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As part of Partners eCare, the program name for the next-generation enterprise-wide clinical and revenue system and a key component of the Partners strategic initiatives launched in 2010, Partners HealthCare signed a contract in July with Epic, a worldwide leader in health information technology. To begin design and configuration for adapting the Epic software to Partners, more than 100 qualified staff members, 30 of whom will be BWHers, must be hired and trained by November.
We are asking for your help in identifying and encouraging candidates to join the newly-forming eCare Clinical Application Team as application coordinators, principal trainers and an application manager. The team will represent expertise in IT, project management and clinical workflows. The detailed descriptions for these positions are available online.
Partners is looking for candidates who have high energy, enthusiasm and a desire to take on new challenges. These individuals are likely already involved in helping define and create "best practices" and are looked upon as "go to" resources.
Some will be IS professionals, but there is also a critical need for people with operational and clinical backgrounds. "In essence, this is not an Information Systems project," said Partners Chief Health Information and Innovation Officer David Blumenthal, MD, MPP. "It is a clinical and administrative program that will change the way information is collected and used in every office, OR, ED, inpatient room and outpatient practice throughout the system."
Employees with clinical or operations expertise who are interested in joining the eCare team are encouraged to speak with their managers and apply.
Among the critical activities in integrating Epic with Partners eCare is for people who will ultimately use the software to put it through its paces. These "validation sessions" will begin in the coming months to give end-users the opportunity to understand Epic's functionality. Their feedback will inform the "design and build" phase of the five-year program.
First up is Compass, a common administrative system and process that will improve scheduling, registration and billing for patients and staff. More than 250 entity and business representatives from across Partners have been invited to the first in a series of four Compass validation sessions. In early 2013, a similar process will be underway for the clinical system component of Partners eCare.
A Refresher on Partners eCare
Aimed at fulfilling our pledge to deliver the highest quality, affordable care to patients, Partners eCare is the next generation clinical, research and administrative information system. It will provide a seamless flow of current clinical and financial information for a patient wherever the person is seen within the Partners system.
For more information about eCare positions, contact Bev Sobers at 617-582-0123 or bsobers@partners.org, or visit www.partners.org/careers and search "Partners eCare."