On this episode of FINN Voices, host Beth Friedman sits down with Darin Ryder, Senior Vice President at e4health and former IT executive at UF Health, Brookmeade Healthcare, and several national consulting firms. Recorded live at the Georgia HIMSS Annual Conference, their conversation centers on a recent CIO survey and roundtable led by e4health.
The discussion goes beyond the buzzwords, tackling the realities of clinical data migrations during EHR implementations and IT consolidations. Ryder shares insights on what’s changed in migration strategies, how to preserve clinical data integrity long-term, and why ignoring legacy systems is a CIO’s ticking time bomb.
If you’re navigating EHR transitions, consolidations, or the never-ending headache of legacy data, this episode offers practical takeaways to keep your systems—and your sanity—intact.
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Four Key Takeaways
- Criticality of Migration: Data migration is the most critical and frequently overlooked step in major health IT system transitions.
- Accuracy Risk: Future data accuracy is compromised when data migration and validation efforts are underfunded or underestimated.
- Early Planning: Develop a comprehensive data migration plan and process early in your new EHR or IT system implementation timeline.
- Legal Compliance: CIOs must consult with Health Information Management (HIM) directors regarding state-specific record retention laws, as these nuances significantly impact legacy system decisions.
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FINN Voices
Amplifying the power of health innovation to improve people’s lives.
FINN Voices amplifies the power of health innovation and information technology. Hosted by health experts from FINN Partners, each episode offers a peek behind the curtain of innovation with healthcare’s leading changemakers. We talk about their ideas and challenges along the way; continually shaping critical conversations and introducing the new health technologies that lie ahead.
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