Prairie Lakes Welcomes New Chief Information Officer
Alex Strauss Alex Strauss

Prairie Lakes Welcomes New Chief Information Officer

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System (PLHS) is pleased to welcome Tim Pugsley to the administrative leadership staff. As Chief Information Officer (CIO), Pugsley will provide executive leadership for strategic information technology initiatives at PLHS.

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Data Management: A Key Part of EHR Implementation
Alex Strauss Alex Strauss

Data Management: A Key Part of EHR Implementation

Have you deployed an EHR (Electronic Health Record) system? Are you planning on deploying one? In either case, how are you planning to manage the data that it contains or is generating to ensure performance and availability? Was that part of your process and design requirements?

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Is Your Text Messaging HIPAA Compliant?
Alex Strauss Alex Strauss

Is Your Text Messaging HIPAA Compliant?

It’s been a busy day, with no reprieve in sight. You take a moment to text a cardiologist you work with on occasion, requesting a consult on patient John Smith. You get a reply of “???”. Oops. The doctor changed his phone number and now some college student just received your message about John Smith’s arrhythmia.

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