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KLAS Articles - 2011

Super Bowls and Repeats

Super Bowls and Repeats

15 Dec 11 by Adam Gale
If you don’t pay any attention to the NFL, you may have missed the fact that the Green Bay Packers are undefeated this year. As last year’s Super Bowl winners, the Packers seem like good bets to repeat again this year, and maybe even be the first team since the 1972 Miami Dolphins to be undefeated through an entire season. Why is it so difficult to repeat as Super Bowl champions, let alone go undefeated? Think about the injuries, the coaching changes and the big egos, to say nothing of the fact that you go around with a bulls-eye on your chest. Everyone is out to knock off the champion.
Mike Leavitt and Economic Dispassion

Mike Leavitt and Economic Dispassion

28 Oct 11 by Adam Gale
I have to admit that hanging out with 500 of the best and brightest CIOs in the industry at the CHIME conference this week makes me feel like a kid in a candy store. Everywhere I turned there were great ideas about how the most challenging issues get solved and speakers that turned everything I knew on its ear. Mike Leavitt, former U.S. Secretary of Health, shared his theory of “economic dispassion” at the conference. In a nutshell, he said that pressures will be coming both to our country and our health system that will cause forced innovative restructuring (think of Greece, Argentina, Portugal, etc). What feels like an “optional” political flavor-of-the-month right now will become an economic imperative.
A little effort makes a big difference

A little effort makes a big difference

14 Oct 11 by Austin Cameron
During my humanitarian trip to Namibia this past July, I traveled to a remote Himba village I’ve visited and researched a number of times. The Himba are an exotic people who have maintained their traditional, relatively primitive way of life for centuries. This particular village doesn’t get many visitors, but it is clear that they have come to associate foreigners (particularly Americans and Europeans) with three things: wealth, somewhat mysterious and strange lives lived in far away places, and medicine.
MEDITECH, What the Heck?

MEDITECH, What the Heck?

30 Aug 11 by Adam Gale
Sorry, living in Utah you get a lot of “hecks” and “darns.” But seriously, what the heck is going on with version 6? You know, this is the MEDITECH that had essentially owned the market for mid-sized hospitals and basically printed money in the basement as hospitals flocked their way. When you have nearly 2,000 full systems sold, you have little to prove. I think, until recently, you could count all MEDITECH defections on two hands. Not hard to see why, when there are so few integrated options out there, especially ones that don’t flatten your wallet.
The Cosmos Wrestle with Outsourcing

The Cosmos Wrestle with Outsourcing

26 May 11 by Adam Gale
There are some things that are best done by someone else. In my case, that happens to be anything to do with my automobile. My dad changed his own oil, but I’ve chosen to outsource that responsibility to Jiffy Lube. And brakes? Forget about it. Picturing my kids screaming as the car careens out of control makes me lean away from changing my own brakes. But, my lawn is a totally different question. The lawn, that is all mine--and nobody else is touching it. So how does one decide what is smart to outsource and what is best kept in house?
Palm Pilots & Possibilities

Palm Pilots & Possibilities

28 Apr 11 by Adam Gale
With the recent ONC hearings on IT usability, there comes an inevitable discussion around how government can help increase the usability of systems in the healthcare world. I know, you are already chuckling. However, this is no laughing matter. Metrics are already in place for the functionality needed to get certified, which criteria have eaten up thousands of hours of your vendor’s programming hours. Depending on who you ask, this leveling of the field is either fantastic or a huge waste of time. With the clear realization that functionality does not equal usability, the next question has to be tackled. Are the systems usable?
 
 

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