeep Singh
• David Bates, Brigham and Womens Hospital

The second episode with Dr. Janey Barnes (founder, User View) on human factors in EHR design and health IT. Here, Dr. Barnes and our experts discuss the unique challenges of healthcare technology; how HIT partners should engage directly with users to discover their true needs; and how the right system supports patient safety and relieves clinician burden.

In episode:

I Love Lucy - The Chocolate Factory Clinician tasks are the chocolates.

The first of three episodes with Dr. Janey Barnes (founder, User-View) on incorporating human factors in EHR design and health IT. Here, Dr. Barnes and our experts discuss the difference between human factors, usability and user experience; responding to US patient safety and usability standards today; and how healthcare organizations and IT partners can raise the bar for EHRs. 

Patients and clinicians alike may engage with technology at different levels. Connecting with each other can be a challenge. Bonnie Bordeaux (Allscripts) describes how IT partners can meet clinicians where they are, how clinicians can in turn meet patients, and what technology is available, especially on mobile platforms, to help everyone create personalized and quality care. 

To relieve cognitive load and promote productive workflows, EHR design should center on helping users achieve their goals. UXpert Ross Teague (Allscripts) discusses working with clinical users to determine what these goals are, and designing workflows that truly deliver on those needs. Part 2 of a two-part series.