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34
Smarter Emergency Room Strategy
Smarter Emergency Room Strategy features John Lee, MD—Emergency Physician, Epic Whisperer, and Founder of HIT Peak Advisors. Dr. Lee brings a front-line perspective on how smarter design and thoughtful integration of health IT can transform the emergency room. From EHR usability to workflow redesign, he shares how better systems not only ease clinician burden but also improve patient outcomes. Don’t miss this candid conversation on making the ER smarter, faster, and more human-centered.
EPISODE GUESTS
John Lee
HIT Peak Advisors
The Epic Whisperer
Dr. John Lee is a practicing emergency medicine physician, health IT executive, and specialized consultant known as the "Epic Whisperer," who bridges the gap between high-level clinical strategy and hands-on technical execution within Epic EHR ecosystems. As the Founder of HIT Peak Advisors, he leverages his unique dual background as a frontline clinician and an Epic architect to help health tech startups navigate complex integrations and assist healthcare organizations with workflow and analytics optimization. Dr. Lee's distinguished career includes nearly three decades of clinical practice at Edward Hospital, alongside extensive administrative leadership roles as the Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) for Edward-Elmhurst Health and Senior Vice President and CMIO for the Allegheny Health Network. Currently balancing his clinical duties at Edward-Elmhurst with a role as a Clinical Informatics Specialist for The MetroHealth System, he specializes in translating complex data structures like SmartData and SQL into practical, high-yield solutions that align with actual clinical realities.
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