MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'epic'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:13:12 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159281&cid=t_178629_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2F_az5UonSHQ4%2F Discussion About EMR Study by Accenture One of the first people I talked with when I... Google Health Co-op (Making Google Health Portal Possible) This is a little late to be posting, but I’ve... (Source: EMR and HIPAA) EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159281 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 05:11:50 +0100 5159281 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139938&cid=t_178629_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2FYKYYdrcHm4s%2F I recently came across this really interesting Wall Street Journal blog post. In it a recent college graduate gives a nice rendition of the challenge of changing from student to employee. Turns out, this newly minted graduate has found work at the popular healthcare IT software company: Epic. Of course, the fact that Epic is hiring a recent college graduate should come as no surprise to anyone in the EMR and healthcare IT field. Epic has long been a haven for new graduates since their hiring practices seem to favor training new blood as opposed to hiring experienced EMR practitioners. However, reading the above post made me think back to when I first got hired for a job working with an electronic medical record. This part of the blog post really hit home (emphasis mine): Starting Aug 1, I ... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139938 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:12:04 +0100 5139938 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057721&cid=t_178629_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fone-physician-learns-to-efficiently-manage-her-electronic-medical-records%2F2011.07.23 My practice has been using the EPIC electronic medical record for 5 years now, and it’s taken about that long for me to figure out how to tweak the system to make myself more efficient, and for the system to evolve to a place where I could tweak it myself. Case in point – Quick Actions. EPIC’s most recent upgrade includes little self-made macros called “quick actions” that turn repetitive tasks into a mouse click. I’m using quick actions to manage my results in basket in much the same way you may be using Rules in Outlook to manage your email. Some of my macros are actually little work-arounds for a system that is not yet entirely integrated and a patient population that has not yet embraced online results communication. About half of my patients sign up for online results – ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057721 Sat, 23 Jul 2011 19:00:03 +0100 5057721 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4953044&cid=t_178629_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2FfDeOPTZnEYY%2F #bbpBox_82695997494530048 a { text-decoration:none; color:#0000ff; }#bbpBox_82695997494530048 a:hover { text-decoration:underline; } Looks like Estonia is the new model for system wide EHR http://bit.ly/liYLwe June 19, 2011 11:27 pm via TweetDeckReplyRetweetFavorite @boltyboy Matthew Holt I’m always fascinated by other countries EHR implementations. So many other countries are interesting to consider since they’re missing so many of the barriers that make EHR adoption and even more specifically health information exchange between EHR software so difficult. Nice to learn more about the success that Estonia has had adopting EHR software. I’d like to learn a lot more about what’s being done with international EHR implementations. #bbpBox_82462900882644992 a { t... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4953044 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 07:02:57 +0100 4953044 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4953051&cid=t_178629_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2FWTfa7200mAM%2F I was witness to an interesting discussion earlier this week at the Wisconsin Technology Network’s Digital Healthcare Conference in Madison, Wis.: Is meaningful use a floor or a ceiling? One panelist, Judy Murphy, VP of information services at Aurora Health Care in Milwaukee, said Stage 1 meaningful use has caused the health system to alter its own IT plans by activating a patient portal and moving more toward interoperability sooner than intended. “We wouldn’t have decided to give electronic copies of clinical summaries at discharge [without meaningful use],” Murphy said. But Murphy believes it’s a floor for many of the criteria, such as the requirement that 30 percent of patients have at least one medication order entered electronically. “No one would ... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4953051 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:16:34 +0100 4953051 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4789382&cid=t_178629_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Fneil%2F2011%2F04%2F28%2Fchicago-hospitals-embark-on-long-hie-journey%2F I live in Chicago, a highly competitive healthcare market with some world-class medical schools (Northwestern, University of Chicago, Loyola, Rush) and a pretty decent record of EMR adoption. At least four major institutions/health systems run similar Epic EMRs: University of Chicago Medical Center, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Rush University Medical Center and, in the northern suburbs, NorthShore University HealthSystem (formerly Evanston-Northwestern Healthcare). Three NorthShore hospitals–Evanston Hospital, Glenbrook Hospital and Highland Park Hospital–were among the first in the country to reach Stage 7 on the HIMSS Analytics EMR Adoption Model.(NorthShore’s Skokie Hospital since has reached Stage 7). Several others, notably Rush, Advocate Lutheran General Hospita... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4789382 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:01:25 +0100 4789382 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4377537&cid=t_178629_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F01%2Fhealthcare-it-delirium.html The delirium surrounding healthcare IT seems to be worsening.In an Aug. 2010 post "EPIC's outrageous recommendations on healthcare IT project staffing" I wrote that health IT company Epic, one of the largest, seemed to not care about healthcare or IT education or experience in its recommendations to hospitals on staffing of safety critical projects (i.e., the implementation of safety critical clinical cybernetic devices):Epic emphasizes that many hospitals can staff their projects internally, choosing people who know the organization. However, they emphasize choosing the best and brightest, not those with time to spare. Epic advocates the same approach it takes in its own hiring: don’t worry about relevant experience, choose people with the right traits, qualities, and skills, they say... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4377537 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:15:00 +0100 4377537 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4294782&cid=t_178629_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2010%2F12%2F20%2Fdifferent-methods-to-become-a-top-emr-company%2F A few months ago, the blogger over at Health Finch wrote blog post which analyzes 3 of the top health care IT companies and how they were started. It is very interesting to see the evolution of the large health care IT companies. Here’s the summary of the 3 companies Health Finch looked at: Epic Systems – Started with Scheduling and Billing Cerner – Started as a Laboratory Information System McKesson – Started dong Rx Management As a PS to the post, they point out Epocrates working on the same model with their Epocrates EMR. That is one of the most interesting things I’ve noted when attending the various EMR related conferences that I attend. There’s a whole variety of ways that EMR companies are approaching the market. Another example of this trend is t... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4294782 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:31:09 +0100 4294782 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4251166&cid=t_178629_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2010%2F12%2F05%2Ftop-emr-ads-and-emr-epic-jobs%2F I’m pretty pumped right now since this weekend is probably the best weekend (traffic wise) that EMR and HIPAA has ever had. I’m not sure the difference, but thanks to all of you who have been reading over the weekend. The weekend is usually pretty dead around EMR and HIPAA and so it’s awesome to get some great traffic to the site on the weekend. Plus, I just checked and it’s pretty cool that EMR and HIPAA (this site) just passed 3.5 million pageviews and EMR and EHR just passed half a Million. Not bad. Top EMR and HIPAA Ads Tomorrow or the next day I’m planning to send out the details on the top ads on EMR and HIPAA. As I did 6 months ago, I’ll be opening up the bidding for the top 2 ads on the site. So many people have been interested in the top ads tha... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4251166 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 07:28:29 +0100 4251166 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4186901&cid=t_178629_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F8Fq5W0hDuWU%2F By Jim HarperWith the TSA sticking by its policy of requiring select air travelers to submit to visual observation or physical touching of their private areas before they can fly, a number of groups are collecting reports and facilitating public discussion. The American Civil Liberties Union has put up a page on which to report TSA screening abuses. The Electronic Privacy Information Center has a “Body Scanner Incident Report” page. And the U.S. Travel Association has a site called “Your Travel Voice,” and a related Facebook page where people can share their stories and air their views. The activism site StopDigitalStripSearches.org also has a Facebook page. The TSA has a complaint form you can fill out, of course. When you post to a Facebook page, obviously yo... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4186901 Sat, 20 Nov 2010 16:43:32 +0100 4186901 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3868717&cid=t_178629_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fepics-outrageous-recommendations-on.html "Critical thinking always, or your patient's dead" - Victor Satinsky, MD, NSF-funded summer science training program (SSTP) for high school students, Hahnemann Medical College, early 1970's.Health IT projects are incredibly complex undertakings in equally complex, mission-critical medical environments. They are definitely not an area for novices.From conception to design to implementation, faulty systems can endanger patients.Further, one astute author of an article entitled "Faulty Construction" in the journal ForTheRecord.com (link) observes that:Critics wonder what good it is to invest in EHR technology if it fails to engender itself to users who feel betrayed by its lack of intuitiveness.Inexperience is a critical factor in creating and implementing HIT that "betrays" users in many way... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3868717 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:13:00 +0100 3868717 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3611892&cid=t_178629_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fdid-epic-ceo-judy-faulkner-of-epic.html At the HisTALK blog 5/31/10 update, a site with thousands of readers involved in all aspects of health IT, the following anonymous (at this point) report appeared:From Tabula Rosa: “Re: EMR usability. At one of the ONC Policy Committee meetings, [founder and CEO] Judy Faulkner of Epic supposedly declared that ‘usability would be part of certification over her dead body.’ I wonder if she has similar sentiments about making software accessible to people with disabilities?” Unverified. This inspired my new poll question – keep reading below. Epic Systems Corporation is one of the largest health IT vendors in the U.S.If this report is true, it would have very, very serious implications towards the healthcare IT industry's attitudes about the usability - and ultimately the safety - of... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3611892 Sun, 30 May 2010 12:10:00 +0100 3611892 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3581697&cid=t_178629_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fehr-software-market-share-analysis Calculating market share for the electronic health record (EHR) market is no easy task. There are over 300 software vendors, many market segments (consider: size of practice served, specialties services, inpatient/outpatient) and very “fuzzy” sources of data. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3581697 Thu, 20 May 2010 14:18:03 +0100 3581697 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3504895&cid=t_178629_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FZkWK6QzBagM%2F By Jim HarperLast week, the Electronic Privacy Information Center released a petition from a group it spearheaded, asking the Department of Homeland Security to suspend deployment of whole-body imaging (aka “strip-search machines”) at airports. The petition is a thorough attack on the utility of the machines, the process (or lack of process) by which DHS has moved forward on deployment, and the suitability of the privacy protections the agency has claimed for the machines and computers that display denuded images of air travelers. The petition sets up a variety of legal challenges to the use of the machines and the process DHS has used in deploying them. Whole-body imaging was in retreat in the latter part of last year when an amendment to severely limit their use passed the H... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3504895 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:02:36 +0100 3504895 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3435026&cid=t_178629_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fdoes-award-for-stupidest-statement-made.html It may, because I am hard pressed to find any statement that approaches this one in vacuousness.Regarding reporting of healthcare IT problems and defects that might cause, or have caused, patient harm, the executive VP at EPIC stated at a HHS Health IT Policy Committee certification workgroup:... The FDA might not be the best organization to help the ONC create an environment where people feel comfortable coming forward with incident reports, said Carl Dvorak, executive VP at EHR system provider Epic Systems and a workgroup member Dvorak said he's also concerned that the FDA's QSR process wouldn't address problems people spoke about in recent workgroup testimony. "If the mission is to build a safer system, I don't know that the FDA can contribute toward that mission," he said.To this I ask... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3435026 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 03:05:00 +0100 3435026 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3432837&cid=t_178629_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fdoes-award-for-stupidest-statement-made.html It may, because I am hard pressed to find any statement that approaches this one in vacuousness.Regarding reporting of healthcare IT problems and defects that might cause, or have caused, patient harm, the executive VP at EPIC stated at a HHS Health IT Policy Committee certification workgroup:... The FDA might not be the best organization to help the ONC create an environment where people feel comfortable coming forward with incident reports, said Carl Dvorak, executive VP at EHR system provider Epic Systems and a workgroup member Dvorak said he's also concerned that the FDA's QSR process wouldn't address problems people spoke about in recent workgroup testimony. "If the mission is to build a safer system, I don't know that the FDA can contribute toward that mission," he said.To this I ask... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3432837 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 03:05:00 +0100 3432837 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3139112&cid=t_178629_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fpart-one-stage-one-meaningful-use-winners As required by legislation in the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA), HHS/CMS released rules for the meaningful use of certified EHRs before the end of 2009 (late the afternoon of Dec. 30th).  Others have already written plenty on what is actually stated in these rules, therefore, let’s take a look at the potential winners and losers of these new rules as well as those where it is still too early to tell.  This analysis will be laid out over the next few posts starting with Winners below. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3139112 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:43:51 +0100 3139112 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2625959&cid=t_178629_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FvZZkRo9p0RE%2F The Electronic Privacy Information Center has produced a very thorough analysis of the PASS ID Act, which would revive the REAL ID national ID program. The EPIC analysis states flatly, “The bill would establish a national ID card,” and, “The intent of this legislation is to facilitate a National ID system.” That’s quite a contrast to Ari Schwartz at the Center for Democracy and Technology, who alone believes that PASS ID “prevents the creation of a National ID system.” (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2625959 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:26:40 +0100 2625959 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441857&cid=t_178629_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fvendors-your-wake-call I just re-read a BusinessWeek story from about a month ago and was shocked to read the following passage: (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441857 Tue, 26 May 2009 14:05:30 +0100 2441857 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2348813&cid=t_178629_113_f&fid=34625&url=http%3A%2F%2Fclinicalit.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F04%2Fmore-thoughts-on-twitter.html Though I'm still skeptical of Twitter and not ready to sign up for fear of having too many messages to read from anyone I decide to follow, I found something I might use it for. I've just learned that Children's Hospital Omaha is getting ready to go live with EpicCare in orthopedics. That could have been handled in a single tweet, rather than a full blog post.That said, I continue to fight a losing battle against e-mail. How in the world would I ever keep up with Twitter feeds?Also, I don't like the URL shorteners the Twitterati (did I just coin a new word?) like to use to conserve characters. With so many phishing scams out there, I'm wary of clicking on URLs that don't make sense to me. Particularly alarming are the ones with country-specific top-level domain names. I've seen plenty of i... Neil Versel's Healthcare IT Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2348813 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:17:00 +0100 2348813 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2314596&cid=t_178629_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fpodcast-himss-ceo-steve-lieber For the second year in a row, I had a long, detailed chat with HIMSS CEO Steve Lieber before the start of his organization’s annual conference. This time, I was able to meet him in his downtown Chicago office last week since the 2009 conference is a home game for both of us. (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2314596 Sun, 05 Apr 2009 15:18:49 +0100 2314596 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2314671&cid=t_178629_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FEmrAndHipaa%2F%7E3%2FPZgGIfDuOyc%2F One of my loyal readers and colleagues in the EHR field recently sent me a link (pdf) to the list of members that were announced on the Health Information Technology (HIT) Committee. Take a look at the list of members on the HIT Policy Committee: Christine Bechtel, vice president, National Partnership for Woman and Families Arthur Davidson, director, Public Health Informatics, Denver Public Health Department; director, Denver Center for Public Health Preparedness; medical epidemiologist; director, HIV/AIDS Surveillance, City and County of Denver Adam Clark, research and policy director, Lance Armstrong Foundation Marc Probst, chief information officer, Intermountain Healthcare Paul Tang, vice president and chief medical information officer, Palo Alto Medical Foundation Scott White, assist... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2314671 Sun, 05 Apr 2009 07:30:55 +0100 2314671 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2314597&cid=t_178629_113_f&fid=38236&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthcareitnews.com%2Fblog%2Fexperiences-cleveland-clinic-healthvault The local Cleveland paper published a good article today that highlights the work between Cleveland Clinic and Microsoft HealthVault.  Back in November, these two announced a joint agreement to work together to test the efficacy of using consumers’ self-reported, biometric readings for improving care delivery.  In this case, Cleveland Clinic customers who are managing a chronic condition, e.g., hyp (Source: Healthcare IT News Blog) Healthcare IT News Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2314597 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:43:57 +0100 2314597 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2287241&cid=t_178629_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F03%2F17%2Fsick-days-working-parents-and-the-bad-economy%2F It’s an epic battle that surfaces every year in about October, and usually dies down in the spring. Microscopic invaders keep thousands of kids home from school every day during the fall, winter, and early spring months. Parents do their best, but we often feel powerless to prevent sick days. In light of the current national job situation, a working parent today may have more on their mind than just their child’s health. I work part time and am able to stay home with my kids most of the time. Nevertheless, I have had my share of trouble with “kid germs” interfering with my work schedule. I’ve missed more than one “really important meeting,” rescheduled training days, and reworked my writing projects around nebulizer treatments and doctor’s ap... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2287241 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:15:00 +0100 2287241 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1879747&cid=t_178629_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2008%2F10%2F15%2Fcchit-2008-ambulatory-ehr-certifications%2F Since I’m so interested in the EMR and EHR space, I’m always interested when the new list of companies is published of who has passed the CCHIT Ambulatory EHR certification. Not because I think the certification really means much. I’m more interested to see which EMR companies are spending the money to become and maintain certification. Take a look at the list: Community Computer Service Inc. MEDENT 18 eClinicalWorks eClinicalWorks 8.0 Epic Systems Corporation EpicCare Ambulatory EMR Spring 2008 Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc. PrimeSuite 2008 McKesson Provider Technologies Practice Partner 9.3 MedLink International, Inc MedLink TotalOffice 3.1 MedPlexus, Inc. MedPlexus EHR 9.2.0.0 NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc. NextGen EMR 5.5.27 Pulse Systems Pu... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1879747 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:26:46 +0100 1879747 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1382404&cid=t_178629_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F273034745%2F There’s a video out on the web now called Autism Yesterday, echoing the title of another video that appeared in 2006, Autism Every Day. The latter video by director Lauren Thierry strove to present “what it’s like” for families to live with a child for autism. The other video, “Autism Yesterday,” presents the message that “autism is reversible” via biomedical interventions; autism could become a thing of yesterday if families chose to use such treatments (many of which we have used for my son, when he was younger). I’ve never been one for taking a lot of videos of my son. I suppose you could say, I’m too busy watching and being with him to be inclined to run and get the camera. It is certainly “life with an autistic son&#822... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1382404 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:36:32 +0100 1382404 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1103594&cid=t_178629_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F202288075%2Fdrawer_stuffed_with_change_ide.html Whenever crisis strikes an organization, exceptional leaders tend to coalesce their allies, recognize a sense of urgency, and use mental tools needed to navigate the storms that come with change. Why then are lasting improvements so rare? Timothy Clark tells the story of change initiatives that never materialized ... in his recent book, Epic Change. In Clark’s words:I met with a CEO once who showed me a drawer in his filing cabinet. Pointing to the overstuffed folders that filled the drawer, he exclaimed with mock pride, “This is my million-dollar drawer.” He went on to explain that the drawer was filled with plans for change initiatives that never materialized. Over the years the organization had literally paid more than a million dollars to commission stu... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1103594 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:59:43 +0100 1103594 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1101715&cid=t_178629_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F202013284%2Fa_brain_wired_against_growth_2.html Not many people find exactly what it takes to spark change. At least not the effective, lasting or systemic kind. Any revolutionary needs where you work?In his book, Epic Change: How to Lead Change in the Global Age, Timothy Clark claims that change is not a choice. It’s an imperative in today’s high-speed, ultra competitive, global environment. Do you agree? I especially appreciated Clark’s thoughtful reflections on the human factor … that either enhances or obstructs change. This mind-bending book will be a real asset to my daily work in change ... and sits on a shelf I can reach easily for reference. His wisdom comes from excellent experience as well as from 300 executives he interviewed about their involvement in the change process. Clark builds a case for... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1101715 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 02:15:20 +0100 1101715