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Thinking out
loud.

Perspectives from two decades of clinical informatics, health system leadership, and the evolving art of making technology and medicine work better together.

PodcastMay 2020

Interview with the CMIO Podcast

A deep conversation about the CMIO role, physician engagement, EHR optimization, and the path from bedside to boardroom.

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HISTalkMar 2019

To Douse the Flames of Physician Burnout, Target the Four Biggest Time-Wasters in the EHR

Burnout isn't inevitable — and the biggest gains come from closing the gap between clinicians and their tools. Here are the four EHR time-wasters worth addressing first.

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HISTalkSep 2017

The Treatment for BCD (Big Company Disease): How to Streamline EHR Decision-Making

Large health systems navigate extraordinary complexity. Here's how to streamline decision-making and accelerate EHR optimization across the enterprise.

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HISTalkApr 2017

A Prescription for Poor Clinician Engagement: Stop Communicating and Start Marketing

The most effective health systems don't just communicate to physicians — they engage them as partners and co-designers, with the same creativity and intentionality as any great brand.

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Healthcare IT NewsAug 2016

Taking Lean to the Screen: Removing Waste from the Electronic Health Record

Lean principles transformed manufacturing. Applied to EHR screen design, they can eliminate clicks, reduce cognitive load, and give clinicians time back.

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Healthcare IT NewsFeb 2016

Preventing EHR Lava Pits: What Healthcare Can Learn from Software Engineering

Legacy EHR decisions create layers of complexity that compound over time. The smartest organizations build strategies to unwind them — and prevent new ones from forming.

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Coming Soon
The Field Guide

Bedside to
Boardrooms.

The field guide nobody gave you when you became CMIO. Six chapters. Zero fluff. Real frameworks, real stories, real talk about the job nobody prepares you for.

Subtitle: “The field guide nobody gave you when you became CMIO.”

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Bedside to
Boardrooms
David K. Butler, MD
FAMIA
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