Over the next couple days, I’m attending the MEDITECH MD and CIO Forum. This is essentially the user conference for the MD and CIO users of MEDITECH software. This morning, they kicked off the event with Ted James, MD, Medical Director at BIDMC/Harvard Medical School. He provided a number of great insights into what’s happening in healthcare and what leaders can do to be more successful.
Below you’ll find a Twitter summary of Ted James, MD’s keynote. You can also watch the live video interviews I’m doing from the event on the Healthcare Scene Facebook page and follow along on Twitter using the hashtag #MDCIO2018.
Nice message from @tedjamesmd on how times are changing and how healthcare needs to change with it. #MDCIO2018 pic.twitter.com/zofTXk8Ezv
— John Lynn (@techguy) October 17, 2018
Healthcare change seems to be an ever ongoing theme. The question really is around the pace of change.
We get a lot of mandates from organizations, but we don't get a lot of guidance. #MDCIO2018 #HITsm #hcldr
— John Lynn (@techguy) October 17, 2018
Anyone that’s been through meaningful use understands this experience.
Organizations thrive on routine. #changeishard @tedjamesmd @MEDITECH #MDCIO2018
— John Lynn (@techguy) October 17, 2018
Routine is a powerful idea. So powerful that it prevents change.
The more change that's needed, the more leadership is needed. @tedjamesmd #MDCIO2018
— John Lynn (@techguy) October 17, 2018
Leadership is the key to any change and was a definite theme from Ted James, MD’s keynote.
Carrots and sticks are counterproductive when tasks are complex. #MDCIO2018
— John Lynn (@techguy) October 17, 2018
I love the concept of nudges, but it only works for a subset of use cases in healthcare. Why? Because so many things in healthcare are really complex.
3 secrets to motivation: autonomy, mastery, and purpose. @tedjamesmd #MDCIO2018
— John Lynn (@techguy) October 17, 2018
These 3 ideas were really interesting, but I definitely need more time to fully process what they mean. What do you think of these 3 ideas?
As we try to implement change, the more familiar physicians become with the changes, the easier it is for them to accept it. @tedjamesmd #MDCIO2018
— John Lynn (@techguy) October 17, 2018
This was a really fascinating idea. It illustrates the need to constantly communicate changes so that people get use to the change before the change even occurs. Familiarity with something changes the experience.
First question for @tedjamesmd at #MDCIO2018 "Let's say you're working to move a glacier along, what's the first step you take?" Many can relate to this feeling.
— John Lynn (@techguy) October 17, 2018
Moving an iceberg feels like an apt descrition of healthcare.
We need to stop looking at physician burnout as a physician problem. It's not. It's a system problem. @tedjamesmd #HITsm #MDCIO2018
— John Lynn (@techguy) October 17, 2018
This reminds me of when I recently heard that more yoga won’t fix the physician burnout problem.
“Before you can lead, you need to listen”. Dr. Ted James #MDCIO2018 pic.twitter.com/1bE15SVHQy
— Stephanie Canavan (@scanavan4) October 17, 2018
This is an important lesson for leaders.
Great to see so many women at the #mdcio2018 event. More than any MD and CIO event we've been to. Nice work @MEDITECH https://t.co/8aZzz5Z6OH
— Healthcare Scene (@HealthcareScene) October 17, 2018
This was a refreshing experience to see so many women at a MD and CIO event.
Check back later for more coverage from the MEDITECH MD and CIO Forum.
[…] I recently had the pleasure of attending the annual MEDITECH MD and CIO Forum. Not only was the venue and MEDITECH hospitality great, but they also ordered up beautiful fall weather for the event in Boston. Although, I have to admit that it must be intimidating to speak at an event hosted in the round. Luckily all of the keynotes really delivered (See my post about Ted James, MD’s keynote). […]