Ambulatory EHR Optimization for Private Practice vs Health Systems
CHIME Opioid Action Center Podcast21 Elo 2023

Ambulatory EHR Optimization for Private Practice vs Health Systems

Host: Patty Lavely, CIO Consultant and Co-chair, CHIME Opioid Task Force


Guest: Mike Burger, Senior Consultant, Point-of-Care Partners


What you'll learn about:

- High level overview of the ambulatory EHR landscape.

- If the standard software on the market today provides “opioid tools” to help providers manage patients that are taking opioids or are high risk for addiction/overdose.-

- Third-party software to improve the capabilities including PDMP integration.

- How it all fits (or doesn't) within the clinical workflows in the office.

- If EHRs are typically tied into community services to support patients with SUD.

- Technology differences between independent physician practices vs those owned by health systems/hospitals, and if there's a difference in how they're able to determine the patients at risk.

-Whether, like hospitals, physician practices have come a long way with reducing opioid prescriptions; and if the software has functionality to support changing ordering practices.

- The percentage of physician practices contributing data and viewing data via an HIE (in Mike's experience).

- What health IT leaders do to mitigate the challenges in utilizing the technology to assist with better opioid stewardship and managing patients at risk.


The CHIME Opioid Task Force (OTF) was launched in early 2018 with a simple mission: to turn the tide on the opioid epidemic using the knowledge and expertise of the nation’s healthcare IT leaders. While our mission is simple, achieving it is not. Opioid addiction is a complex disease that requires long-term, if not lifetime, care from well-informed clinicians who are supported with easy-to-use and reliable tools.

Jaksot(53)

Interoperability and HIE Series: HealtheConnections

Interoperability and HIE Series: HealtheConnections

This podcast episode is part of a series focused on the critical issue of the opioid epidemic, and how healthcare IT and health information exchanges (HIEs) can bridge interoperability gaps. Explore h...

18 Helmi 202528min

Interoperability and HIE Series: Manifest MedEx Part 2

Interoperability and HIE Series: Manifest MedEx Part 2

In Part 2 of this two-part series, we continue the conversation about how Manifest MedEx ensures seamless data sharing across diverse healthcare providers, including opioid treatment and mental health...

10 Helmi 202525min

Innovative Tech Solutions for Methadone Treatment Access and Efficiency

Innovative Tech Solutions for Methadone Treatment Access and Efficiency

Join us as we delve into innovative solutions transforming methadone dispensing at opioid treatment provider clinics. This episode unpacks revolutionary capabilities that enhance communication and tre...

10 Helmi 202522min

Exploration In Remote Monitoring Tech for Inpatient OUD Treatment

Exploration In Remote Monitoring Tech for Inpatient OUD Treatment

In this episode, we explore FDA-cleared remote patient monitoring technology and its applications in opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment. Discover how such innovations could enhance monitoring and com...

10 Helmi 202514min

Harnessing Wearable Data to Empower Chronic Pain Patients

Harnessing Wearable Data to Empower Chronic Pain Patients

Explore the transformative potential of wearable technology in chronic pain management in this captivating podcast episode. Delve into how personalized, evidence-based digital solutions empower the on...

10 Helmi 202523min

Interoperability and HIE Series: Manifest MedEx Part 1

Interoperability and HIE Series: Manifest MedEx Part 1

In Part 1 of this two-part series, we delve into how Manifest MedEx ensures seamless data sharing across diverse healthcare providers, including opioid treatment and mental health services, while adhe...

5 Joulu 202427min

Integrating Hope & Health at The Link: An Innovative Community Triage Center for Behavioral Health & Substance Use

Integrating Hope & Health at The Link: An Innovative Community Triage Center for Behavioral Health & Substance Use

In this episode we hear from a Clinical Program Manager about the inception, operation, and impact of The Link, a community triage center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Learn how it was born out of a d...

30 Loka 202420min

Clinical Advisory Panel: Current State of Opioid-Related Capabilities in Enterprise Electronic Health Records

Clinical Advisory Panel: Current State of Opioid-Related Capabilities in Enterprise Electronic Health Records

A panel discussion led by the Co-chair of the CHIME Opioid Task Force (OTF), featuring members of the Clinical Advisory Subcommittee, on their latest white paper. The paper outlines 13 essential opioi...

22 Syys 202434min