by JR Bareis | Jun 16, 2026 | Columbia Healthcare
Most healthcare technology problems do not start as emergencies. They start as little annoyances. A workstation in the nurses station runs slower than normal.An EHR screen takes longer to load.A Microsoft 365 warning message pops up.A backup notification fails.An...
by JR Bareis | Jun 9, 2026 | Columbia Healthcare
Every year around late June, we get the longest day of the year.More daylight.More usable hours.More time, at least in theory.But most healthcare leaders do not experience it that way.In a hospital, clinic, physician practice, nursing home, behavioral health office,...
by JR Bareis | Jun 2, 2026 | Columbia Healthcare
Kids are home. Vacations start rolling in. Staff schedules shift. Providers cover for each other. Nurses, billing teams, front desk staff, administrators, and managers are trying to keep patient care moving while life gets louder around them.The routine changes.And...
by JR Bareis | May 26, 2026 | Columbia Healthcare
While you are heading home after a long week, covering a holiday schedule, or trying to keep a clinic staffed through the weekend, someone else is getting to work.They have been planning for this.They know which healthcare organizations will be running with limited...
by JR Bareis | May 19, 2026 | Columbia Healthcare
The patient summary looked great. Clean. Professional. Exactly the kind of document that makes a healthcare organization look like it has everything under control. Then someone caught the problem. The medication detail was wrong. The source note did not say what the...
by JR Bareis | May 12, 2026 | Columbia Healthcare
Spring cleaning usually starts with closets. But for healthcare organizations, the real risk is not what is hanging up. It shows up in an inbox. Usually on a Tuesday morning. An email that looks like it is from the administrator, physician owner, department director,...
