Discover strategies for a successful Epic implementation, from pre-planning to post go-live improvement, ensuring long-term success and optimized patient outcomes. 

From planning to performance: Strategies for a successful Epic implementation 

Learn how to maximize efficiency and impact through inbox messaging management for your healthcare organization.

Maximizing efficiency and impact through inbox messaging management 

Learn how Baker Tilly optimized revenue and compliance for a U.S. healthcare system by assessing their Epic platform, standardizing processes and enhancing workflows. 

Healthcare system saves cost through optimized revenue capture and compliance

Learn how to optimize your organization's surgical procedures to enhance data consistency, improve patient care by reducing inefficiencies and prevent revenue loss by streamlining workflows. 

Optimizing surgical operations: Strategies for enhancing efficiency and revenue 

Learn how Baker Tilly optimized a healthcare organization’s scheduling system, resulting in improved patient access and financial growth. 

Hospital optimizes scheduling for enhanced patient access and utilization

Learn how Baker Tilly helped a health system streamline their supply chain management system and increase revenue in the process. 

Learn how Baker Tilly helped a health system optimize their electronic medical record (EMR) system to enhance operating room efficiency.

Healthcare system optimizes electronic medical record for operating room efficiency

Learn how to optimize your ambulatory provider scheduling to boost efficiency, improve patient satisfaction and enhance resource utilization with Epic applications.

Streamlining success in ambulatory provider scheduling optimization with Epic applications 

Learn how Baker Tilly helped a not-for-profit hospital improve their disparate technology

Improving technology landscape with Epic EHR for patient care and revenue cycle

Learn how Baker Tilly helped a healthcare system transform their pharmaceutical charging structure and increase profitability.

Health system bolsters financial performance by reviewing pharmaceutical charging structure

Kathy Kuhar is a director with Baker Tilly’s digital solutions practice. With more than 10 years in the healthcare industry, Kathy has deep experience in both the hospital and ambulatory care environments. She also has experience directing large-scale healthcare IT initiatives. 

Her experience includes an array of experiences benefiting clients in evolving healthcare environments.

Kathy Kuhar is a director with Baker Tilly’s digital solutions practice

Bachelor of Science in information systems

Transitioned clients from volume to value-based care: developed financial risk solutions for payer contracts, quality incentive payments and/or cost performance payments

Experience with population health initiatives, including payer platform, chronic care disease registries, roster management engine, external claims integration, social determinants of health and Epic Happy Together

Experience with scheduling initiatives for staff process improvement, including streamlining access by implementing ticket scheduling, open scheduling, direct scheduling (MyChart) and decision trees

Created outcomes of digital registration by using MyChart e-Check-in

As Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems become integral to healthcare operations, the next critical step is optimizing these powerful tools to enhance efficiency and improve patient outcomes. This dynamic panel session will explore cutting-edge strategies for EHR optimization, focusing on refining workflows, reducing cost while improving revenue and boosting user satisfaction.     This panel will share real world examples and challenges faced by healthcare organizations. By transforming EHR usage, healthcare organizations can significantly reduce costs, increase productivity, and elevate the quality of patient care. Join us to gain actionable insights and unlock the full potential of your EHR investment.   Learning objectives   Identify strategies for optimizing EHR systems to streamline hospital operations and enhance financial management  Analyze common challenges in ERP and EHR integration and propose solutions to overcome these obstacles for operational excellence  Describe advanced approaches for EHR optimization to refine workflows, improve data accuracy, and boost user satisfaction in healthcare organizations  Discuss opportunities for improvements in OR charging and throughput along with Ambulatory scheduling efficiency  Who should attend  CIO, CTO, CTIO, Senior IT, CEO, COO, Chief Quality Officer and Chief Clinical Transformation Officer  Presenters  Ed Ricks, MHA, CHCIO - Managing Director, Baker Tilly  Kathy Kuhar – Director, Baker Tilly  Terri Couts, MHA, RN – Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer, The Guthrie Clinic  Stacey Johnston, MD, MHA, CHCIO - Chief Information and Digital Execution Officer, Beacon Health System

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