This is MUSE Views, the podcast for the MUSE community, about the MUSE community. MUSE is a non-profit education and networking group for users of the MEDITECH electronic health record system. Here on our podcast we chat with healthcare IT folks about ideas, opportunities, strategies and solutions to improve work/life experiences and share views you can use! Tune in to hear stories from a variety of disciplines and perspectives - and gain real world knowledge you can apply in yours!

MUSE Views Host - TJ Temple

TJ Temple brings a unique perspective to healthcare IT as he began his career on the clinical side before moving into IT roles. IT. TJ has more than 15 years of experience and understands the important role IT plays in the care of patients and strives to keep the connection between IT and patient care at the forefront.

TJ has served nine years on the MUSE Board of Directors, and additional years on various MUSE committees. After serving in hospital-based IT leadership for 11 years, TJ is now sharing his skillset and passion with other organizations serving as principal consultant for Temple Consulting.

These opportunities have exposed TJ to a wide range of industry colleagues whom he enjoys networking with to discuss best practices and share innovative ideas to improve patient care through IT.

Better SAFER than Sorry

Guest: Kelly Lippold
Director of Health Informatics
NMC Health, Newton, Kansas
Episode length: 28 minutes

Learn how IT and Informatics play significant heavy role in helping NMC Health be named a top 100 facility for the fifth year in a row. Hear discussions about the MEDITECH’s BCA tool and how it supports the organization, and the value of the risk, case management, and quality modules. Learn about the SAFER guidelines, the new regulatory self-assessment tools that are required for attestation and compliance with the interoperability regulations. Plus, leading and networking at MUSE events!

Show Notes:

• NMC Health Designated a Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital
• SAFER Guides | HealthIT.gov
• The Calling: Why Healthcare is So Special

Musings from an Experienced CIO

Guest: Joel Benware, CIO
Samaritan Medical Center, Watertown, New York
Episode Length: 33 minutes

Learn about Joel Benware’s interesting first few months at his new organization dealing with a security issue. Hear about his current EHR environment and plans for moving to Expanse. Other topics include COVID (and how it has impacted his organization) and how to manage legacy data. Joel discusses a meeting/presentation summary skill that he learned from his previous CEO.

Show Notes

• Bestselling author and business professor Scott Galloway
• Ed Marx
• The Four Agreements book
• 2022 MUSE Executive Institute presentations

Priority Pack Plans are a Priority

Guest: Nicki Rothove, IT Applications Manager
Ozarks Healthcare, West Plains, Missouri
Episode Length: 35 minutes

Nicki Rothove discusses issues affecting her organization including COVD-19, and Priority Pack 28 - preparation, testing, and more!

Show Notes

• Behavioral Health Confidential Documents presentation
• Acute Hold Queue presentation
• Improving the MEDITECH EHR Experience presentation – learn about the KLAS Arch Collaborative initiative
• Battlefield of the Mind: Winning the Battle in Your Mind – thumbs up for this book from Nicki!

MaaS Transit – Implementing MEDITECH as a Service

Guest: Brenda Sexson, Director, Information Services
Boone Health, Columbia, Missouri
Episode Length: 29 minutes

Brenda Sexson discusses their implementation of MEDITECH MaaS highlighting the selection process, how they hired and onboarded IT staff, priority packs and patching, conversions and legacy data, third-party vendors, and quality reporting.

Show Notes

• Brenda Sexson’s MUSE Executive Institute presentation

Home-Based or Office-Based?

Guest: Becky Blevins, Information Services Project Manager
Ephraim McDowell Health, Danville, Kentucky
Episode length: 30 minutes

Becky Blevins discusses a variety of topics including working remotely, using Google vs. Microsoft, project management and AUC (acceptable use criteria). Plus, learn about the Kentucky Community Peer Group (CPG) and other MUSE events.

Show Notes

• Questions about educational offerings? Contact Alicia Roberts, MUSE Director of Education and Marketing.
• Kentucky Community Peer Group presentation recordings (MUSE password protected).
• Adventures with Purpose YouTube channel.