healthsystemCIO – Strategies for Hospital IT Leaders

The best way to gain buy-in with an EHR migration? Communicate constantly and demonstrate, “through incremental results over time,” how it is helping to increase efficiency and lower costs while providing a better experience, says CIO Tanya Townsend. Source: Q&A with LCMC Health CIO Tanya Townsend, Part 2: “Let’s focus on how we make a difference.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars wi...

“There’s no longer going to be a distinction among acute, ambulatory and virtual; it’s going to be one care ecosystem,” said Hank Capps, MD, in a recent podcast. And that means the ability to be nimble and shift “is going to be really important.” Source: Q&A with CIDO Hank Capps, Part 1: “We have to be more entrepreneurial in our thinking.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Healt...

Defending against an attack is easier if you have some idea when and how it's coming. In this webinar, leaders will discuss the best sources for threat intelligence, the top threats currently facing health systems and the most promising defenses against those dangers. Source: Enhancing Cyber-Resilience with Timely Threat Intelligence on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health Syste...

Many health systems are investing in cloud deployments that give them greater stability, a pay-for-what-you-use pricing model and enhanced security. But with the cloud now a primary target for cyber criminals, moving your email to one of the large public cloud providers doesn't mean you are totally off the security hook. In fact, it doesn’t even necessarily mean your email is secure. In this webin...

Dr. Shelly Disser, VP of Solution Delivery with MediQuant, talks with healthsystemCIO's Anthony Guerra about how organizations are working to rationalize their application portfolios, why battling Covid made those projects more difficult, and some best practices on how to manage the issue today. Source: Partner Perspective: M&A and Covid-Induced Buying Leave Health Systems Struggling with Applicat...

The use of collaborative tools has been a game-changer, but it requires “an ongoing maturation of how we then learn to live with and apply this technology in a way that's beneficial, and doesn’t become a distraction or a burden on our employees,” said CIO Reid Stephan. Source: Q&A with Reid Stephan, Part 1: “There’s a Need for This Type of Experience beyond Covid.” on healthsystemcio.com - Intervi...

Mark McArdle, Chief Products & Design Officer at Imprivata, and Anthony Guerra, Founder & Editor in Chief, healthsystemCIO, discuss the state of security in health systems, how those organizations are working to balance security and usability, and where identity governance fits into the equation.  Source: Partner Perspective: Leading with ROI Key to Getting Identity Governance Projects Approved on...

For Karen Marhefka, serving in an advisory role to Liz Johnson provided an opportunity to hone her skills in navigating “the politics and nuances” of the healthcare IT world, while also watching her “blind side.” Source: Q&A with Karen Marhefka, Part 2: “In a remote structure, everyone has more of a voice.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

Covid's impact on health systems -- which saw clinicians pulled into different roles, workers accessing systems remotely, and telehealth reach unimagined heights -- brought home how important identity governance (IG) was to a sound security strategy, with organizations such as Gartner and NIST echoing its importance. As Covid abates and reprioritization reshuffles many to-do lists, organizations t...

The key to transitioning several “independent, proud organizations” to a single platform? “Building a concept of shared governance,” said CIO Tanya Townsend, who talked about LCMC Health’s journey during a recent podcast. Source: Q&A with LCMC Health CIO Tanya Townsend, Part 1: “We can’t go back to the way things were.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

The difference between a vendor and a partnership is actually quite simple, according to Tom Barnett. A vendor will try to sell a product – regardless of whether is the right fit, whereas a partner wants to find the right fit, even if it’s not their product. Source: Q&A with CIDO Tom Barnett, Part 2: “Last year changed the game for everybody.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with He...

The current economic environment has put unprecedented pressures on every organization. Yet some organizations manage to turn this challenge into an opportunity when it comes to IT investments. In this session we’ll discuss how these organizations have elevated technology from the back office to the board room, by communicating the business value of investments and associated tradeoffs in a langua...

Due to bad data, health systems often do a poor job of matching patients with the right providers for their care needs when scheduling outpatient visits. As a result, patients can be left frustrated while health systems are left without the associated revenue. In this webinar, we'll hear from digital leaders who are working to improve data quality and systems integration for more accurate patient-...

As vaccine distribution continues apace, many healthcare IT shops are looking to get at least some of their employees back into the office at least some of the time. But questions abound around who to bring back in, how often, and what to do about those who now want to work remotely full time. Organizations are also working to ensure that the technical pieces are optimized so working from home is...

Anthony Guerra, Founder & Editor-in-Chief of heathsystemCIO, talks with Ryan Witt, Managing Director of Healthcare at Proofpoint, about the most recent cyber attacks against healthcare organizations and how studying those attacks can help IT professionals avoid becoming the next victim. Source: Partner Perspective: Rash of Recent Hacks Shows Healthcare Orgs What to Watch Out For on healthsystemcio...

When it comes to EHR migrations, having the best tools and the best change management strategy in the world isn’t going to be enough if you don’t have the right culture, says CIO Karen Marhefka in this interview. Source: Q&A with Karen Marhefka, Part 1: “The Tools Are Great, But It’s an Enormous Amount of Change.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

Decreasing costs is always a key goal in healthcare, but what’s just as important is identifying initiatives that can improve care quality, patient experience, and staff satisfaction, says Peter Pronovost, MD. “We have to measure all components of value.” Source: Podcast Q&A: Dr. Peter Pronovost on Driving Value, and UH’s “Very Different Approach to Innovation” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews...

One of the biggest challenges healthcare IT security professionals face is managing medical devices and other connected assets. This webinar will feature a panel of leaders discussing their approaches to managing risk for these devices that improve resilience and decrease vulnerability. Source: Leveraging Risk Management as a Cornerstone of Your Connected Assets Security Strategy on healthsystemci...

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...

John Halamka, MD, president of the Mayo Clinic Platform, provides the latest updates on national HIT policy and prognosticates on future direction. Source: HIT Policy Update on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

At its core, patient experience is about helping people "communicate efficiently and effectively," says Rick Evans, CXO at NewYork-Presbyterian. In this podcast, he talks about how his team has continued to work toward that goal despite PPE and other Covid-related challenges. Source: Q&A with CXO Rick Evans, Part 1: “We Came Together as a Team and Rapidly Adapted.” on healthsystemcio.com - Intervi...

As CIO, one of Jim Daly’s key priorities is to ensure the organization is getting the maximum value from its IT investments – which includes not just applications and infrastructure, but people, he said during a recent interview. Source: Q&A with CIO Jim Daly, Part 2: “I Can’t Think of a Time When We’ve Had This Much Disruption.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT...

The pandemic has elevated compliance-related risks including snooping incidents by in-house health system staff, perhaps fueled by curiosity about COVID-19 diagnoses and vaccinations. At resource-strained organizations where compliance, security, and IT professionals rely on manual, random audits for protection, such intrusions are going unchecked — with major consequences. In this timely webinar,...

The key to improving patient care is in changing the narrative, according to Peter Pronovost, Chief Clincal Transformation Officer at University Hosptials. “We need to stop believing that defects are inevitable, and start believing they’re preventable.” Source: Q&A with Peter Pronovost, Part 1: “We Need to Evolve from Being Reactive to Being Proactive.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webina...

One of the most challenging aspects of leadership? Knowing when to push, and when to “back off and let people acclimate to the change we’re trying to push forward,” says Jim Daly, CIO at Washington Regional Medical System, in this podcast interview. Source: Q&A with CIO Jim Daly, Part 1: “We Can Only Go as Fast as Folks Can Execute.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health Syste...