Share and Share Alike
Guests from the East Tennessee Children’s Hospital (ETCH), Knoxville, Tennessee:
- Amy Hill, Clinical Applications Manager
- Rick Simpson, Director of Information Technology
- Caron Zawadski, Director of Clinical Applications
Rick provides an overview the facility and EHR environment – and highlights the uniqueness of a children’s hospital. Amy shares her career path from bedside pediatric nursing to IT, and ultimately a clinical manager. Caron outlines the current projects at the hospital including MEDITECH’s Expanse Cam, Expanse Now, and High Availability Snapshot.
Learn about the collaboration between East Tennessee Children’s Hospital and Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, based in Liverpool. Users from the two distinguished facilities meet regularly to share, learn and, sometimes, commiserate. Hear how the relationship has been mutually beneficial, and reinforces the value of organization like MUSE.
Show notes:
Amy Hill has been a pediatric nurse for 27 years and has been working as part of the IT team for 13 years. As manager, she leads a team of 16 analysts and informatics that support clinical staff through implementation, optimizations and daily support.
Rick Simpson, the Director of Information technology, is responsible for overall information management, technology, security, and the coordination of information needs in support of the operational strategic plans for the organization.
Caron Zawadski, who serves as Director of Clinical Applications, works closely with Amy and responsible for the management and oversight of analysts and informatics team.