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    CIOs Rank Top Healthcare IT Priorities and Pressures for 2024 (Part 1)

    CIOs Rank Top Healthcare IT Priorities and Pressures for 2024 (Part 1)

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    By CereCore
    on Mar 15, 2024

    Healthcare executives, all CHIME (College of Healthcare Information Management Executives) members, shared feedback in an online survey* about IT priorities and pressures facing their health system.  

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    A Physician’s Perspective: Bridging the EHR, Healthcare IT, and the PAC (Physician Advisory Committee)

    A Physician’s Perspective: Bridging the EHR, Healthcare IT, and the PAC (Physician Advisory Committee)

    By CereCore
    on Apr 14, 2023

    Step into the shoes of L. Austin Fredrickson, MD, an internal medicine physician at Salem Regional Medical Center whose outpatient practice recently navigated an EMR transition to MEDITECH Expanse. 

    Surprising Perspectives from ViVE2023

    Surprising Perspectives from ViVE2023

    By CereCore Media Coverage
    on Apr 14, 2023

    Peyman Zand, chief strategy officer, shares perspective on healthcare IT in the U.S. and the U.K. in this video interview at the conference. Regardless of location, health systems today are focused...

    US firm CereCore brings its EMR implementation expertise to the UK

    US firm CereCore brings its EMR implementation expertise to the UK

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    on Apr 13, 2023

    CereCore is pleased to participate as a sponsor of Digital Health in the UK. Jon Hoeksma, editor and CEO of Digital Health, interviewed Curtis Watkins, President and CEO of CereCore, to learn more...

    4 Practical Ways to Keep Healthcare IT Projects on Track and Advance Healthcare

    4 Practical Ways to Keep Healthcare IT Projects on Track and Advance Healthcare

    By CereCore Media Coverage
    on Apr 12, 2023

    Angie Bates, program director at CereCore, shares lessons she has learned from her 15+ years of working in healthcare technology and project management. Angie recounts a conversation she will never...

    Can a Good Network Management Partnership Give your Healthcare IT Organization New Focus?

    Can a Good Network Management Partnership Give your Healthcare IT Organization New Focus?

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    By Treece Efird
    on Apr 7, 2023

    The foundation of all electronic communications in healthcare is a robust and dependable data network. It is the fundamental requirement for electronic medical records, imaging, scheduling, billing,...

    What Are They Saying About ViVE 2023?

    What Are They Saying About ViVE 2023?

    By CereCore Media Coverage
    on Apr 7, 2023

    Peyman Zand, chief strategy officer, shares his perspective on how vital the modern CIO has become to helping healthcare organizations navigate emerging technologies to provide better care and...

    Big and Small Ways Healthcare IT Can Address Technical Debt

    Big and Small Ways Healthcare IT Can Address Technical Debt

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    By Doreen DeGroff
    on Mar 31, 2023

    The term technical debt, while not new, has recently been clarified and defined by McKinsey as the “off-balance-sheet accumulation of all the technology work a company needs to do in the future.”...

    Award Winning IT Staffing Firm Expands Services in Dallas-Fort Worth

    Award Winning IT Staffing Firm Expands Services in Dallas-Fort Worth

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    By CereCore Media Coverage
    on Mar 21, 2023

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. – March 21, 2023 – CereCore® today announced expansion of their specialized (IT) staffing services in the Dallas-Fort Worth market to further support the region with skilled...

    IT Network Services
    More Than a Silent Epidemic: Lack of Health Literacy is Blocking Patient Access

    More Than a Silent Epidemic: Lack of Health Literacy is Blocking Patient Access

    By CereCore Media Coverage
    on Mar 20, 2023

    Health literacy has been a pain point in healthcare since the beginning of the 21st century. And the issue has intensified for physician practices, hospitals, and patients due to the COVID-19...

    Bottom Line: Cost Savings Is Why MEDITECH EHR and AP Automation Make Sense

    Bottom Line: Cost Savings Is Why MEDITECH EHR and AP Automation Make Sense

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    By Lisa Lambrecht
    on Mar 17, 2023

    Automation in healthcare IT has taken processes and workflows in financial departments by storm and it continues to be an operational area ripe with opportunity. When I began my healthcare career as...

    Fast Tracking Epic Integration for a New Pediatric Facility

    Fast Tracking Epic Integration for a New Pediatric Facility

    By CereCore
    on Mar 14, 2023

    An Epic Implementation Story: Fast Tracking Epic Integration for a New Pediatric Facility

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    5 Indicators your HIT Staffing Partner is a Good One

    5 Indicators your HIT Staffing Partner is a Good One

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    By Anthony Angelo
    on Mar 10, 2023

    If you know much about the demand for healthcare information technology (HIT) talent, then you know there’s not enough of it to go around. Healthcare organizations everywhere are trying to locate and...

    Epic Go-Live Planning: Keys to Successful HOD Implementation

    Epic Go-Live Planning: Keys to Successful HOD Implementation

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    By Kerry Barker, RN BSN
    on Mar 3, 2023

    Hospital Outpatient Departments (HODs) are often a pain point in an otherwise excellent EHR go-live. They all seem to have unique workflows. Each department may have a different way that they like to...

    Building a Unified EHR with MEDITECH Expanse: A Look Back at Key Decisions

    Building a Unified EHR with MEDITECH Expanse: A Look Back at Key Decisions

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    By CereCore
    on Feb 24, 2023

    One of the first steps Memorial Healthcare in Owosso, MI took when they were deciding to unify their EHR with MEDITECH Expanse was to closely examine integrations, workflows, and day-to-day...

    Top of Mind Questions: Managed Services, Staffing, and Technology Investments

    Top of Mind Questions: Managed Services, Staffing, and Technology Investments

    By Joel St. Francis
    on Feb 17, 2023

    Topics of concern for many in the healthcare IT industry revolve around continuing to achieve operational efficiencies and technology innovation even when budgets and staffing pressures just won’t...

    Health IT Innovation: Opportunities to Protect your Health System in a Volatile Economy

    Health IT Innovation: Opportunities to Protect your Health System in a Volatile Economy

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    By Peyman Zand
    on Feb 10, 2023

    The squeeze of inflation is being felt globally from the grocery store to the gas pump causing many individuals to tighten their budgets and brace themselves for a possible recession. Health systems...

    Sese Bennett Shares How Hospitals Can Be Best Prepared for Cybersecurity Breach

    Sese Bennett Shares How Hospitals Can Be Best Prepared for Cybersecurity Breach

    By CereCore Media Coverage
    on Feb 3, 2023

    Over the holidays, a cybersecurity breach at a New Jersey hospital forced the healthcare facility to turn away emergency department visitors and suspend outpatient services. This type of debilitating...

    Podcast: Scaling IT for Growth and Why Managed Services Makes Sense

    Podcast: Scaling IT for Growth and Why Managed Services Makes Sense

    By CereCore
    on Jan 27, 2023

    The constant demand for innovation and growth plus mounting economic pressures push today’s CIO to stay focused on ways to build a high performing IT team and strong relationships with stakeholders...

    Celebrating Our Healthcare Heritage: 2022 CereCore Employee Awards
    2023 Predictions Final Thoughts

    2023 Predictions Final Thoughts

    By CereCore Media Coverage
    on Jan 9, 2023

    CEO Curtis Watkins and Peyman Zand, chief strategy officer, provided some thoughts about areas of opportunity for healthcare IT leaders and healthcare systems to consider going into 2023. Watkins...

    The Secret to One Hospital's $115k Savings in EHR Build Costs

    The Secret to One Hospital's $115k Savings in EHR Build Costs

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    By Bob Gronberg
    on Jan 6, 2023

    After wrapping up a recent MEDITECH Expanse project in which our team used automation tools and processes, we did some analysis on the overall cost savings —we saved the healthcare organization over...

    The Buyer's Guide to MEDITECH Hosting

    The Buyer's Guide to MEDITECH Hosting

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    By CereCore
    on Jan 2, 2023
    eBook excerpt

    Benefits of Hosting

    Outsourcing any aspect of an operational-critical application can be daunting, but many organizations have found that the benefits outweigh the risks. So why is...

    ICYMI: 10 Clinician-Focused Blogs to Help You Get the Most Out of Healthcare IT

    ICYMI: 10 Clinician-Focused Blogs to Help You Get the Most Out of Healthcare IT

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    By CereCore
    on Dec 30, 2022

    Here’s a look back at our most popular blogs from the year. From EHR implementation and optimization topics to recent survey findings from healthcare CIOs and CFOs on the industry’s top challenges,...

    Epic Go-Live Planning: 4 Steps for Successful At-the-Elbow Support

    Epic Go-Live Planning: 4 Steps for Successful At-the-Elbow Support

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    By Kerry Barker, RN BSN
    on Dec 16, 2022

    Ever been frustrated with the computerized voice when trying to get help? Some troubleshooting situations are best handled person to person. This is especially true for busy healthcare teams going...

    CereCore® Expands Healthcare Technology Services into the UK

    CereCore® Expands Healthcare Technology Services into the UK

    1 minute read
    By CereCore Media Coverage
    on Dec 9, 2022

    CereCore® is hiring EPR, technical and staffing expertise to work with healthcare organizations in the UK and other international locations in order to move patient record digitalisation forward. 

    2023 Healthcare Technology Industry Trends: Top Challenges for CIOs

    2023 Healthcare Technology Industry Trends: Top Challenges for CIOs

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    By Peyman Zand
    on Dec 2, 2022

    The healthcare industry began to breathe again in early 2022. As the environment became more stable, IT investments increased and organizations further integrated telemedicine into the care delivery...

    CereCore® wins ClearlyRated’s 2022 Best of Staffing Client and Talent Awards for Service Excellence

    CereCore® wins ClearlyRated’s 2022 Best of Staffing Client and Talent Awards for Service Excellence

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    By CereCore Media Coverage
    on Nov 29, 2022

    Fewer than two percent of all staffing agencies in the U.S. and Canada earn the Best of Staffing designation.

    Why Managed Services Helps Organizations Move Forward, Fast — From the CEO’s Perspective

    Why Managed Services Helps Organizations Move Forward, Fast — From the CEO’s Perspective

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    By CereCore Media Coverage
    on Nov 18, 2022

    In a recent article in MedCity News, Curtis Watkins, president and CEO of CereCore, talks about why managed services can give healthcare IT leaders peace of mind and the bandwidth they need to focus...

    IT Service Management and Work Life Balance: Why IT Teams Need Both Automation and Trust

    IT Service Management and Work Life Balance: Why IT Teams Need Both Automation and Trust

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    By Scott Tuck
    on Nov 11, 2022

    Expertise. Empathy. Automation. Availability 24x7. Composure under pressure. Collaboration. The list could go on when describing the ingredients needed when implementing an IT service management...

    4 EHR Implementation Budget Busters and How to Prevent Them

    4 EHR Implementation Budget Busters and How to Prevent Them

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    By Bob Gronberg
    on Nov 4, 2022

    EHR implementations are a huge investment. And for many healthcare IT teams, this type of project may be a once in a career type of experience. I have spent more than 30 years of my career helping...

    Achieving Epic Gold Star Levels: The Journey from an Analyst’s Perspective

    Achieving Epic Gold Star Levels: The Journey from an Analyst’s Perspective

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    By Julie Lamasters
    on Oct 28, 2022

    The Epic Gold Stars program is a 10-level program to encourage continuous improvement of clinical and financial outcomes, and it outlines specific features for healthcare organizations to focus on...

    A Ransomware Readiness Checklist: Ways to Amp Up Detection and Response Plans

    A Ransomware Readiness Checklist: Ways to Amp Up Detection and Response Plans

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    3 minute read
    By Jeff Bell
    on Oct 21, 2022

    Ransomware threats and other forms of cybercrime are a top of mind business risk for healthcare and security leaders. While the Covid-19 pandemic drove substantial innovation and improvements in...

    MEDITECH Expanse Implementation: Use Automation to Win the Battle Against Time

    MEDITECH Expanse Implementation: Use Automation to Win the Battle Against Time

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    3 minute read
    By Bob Gronberg
    on Oct 14, 2022

    Let’s face it, large scale EHR projects are resource intensive events. If properly staffed and planned, they reach deep into operational and IT areas for talent. Successfully structured projects...

    How a New Structure in the C-suite can Drive Innovation

    How a New Structure in the C-suite can Drive Innovation

    By CereCore Media Coverage
    on Oct 12, 2022

    Listen as Peyman Zand, Chief Strategy Officer at CereCore, talks with HFMA editor Erika Grotto about how the role of the CFO is evolving and how interactions between C-suite leaders have changed over...

    HFMA Poll: CFO and CIO Synergy is Crucial to Successful Initiatives

    HFMA Poll: CFO and CIO Synergy is Crucial to Successful Initiatives

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    By CereCore
    on Oct 7, 2022

    CereCore teamed up with HFMA to sponsor a survey uncovering collaboration disparities between the finance and IT department within healthcare organizations. The survey focused on IT decisions and the...

    Bridge The Health Literacy Gap for Your Patients With These Top Tips

    Bridge The Health Literacy Gap for Your Patients With These Top Tips

    By CereCore Media Coverage
    on Sep 29, 2022

    Doreen DeGroff is passionate about the topic of health literacy and shares her expertise and perspective in this HIT Consultant article. She provides background and research on the overarching issue...

    Healthcare IT Service Desk: How to Improve Work Life Balance and Satisfaction

    Healthcare IT Service Desk: How to Improve Work Life Balance and Satisfaction

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    4 minute read
    By Chris Wickersham
    on Sep 23, 2022

    Work life balance for those who manage and operate a 24-hour, seven days a week, 365 days a year healthcare IT service desk can seem elusive and almost impossible. Help desk IT staff can find...

    CereCore® and BridgeHead Collaborate to Support Interoperability of Healthcare Data

    CereCore® and BridgeHead Collaborate to Support Interoperability of Healthcare Data

    2 minute read
    By CereCore Media Coverage
    on Sep 16, 2022

    Woburn, Massachusetts/PRNewswire/ BridgeHead Software, the Healthcare Data Management company, today announced a strategic partnership with leading healthcare IT services provider, CereCore®. The...

    Epic Transition and Go-Live Planning: Cutover Essentials

    Epic Transition and Go-Live Planning: Cutover Essentials

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    By Kerry Barker, RN BSN
    on Sep 9, 2022

    I have consulted with several healthcare organizations as they navigate big changes: transitioning from one EHR platform to another, merging or partnering with other hospitals to expand their health...

    MEDITECH Expanse Ambulatory: Move Your Organization Closer to a Single EHR

    MEDITECH Expanse Ambulatory: Move Your Organization Closer to a Single EHR

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    By CereCore
    on Sep 5, 2022
    eBook excerpt
    The Goal

    BENEFITS

    Improve patient experience

    The Expanse Patient Portal works concurrently with the Expanse Ambulatory platform and allows patients access to review and manage their...

    ICYMI: IT Service Desk Performance Resources for Continuous Improvement

    ICYMI: IT Service Desk Performance Resources for Continuous Improvement

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    By CereCore
    on Sep 2, 2022

    In healthcare, IT support is a critical job that doesn’t sleep or take off for the holiday. Is your organization happy with the level of IT support they receive? How’s the reputation of your IT...

    Optimize Orders in MEDITECH Now to Save Providers Time Later

    Optimize Orders in MEDITECH Now to Save Providers Time Later

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    By Dee Rentmeister
    on Aug 26, 2022

    When was the last time your facility reviewed the MEDITECH procedure build? Has it been since the original implementation or build? Is your operational philosophy, “If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it,"...

    MEDITECH Expanse: Why Clinicians Will Love It

    MEDITECH Expanse: Why Clinicians Will Love It

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    By Doreen DeGroff
    on Aug 19, 2022

    We have definitely become a society that loves to have the latest and greatest. I can remember the Christmas my grandparents got us the newest video game — Atari. My brother, sisters and I would play...

    EHR Hosting and Backup: Budgeting and Planning Tips that Avoid Surprise Costs

    EHR Hosting and Backup: Budgeting and Planning Tips that Avoid Surprise Costs

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    By Clay Posey
    on Aug 12, 2022

    Whether your healthcare organization is tackling a digital transformation agenda, considering an EHR upgrade or rip and replace, or navigating merger and acquisition activities, decisions around IT...

    Managed Services vs. Staffing Decision Guide

    Managed Services vs. Staffing Decision Guide

    By CereCore
    on Aug 8, 2022
    eBook excerpt

    Members of the CereCore CIO Cohort shared their advice on successfully applying managed services within their organizations.

    Is Outsourcing an Answer to Financial Pressures Post-Pandemic?

    Is Outsourcing an Answer to Financial Pressures Post-Pandemic?

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    By Peyman Zand
    on Jul 29, 2022

    An interesting thing happened as the pandemic began to fade. The optimism of going back to the normal routine, which excited most leaders, quickly faded in several ways. 

    Getting Provider Billing Right: EHR Workflow and Optimization Tips

    Getting Provider Billing Right: EHR Workflow and Optimization Tips

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    By Dawn Osborn, MHS, RHIA, CPC, MT
    on Jul 22, 2022

    Assuring that the correct provider charges are billed can be extremely challenging - despite last year’s updates to the Evaluation and Management coding criteria. Recent studies indicate that the...

    Oncology Integrations in MEDITECH Ambulatory: 7 Focus Areas for Team Collaboration

    Oncology Integrations in MEDITECH Ambulatory: 7 Focus Areas for Team Collaboration

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    By Sarah Smith, CPhT
    on Jul 8, 2022

    MEDITECH Expanse gives sites the ability to take advantage of the new updated version of the Oncology application. This essentially new version further integrates the application with MEDITECH’s...

    Healthcare Literacy and the Patient Portal: Explore Hands-On Video Resources to Increase User Confidence (Part 2)

    Healthcare Literacy and the Patient Portal: Explore Hands-On Video Resources to Increase User Confidence (Part 2)

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    By Doreen DeGroff
    on Jul 1, 2022

    According to The National Assessment of Adult Health Literacy report, only 12% of Americans have proficient health literacy skills. Adults who lack such skills may struggle to understand instructions...

    Evolving Patient Portals, Remote Workforce Challenges and Tech at the Bedside

    Evolving Patient Portals, Remote Workforce Challenges and Tech at the Bedside

    By CereCore Media Coverage
    on Jun 29, 2022

    In this interview with Healthcare IT News, Kerry Barker, RN, manager, Epic services, discussed what’s changed over the past few years when it comes to healthcare technology like telemedicine and...

    Epic Hyperdrive: How You Can Prepare for the Transition

    Epic Hyperdrive: How You Can Prepare for the Transition

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    By Tabitha Lonardelli
    on Jun 17, 2022

    Have you started preparing for the transition from Epic Hyperspace to Epic Hyperdrive? As you begin your journey, you may be wondering how you should begin, who should be involved, which vendors are...

    A Healthcare IT Consultant Story: Why You Need a Guide

    A Healthcare IT Consultant Story: Why You Need a Guide

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    By Bob Gronberg
    on Jun 10, 2022

    The fly fishing consultant

    Health Literacy and the Patient Portal: Start Assessing Your Community and Facility

    Health Literacy and the Patient Portal: Start Assessing Your Community and Facility

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    By Doreen DeGroff
    on Jun 3, 2022

    I got a new phone a week ago, and I feel pretty special because it’s one of the “new flip phones”. Of course, that also makes me laugh because I owned one of the original flip phones way back when....

    IT Managed Services in Healthcare: CereCore® CIO Cohort Perspectives

    IT Managed Services in Healthcare: CereCore® CIO Cohort Perspectives

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    By Peyman Zand
    on May 27, 2022

    In recent years, IT managed services in the healthcare industry has seen an uptick in interest and activity given staffing shortages and heighted focus on digital transformation. What should a CIO or...

    CereCore® Recognized as One of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare in 2022

    CereCore® Recognized as One of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare in 2022

    1 minute read
    By CereCore Media Coverage
    on May 26, 2022

    Chicago, IL – For the third consecutive year, CereCore® has been selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the 2022 Best Places to Work in Healthcare. The complete list of this year’s winners, in...

    CereCore® Wins Silver Stevie Award® for Achievement in Customer Satisfaction

    CereCore® Wins Silver Stevie Award® for Achievement in Customer Satisfaction

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    By CereCore Media Coverage
    on May 20, 2022

    CereCore® was named the winner of a Silver Stevie® Award in the Achievement in Customer Satisfaction category in The 20th Annual American Business Awards®.

    Healthcare M&A: Why Clinical Operational Readiness Matters

    Healthcare M&A: Why Clinical Operational Readiness Matters

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    By Kerry Barker, RN BSN
    on May 13, 2022

    The number of mergers and acquisitions in healthcare has been increasing. M&A activities almost always involve changes in technology, EMRs, and/or workflows. Are there implications to clinical...

    Nurses Are Vital to Maintaining Healthcare Cybersecurity

    Nurses Are Vital to Maintaining Healthcare Cybersecurity

    By CereCore Media Coverage
    on May 12, 2022

    Kerry Barker, a former nurse and manager of Epic Services at CereCore, shares her perspective on why nursing should always be included in planning for cybersecurity approaches. She explains that...

    CereCore® Joins ServiceNow Partner Programs

    CereCore® Joins ServiceNow Partner Programs

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    By CereCore Media Coverage
    on May 6, 2022

    CereCore® has joined the ServiceNow Partner and Service Provider Partner Programs.

    MEDITECH Expanse: Customizable Features that Improve Clinician Satisfaction

    MEDITECH Expanse: Customizable Features that Improve Clinician Satisfaction

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    By Devon Dow, BSN, RN
    on May 6, 2022

    MEDITECH Expanse is packed with functionality to help your hospital improve its efficiency. You have likely heard that Expanse has new, improved features. Let’s explore several Expanse features that...

    2022 CHIME CIO Survey Results Are In

    2022 CHIME CIO Survey Results Are In

    By CereCore
    on Apr 8, 2022

    What are the most critical IT initiatives for CIOs and health systems in 2022? What strategies are CIOs considering to solve their biggest challenges? See how CIOs responded to these and other...

    MEDITECH Expanse: Bringing Ambulatory and Acute Under One EHR

    MEDITECH Expanse: Bringing Ambulatory and Acute Under One EHR

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    By Samantha McInnis
    on Apr 1, 2022

    MEDITECH’s Expanse Ambulatory platform provides an opportunity for healthcare organizations to unite their ambulatory practices and the acute care system within a single electronic health record....

    5 Qualities That Add Value to a Managed IT Services Partner

    5 Qualities That Add Value to a Managed IT Services Partner

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    By Phil Sobol
    on Mar 25, 2022

    Guardian of patient data. Steward of IT budgets. Advocate for care teams. Liaison between technology and healthcare operations. You wear all of these hats and more as a healthcare IT leader. Juggling...

    Four Ways to Support Patient Safety Through Healthcare Technology and Communication

    Four Ways to Support Patient Safety Through Healthcare Technology and Communication

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    By CereCore
    on Mar 18, 2022

    Making sure the right clinical staff receive test results on time, documenting medication information, taking advantage of alerts and alarms – here are just a few examples of communications...

    EHR Change Management Tips That Help Overcome Reluctance

    EHR Change Management Tips That Help Overcome Reluctance

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    By Kristin Cox
    on Mar 11, 2022

    The reasons for implementing changes to your EHR can vary from the need for new workflows, improving existing workflows and processes, regulatory requirements, or introducing new technology. So how...

    Healthcare IT Service Desk: Automation Strategies

    Healthcare IT Service Desk: Automation Strategies

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    4 minute read
    By Chris Wickersham
    on Mar 4, 2022

    If our culture is learning how to interact with virtual assistants at home, how does this shape the future for delivering IT assistance to hospital employees and patients? What might the IT help desk...

    Healthcare IT Service Desk: Driving Beyond Customer Satisfaction

    Healthcare IT Service Desk: Driving Beyond Customer Satisfaction

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    5 minute read
    By Chris Wickersham
    on Feb 25, 2022

    Research on customer experience from the Service Desk Institute (SDI) supports what most of us already know – “Customer satisfaction is the most significant indicator of success on the service desk.” 

    The Doctor Will See You Now: Why Patient Experience Matters

    The Doctor Will See You Now: Why Patient Experience Matters

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    4 minute read
    By Peyman Zand
    on Feb 10, 2022

    We all want to put patients first, but the reality of our pandemic world and current restraints (i.e., financial, staffing, inflation, etc.) doesn’t always make this easy to do. While digital patient...

    Automated Tools Save Staff Time in MEDITECH Expanse Patient Accounting Desktop (PAD)

    Automated Tools Save Staff Time in MEDITECH Expanse Patient Accounting Desktop (PAD)

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    2 minute read
    By Vicki Munro, MA
    on Feb 4, 2022

    Are you maximizing the arsenal of tools in the Patient Accounting Desktop (PAD) in MEDITECH Expanse? Does your staff print lists and follow up with aged accounts from hard copy reports? Are you...

    The Power of Diligence on Data Privacy

    The Power of Diligence on Data Privacy

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    2 minute read
    By Josh Dunaway
    on Jan 28, 2022

    Data breaches, stolen identities, and fraudulent charges are a fact of life in our modern age. However, for healthcare organizations, protecting patient data is only the beginning. Additional...

    Epic Rover® App: Practical Ways to Help Clinicians On-The-Go

    Epic Rover® App: Practical Ways to Help Clinicians On-The-Go

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    2 minute read
    By Kerry Barker, RN BSN
    on Jan 21, 2022

    Most organizations are investigating ways to help their clinicians spend more time at the bedside yet still document and gather needed information. However, workstations are not always conveniently...

    MEDITECH Dictionary Cleanup for Clinicians (and IT)

    MEDITECH Dictionary Cleanup for Clinicians (and IT)

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    4 minute read
    By Amanda Lane, CPhT
    on Jan 21, 2022

    “Spring Cleaning”— some of us love it, some of us hate it, but we all know that periodically taking the time to clean will benefit you and those around you in the future. The same applies to your...

    2021 CereCore® Awards Recognize Mission Motivated Employees

    2021 CereCore® Awards Recognize Mission Motivated Employees

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    1 minute read
    By CereCore
    on Jan 14, 2022

    During a virtual company-wide celebration, CEO and President Curtis Watkins honored CereCore employees who have made a significant difference in the way we serve clients with excellence and embody...

    CereCore® Recognized Again as MEDITECH READY-Certified Partner

    CereCore® Recognized Again as MEDITECH READY-Certified Partner

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    1 minute read
    By CereCore
    on Jan 7, 2022

    CereCore continues its long-standing history as a MEDITECH READY-Certified implementation and 5-star hosting partner, a designation the company has held since January 2015 during the early days of...

    Healthcare Industry Trends 2022

    Healthcare Industry Trends 2022

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    By Peyman Zand
    on Jan 7, 2022

    2020 and 2021 events pushed the healthcare industry into uncharted territories of digital transformation at an unexpected and often uncomfortably rapid pace for many providers. And this was the...

    CIOs: What’s Trending in Healthcare IT and Leadership?
    Behind the IT Support Desk: Why It Matters For Your Patients

    Behind the IT Support Desk: Why It Matters For Your Patients

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    2 minute read
    By CereCore Media Coverage
    on Dec 17, 2021

    A positive customer service experience can turn a doubter into a believer almost instantly, while a negative one can do the opposite. We see this in our world almost daily, most notably with...

    ICYMI: Most Read Posts for Epic EHR Optimization
    From EHR to Health IT Operations: 10 Ways to Lower Costs and Save Time

    From EHR to Health IT Operations: 10 Ways to Lower Costs and Save Time

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    4 minute read
    By CereCore
    on Dec 3, 2021

    Looking to streamline healthcare IT operations or costsNeed tried and true tactics to save time for clinicians and IT teamsAs you develop strategic plans to support patient engagement, improve...

    The Path to MEDITECH Expanse: Where Should You Begin?

    The Path to MEDITECH Expanse: Where Should You Begin?

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    By Bob Gronberg
    on Nov 22, 2021

    MEDITECH Expanse is the most recent version of the MEDITECH electronic health record system. The path to MEDITECH Expanse is a significant transition. So where should you begin? Let’s dive into...

    7 Cybersecurity Safeguards to Mitigate Ransomware Risks

    7 Cybersecurity Safeguards to Mitigate Ransomware Risks

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    Tom Kurtz’ CIO Perspective on The Future of Telehealth & Importance of Team Agility

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    There are two important factors in achieving your organization’s revenue goals. First, increase the number of referrals that stay in-house. Second, provide Referral Coordinators with the tools and...

    Charge Reconciliation: Process, Roles, and Reporting

    Charge Reconciliation: Process, Roles, and Reporting

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    By CereCore
    on Feb 25, 2019

    Timely, consistent, and accurate charge reconciliation is an important process within a healthcare organization’s revenue cycle function. Charge reconciliation involves multiple steps across various...

    Parallon Technology Solutions is Now CereCore

    Parallon Technology Solutions is Now CereCore

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    Are Your BestPractice Advisories Useful or Are They Being Ignored?

    Are Your BestPractice Advisories Useful or Are They Being Ignored?

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    By CereCore
    on Oct 29, 2018

    BestPractice Advisories (BPAs) can be extremely effective at alerting clinicians of potential negative consequences when configured correctly. BPAs should display a clear message to the appropriate...

    Are You Prepared for an Epic Foundation System Refuel Project?

    Are You Prepared for an Epic Foundation System Refuel Project?

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    1 minute read
    By CereCore
    on Oct 8, 2018

    A Foundation System Refuel project can be a long, complex process that often puts additional pressure on an already strained support team. It’s especially arduous if it's been a while since your Epic...

    Epic Quarterly Release Schedule: 3 Things You Need to Know

    Epic Quarterly Release Schedule: 3 Things You Need to Know

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    2 minute read
    By CereCore
    on May 22, 2018

    Epic has educated customers over the past year on the positive changes occurring with their move to quarterly from large upgrades after the February release of version 2018 (v2018). Epic will begin...

    The MEDITECH Scheduling Module: Tips and Benefits When Upgrading to 6.1

    The MEDITECH Scheduling Module: Tips and Benefits When Upgrading to 6.1

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    1 minute read
    By CereCore
    on Mar 29, 2017

    MEDITECH is offering a variety of tools in their 6.1 platform that enable hospital administration to be more efficient with their time and information. Among those tools is the Scheduling module...

    MEDITECH Users Preparing for Meaningful Use Stage 3

    MEDITECH Users Preparing for Meaningful Use Stage 3

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    By CereCore
    on Feb 10, 2017

    A significant amount of work and investment on behalf of providers has gone into attesting to the various stages of meaningful use over the past few years. The hope is to achieve better clinical...

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