Christina's Considerations

A Culture of Safety in Hospitals and the CEO's Role

I prepared a handout for a recent HCESoCal educational/networking event and I'm sharing it here, because I really believe it is important for truly effective healthcare leaders. Quality and safety do rise out of the culture of the organization and... Read more →

Affordable Care Act Videos Educate Consumers

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has a series of brief animated videos that address the key concepts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). These are really high level, concise and aimed at consumers. Topics covered include: Insurance Exchanges Medicaid Expansion... Read more →

5 Basics for Any Hospital Social Media Plan

I was recently interviewed for an article in Beckers Hospital Review about the basics of any hospital social media plan. There is so much to consider and the plan does need to evolve as time goes on, but the following... Read more →

NOLA Medical Surge

I spend a fair amount of time thinking about medical surge in Santa Barbara County, so I can't help but notice what other communities are doing when it comes to disaster planning and response. A game at the Superdome is... Read more →

A Tale of Two CPOE Implementations

My latest article for HIT Exchange is on the subject of CPOE implementation. To review this and other articles on CPOE check out the digital edition of the September/October 2011 issue. Tale of Two CPOE Deployments Read more →

Moving from Transaction to Engagement

Think of the nine characteristics of engagement systems described in this article along with health information technology. Moving from Transaction to Engagement - R “Ray” Wang - Harvard Business Review. 1. Design for sense and response. 2. Address massive social... Read more →

Mobile Medical Applications Survey

The latest HIMSS Vantage Point survey is on the subject of mobile medical applications. I find the listing of areas in which clinicians use apps to be reaffirming of my recent comments on the best hospital apps in an article.... Read more →

Rural Hospitals Behind the IT Curve

A study published in the Journal of Rural Health finds that rural hospitals lag behind urban institutions in nearly every measure of meaningful use; and the differences are particularly large and significant for CAHs. CAHs are especially challenged by the... Read more →

Mobile Medical Applications Survey

The latest HIMSS Vantage Point survey is on the subject of mobile medical applications. I find the listing of areas in which clinicians use apps to be reaffirming of my recent comments on the best hospital apps in an article.... Read more →

Preventing Surgical Fires

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and its partners have launched an initiative and website to increase awareness of factors that contribute to surgical fires, to disseminate surgical fire prevention tools, and to... Read more →

Physicians and HICS

Here is a nice blending of two of my worlds. This YouTube video (social media) is a great training tool for physicians who may be called upon to fill a hospital incident command system (HICS) role (disaster preparedness & response),... Read more →

Social Media Trolls and Customer Unlikes

I came across a couple of blog posts that address some of the more uncomfortable social media issues, so this post goes along with my firm belief that we should always explore the good, the bad and the ugly. Because,... Read more →

Social Media and the CEO

I've received Chief Executive Magazine for a few years and have seen a few articles about social media and networking. But today, they sent me their new white paper, CEO's Guide to Socal Media: What Every CEO Needs to Know... Read more →

Rural Healthcare: Increasing Access to Physicians and Technology

In August, the Obama Administration announced a new jobs initiative for rural America that includes investments focused on increasing access to capital, job training and health care services. Healthcare leaders with an interest in increasing rural access to physicians and... Read more →

Social Media and the Nurse

The ANA has come out with their Principles for Social Networking and the Nurse and also taken it a step further by creating a Toolkit with materials to help educate staff. If you are a nursing leader, I recommend getting... Read more →

California Society of Healthcare Attorneys

In a few weeks, I'll be attending the annual California Society of Healthcare Attorneys Fall Seminar and speaking on Social Media. That means I'll have an opportunity to ask questions and even plant some ideas in their minds. If any... Read more →

Critical Care 24/7

I've been fortunate to have learned so much about telemedicine over the last several months and see value in its application in multiple healthcare settings. Health Management Technology invited me to share my thoughts on the subject of telemedicine and... Read more →