Last month, we shared the introduction of Azure DevOp Boards and Test Management, available by request. This month, we are excited to roll out of the Repos (repository) and Pipelines tools within the Azure DevOps applications life cycle suite.
>Click into the article headline or graphic to learn more about these new features, as well as Azure DevOps access and training info.
As GVP of Enterprise Business Applications, Frances Chao, shared on Tuesday’s IS Open Forum, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) go-live – known as Project Genesis – has been extended by six months, due to COVID-19.
Our system’s focus is on providing immediate relief to current operations and caregiver priorities, and the need to free up up financial resources for crisis response and recovery efforts. This delay supports that direction and also provides greater flexibility to prioritize when and how we engage our team resources, while the immediate focus will be on IS-driven activities.
> Click into the article headline to see more details and to see the slides presented by Frances Chao on May 5 IS Open Forum.
As we shared during our IS Open Forum reflection on May 5, the historical archives of how the 1918 pandemic impacted Providence ministries over a century ago provide us with a perspective of another difficult crisis. Just as today, the influenza (Spanish flu) pandemic called upon the resilience, self-sacrifice and ingenuity of our caregivers and Sisters to overcome.
> Click into the article headline or graphic to see history found by the Providence Archives.
Thank you to all who joined our Tuesday morning IS Open Forum. We had another impressive turn-out and some great questions, with over 1,800 joining us online, including some of our Hyderabad-based caregivers, who joined during their evening hours. Appreciate your commitment to staying engaged.
As I shared, our Board of Directors and executive sponsors have been very appreciative of the support IS has provided the system through the COVID crisis, including our support of remote work, cybersecurity, Teams collaboration, and partnering with Telehealth. Much of this work that we accelerated in this time of urgency gives us durable muscle, with modernizations and optimizations that will serve both IS and our caregivers well into the future.
The next few months are going to be critical, as we pivot to recovery as a health system, while navigating macro-economic and revenue challenges…
> Click into the article headline or graphic to read the rest of B.J.’s monthly note to IS about our current efforts and progress made.
Building on 2019 IS Caregiver Engagement Committee efforts, B.J. Moore, CIO, and his executive leadership team are reaffirming their commitment to addressing Caregiver Experience Survey feedback over the year ahead.
With former executive sponsor Adam Dial, SVP of Community Technologies, transitioning with his team out of IS, this work will be picked up by and overseen in 2020 by Doug Lewis, GVP, Administrative Technology. Doug has even brought onboard a new analyst, John Lee, reporting to him, to help drive these efforts.
> Click into the article headline or graphic and see progress made in 2018-2019 and the next steps for 2020.
We are excited to announce that on April 16, an Epic Self-Service Ticketing button was made available in the Washington-Montana instance of Epic. This was piloted with the COVID-19 command center initially before it is rolled out to the enterprise.
> Click into the article headline or graphic to see the instance implementation and communication timelines.
The IS PPMO will be launching a monthly, dynamic project labor tracking report built with Power BI on May 13. This report will give core leaders better visibility into unapproved timecards that prevent IS from being fully reimbursed for labor spent on project work.
> Click into the article headline or graphic to read how Power BI is helping improve efficiency, as well as One Team training that can help you automate your own processes.
As we take an enhanced approach to protect data, Office 365 mobile apps will soon have Application Protection Policies (APP) applied. The new settings will be deployed for the Apple iOS and Android devices for three different phases.
> Click into the article headline or graphic to review the upcoming schedule.
The Epic Upgrade and Optimization package was finalized last month and it is scheduled for June 14, 2020.
Due to operations adoption complexity and COVID-19, the scope of the project was reduced. There will be nine projects that represent key areas for both clinical and revenue cycle areas.
> Click into the article headline or graphic to read more regarding Epic Upgrade and Storyboard.
Responding to COVID-19 continues to be a priority. B.J. Moore and IS leaders have been asked by media and industry forums to share what PSJH is doing to continue to help our caregivers and communities better manage the crisis through technology.
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