For the 38th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we sat down with Rusty Yeager, Senior VP and CIO at Encompass Health. This time we’re taking a look into EHR strategies and their standardization on the Oracle Cerner solution. Yeager shares details on the rollout of the EHR and the value of having a standard EHR across the enterprise.  We also ask Yeager about other technologies and projects he’s working on that are important to their current strategy. Next we discuss how Encompass Health has addressed referrals and interoperability with their partners. We also discuss what sets inpatient rehabilitation hospitals apart from other hospitals from an IT perspective. Lastly, Rusty Yeager shares the best advice he’s received in his career.

Here’s a look at the questions and topics we discuss on this episode:

• What makes being the CIO of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals different than other hospitals?
  
• Referrals seem like a really important part of your business, so how have you addressed those and the interoperability piece with your partners?
  
• Talk about your decision to roll out a standardized EHR across your organization. What were the keys to success and the outcomes?
  
• Encompass Health seems to have an aggressive growth strategy. How does your EHR strategy align with those growth efforts?
  
• What other technologies and projects do you see as crucial to your current strategy?
  
• Workforce is a big challenge, what efforts are you making to retain staff?
  
• What’s the best piece of advice you’ve received in your career?
  

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