Building the Builders: Maximizing Impact with Specialty Specific Builder Teams at Your Institution

2025 Clinical Informatics Conference Health Systems Presentation

2025 Clinical Informatics Conference 25x5 Presentation

Presentation Time: 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Abstract Keywords: Clinical informatics organizational models, Interprofessional Collaboration, Clinical Content and IT Project Governance
Primary Track: Leadership and Governance
Programmatic Theme: Organizational Challenges

The widespread adoption and organization level customization of EHRs has created more focused opportunities to improve clinical efficiency, outcomes, and rates of burnout by utilizing EHR “builders”. However, many institutions lack resources to support collaboration or provide resources to provider builders, leading to inefficiencies and missed innovation opportunities. At our large pediatric academic medical center, the Provider Builder Program has addressed this gap by fostering mentorship, establishing governance structures, and forming Specialty Specific Builder Teams (specialty builders paired with clinical informatic faculty).

The formation of these Specialty Specific Builder Teams has significantly enhanced builder engagement, productivity, and ticket closure rates compared to builders who previously worked individually. Growth of these builder teams and the Provider Builder Program in general with institutional conferences and events have strengthened the collaboration community at our center, driving divisional leadership buy-in, and generating effective quality and safety changes. This Specialty Specific Builder Team model demonstrates how focused, collaborative builder teams can improve EHR functionality, enhance clinical workflows, and positively impact institutional outcomes.

Moderator:
Ethan Mezoff, MD
Nationwide Children's Hospital

Speakers:
John Grisham, MD
Nationwide Children's Hospital

Juan Chaparro, MD, MS
Nationwide Children's Hospital

Aarti Chandawarkar, MD, FAAP, FAMIA
Nationwide Children's Hospital

Shravani Vundavalli, MD
Nationwide Children's Hospital

Authors:
John Grisham, MD - Nationwide Children's Hospital; Juan Chaparro, MD, MS - Nationwide Children's Hospital; Shravani Vundavalli, MD - Nationwide Children's Hospital; Aarti Chandawarkar, MD, FAAP, FAMIA - Nationwide Children's Hospital; Alysha Taxter, MD - Nationwide Children's Hospital; Ethan Mezoff, MD - Nationwide Children's Hospital; Jeffrey Hoffman, M.D. - Nationwide Children's Hospital; Jennifer Lee, MD - Nationwide Children's Hospital;