Podcast: The biggest IT project you haven’t heard about
The folks at Trinity Health in Novi, Mich., are in the midst of a massive rollout of health information technology that eventually will cover 24 hospitals in seven states—and have the third-largest clinical data repository in the nation, behind only the Department of Veterans Affairs and Kaiser Permanente. Called Project Genesis, the effort has not been widely publicized (not for lack of trying—I pitched the story to a couple of editors last year and was turned down).
While meeting last week with Narendra Kini, M.D., Trinity Health’s executive vice president for clinical and physician services, I decided to turn the recorder on and let him explain Project Genesis for the masses (or at least the few hundred people who will find this page). This podcast is the result.
Podcast details:
Narendra Kini, M.D., Trinity Health. MP3, mono, 64 kbps, 5.7 MB, running time 12:30.
I enjoyed listening to the interview with Dr. Kini. It sounds like they are really on the right track to not only reduce medical errors but also set an example for the rest of the healthcare organizations to emulate by bringing increased efficiency to every aspect of the healthcare experience for patients and staff. Personally I’m a healthcare IT software developer that has a new tool to mine legacy databases and develop custom data files for process improvement. My prior background was a 28 year career for one of the big three modality suppliers and had the responsibility for developing the current generation of PACS solutions so I know what needs to be done to further enhance healthcare system efficiency and performance standards. Also am a member of ASTM and their E31.28 Healthcare Informatics Committee that recently released The Continuity of Care Record(CCR) which will help indentify patient history upon arrival at a hospital. Wish Dr. Kini and his team only the best in their next phases of their projects. If Dr. Kini would like to contact me I have a prototype data mining solution out on the web that is password protected but I’m willing to let him see it and comment on it. My e-mail address is: bobrudy1@juno.comBob Rudy, Founder and CEORARE Advisors