healthsystemCIO – Strategies for Hospital IT Leaders

The role of the chief digital officer isn’t to augment the EHR, but rather, to maximize its use and find ways to leverage emerging technologies to improve the patient experience, said Nick Patel, MD, in this podcast interview. Source: Podcast: Nick Patel on the Digital Pitfalls to Avoid & the Traits of a Successful CDO on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

In an increasingly interconnected mobile society, health systems are grappling with how to leverage resources to drive operational efficiencies for better patient outcomes.  As a result of telemedicine strategies, M&A activity, and remote workforce strategies, controlled chaos has been the norm rather than the exception when it comes to managing employee access to clinical information systems and...

“We’re realizing we can do a lot outside of these big buildings that cost millions of dollars,” said Nick Patel, CDO at Prisma Health. In this podcast, he talked about the “paradigm shift” happening in healthcare, the enormous potential he sees with remote monitoring, and why he loves disruptors. Source: Podcast: Nick Patel on the Rise of CDOs & What to Look for with Startups on healthsystemcio.co...

Savvy IT executives know their success is dependent on clinician engagement, cooperation and support; which makes having an effective CMIO and CNIO absolutely critical. In this webinar, we'll hear about how those roles have evolved during the Covid pandemic, as well as how they can best work with the CIO to bring about organizational success. Source: The CIO’s Best Friends: Leveraging CMIOs & CNIO...

One of the most common mistakes organizations make when implementing EHRs is to provide training only at go-live, said Dan Nigrin, MD, CIO at MaineHealth, in a recent interview. “These systems are changing; they’re not static.” Source: Podcast: CIO Dan Nigrin on Note Bloat, “Constant” Training & His Move to Maine on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

For regulatory, clinical and business reasons, interoperability is at the top of every CIO's to-do list. Unfortunately, seamless data flow between vendor applications is difficult to achieve. In this webinar, we'll hear from leaders about progress they've made moving down the interoperability road, along with some new paradigms that may offer easier paths forward. Source: Interoperability Quest: W...

One of the many advantages of being a data-driven culture? The ability to leverage analytics to identify needs and prioritize investments to figure out "what meets needs and what doesn't," said CIO Jackie Rice in this podcast. Source: Podcast Q&A: CIO Jackie Rice on Remaining Independent and Why Data Is “Our Biggest Resource” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Lea...

Si Luo, VP of Vocera Edge at Vocera, talks with healthsystemCIO's Anthony Guerra about the current state of care team collaboration, why he thinks there is a better way to handle such communications; and how organizations can get from here to there. Source: Partner Perspective: Consolidating on an Enterprise Communication Platform Has Potential to Reduce Costs & Increase Clinician Satisfaction on...

One of the most important steps CIOs and other leaders can take to improve clinician satisfaction? Provide education and ongoing support, says Dan Nigrin, MD, CIO at MaineHealth, in this podcast interview. Source: Podcast Q&A: CIO Dan Nigrin on Momentum, User Education & “Eye-Opening” Experiences on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

Being an effective healthcare IT executive has never been more exciting, or challenging. In this quarterly series, luminaries reveal what they're working on today, what they envision tackling tomorrow, and the keys to leading high-functioning teams. Source: Future State: Industry Leaders Discuss Today’s Priorities & Tomorrow’s Challenges on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health S...

One of the most critical components in making digital health a permanent part of the organization’s strategy? Smoothing out the workflow for clinicians to the point where they don’t think of it as a ‘virtual visit,’ but simply a patient visit, says Pam Landis. Source: Podcast Q&A with Pamela Landis, Part 2: “Digital Is Just Another Language Interface.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinar...

The decision MaineHealth made several years ago to become a system – and create a central decision-making body – made a significant difference during Covid, says CIO Dan Nigrin. "It allowed us to be more nimble and deploy solutions more efficiently." Source: Podcast Q&A: CIO Dan Nigrin Talks Integration, Vaccines & the Rise of RPM on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System I...

At Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin, the concept of digital by default means shifting the way care is delivered and business is conducted, says Bradley Crotty in this podcast. “It means don’t just do digital; be digital.” Source: Podcast Q&A with Dr. Bradley Crotty, Part 2: Digital Transformation “Is a Shared Accountability.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health Syste...

When it comes to digital engagement, the objective is to make access to care easier, no matter which method consumers use, said Pamela Landis in this podcast interview. “The doorway they come in shouldn’t matter." Source: Podcast Q&A with Pamela Landis, Part 1: “It Is Too Hard to Figure Out How to Access Care.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

For rural health organizations, cost optimization "is always top of mind," says CIO Darrell Bodnar. In this podcast, he talks about how becoming a three-hospital system has dramatically improved contract negotiations, and the “passion” that helps him stay rooted in the community. Source: Q&A with CIO Darrell Bondar, Part 2: “I’m not looking for a vendor; I’m looking for a partner.” on healthsystem...

The biggest opportunity when it comes to digital health is in improving the management of chronic conditions, says Bradley Crotty, MD. In this podcast, he talks about how his team is leveraging technology to better educate patients on their conditions. Source: Podcast Q&A with Dr. Bradley Crotty, Part 1: “Technology is Leveraging the Playing Field.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars w...

In this podcast, CIO Laishy Williams-Carlson talks about the biggest takeaways from 2020, why she's a big believer in guiding principles, and how her approach to being a female leader has evolved over the years. Source: Q&A with Laishy Williams-Carlson, Part 2: “The way we think about diversity has evolved a lot.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

Part of becoming a data-driven organization is ensuring that analytics partners with other departments – including business, clinical, and informatics – to address key challenges, says Patrick McGill, MD, who talks about his strategy as Chief Analytics Officer. Source: Q&A with Dr. Patrick McGill, Part 2: Data Governance is “a lot of elbow grease and a lot of hard work.” on healthsystemcio.com - I...

In this podcast interview, CIO Darrell Bodnar talks about the biggest threats facing rural health organizations, how migrating to a single platform helped his team manage the challenges of Covid, and how North Country Healthcare was formed. Source: Q&A with CIO Darrell Bodnar, Part 1: “It’s going to be a new level of competition.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System I...

As healthcare workers rushed to fight Covid like firefighters running to a blaze, many telehealth applications were rolled out without the usual security reviews and due diligence. But as the pandemic abates, IT security professionals must revisit all that was introduced during those heady days to see just how much risk has crept into their organizations. In this timely webinar, we'll hear from le...

One of the most complex aspects of implementing an EHR? Finding the balance between following the recipe that has proven successful, while also “making it your own,” says Laishy Williams-Carlson, CIO at Roper St. Francis, in this podcast. Source: Q&A with Laishy Williams-Carlson, Part 1: “What fills my cup is being integrated with operations.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with He...

When it comes to social determinants of health, capturing data is important, but it’s merely one step, says Patrick McGill, MD. It's also about leveraging that data to understand why gaps exist, and partnering with others to help close them. Source: Q&A with Patrick McGill, MD, Part 1: “We Should Not Be Competing on Social Determinants.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health S...

Innovation will never replace patient care as a priority. But, when approached the right way, it can “help surface more and better mechanisms for taking care of patients,” says Dr. Hank Capps, who talks about his strategy at Wellstar Health. Source: Q&A with CISO Hank Capps, Part 2: “Innovation isn’t chaotic; innovation is methodical.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health Sys...

With security threats always evolving, governance issues and resource challenges, being a CISO requires focus and courage, according to Sanjeev Sah, CISO for Centura Health, a prominent healthcare provider in Colorado. Source: Q&A with Centura Health VP/CISO Sanjeev Sah: “We have to be balanced in our approach.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

Running the day-to-day technology services is just one part of being a CIO, said Reid Stephan during a recent interview. “It’s being a trusted thought leader and a trusted executive partner to help drive the overall effectiveness of business operations.” Source: Q&A with CIO Reid Stephan, Part 2: “There has to be an inexhaustible supply of curiosity.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars...