healthsystemCIO – Strategies for Hospital IT Leaders

healthsystemCIO Founder & Editor-in-Chief Anthony Guerra talks with Dr. Kel Pults, Chief Clinical Officer with MediQuant, about the new information sharing requirements for health systems, the high level of M&A activity among those health systems, and how this dynamic has created big challenges for IT professionals. Source: Partner Perspective: New Information Sharing Regulations are Heavy Lift fo...

Operational response to COVID-19 completely disrupted inpatient care – leading health system leaders and CIOs to re-envision what their digital infrastructure needs to look like in the future. Too many legacy networks lacking mobility just can’t keep up with the pace of growing connected devices that now commonly reside in the hospital environment. Secure connectivity will take on new meaning and...

Digital initiatives are more about workflow than anything else, says Tom Barrett. In this podcast, he talks about the progression of the CIO role, what it takes to drive change, and how he has made himself available to his team during the pandemic. Source: Q&A with CIDO Tom Barnett, Part 1: “Process Is Always Upstream from Technology.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health Sys...

Healthcare leaders know they must continue to digitize the patient encounter but there is often uncertainty around where to focus limited resources. In this webinar, leaders discuss strategies for providing patients with the high-level experience they have come to expect from using sites like Amazon and Facebook on what is likely a much smaller IT budget. Source: In Pursuit of the Amazon Experienc...

Providing a better consumer experience can't happen until leaders are able to break down barriers such as connectivity, says CMIO Patrick Woodard in this podcast. "We have to think about it from the lowest common denominator." Source: Q&A with CMIO Patrick Woodard, Part 2: “We Should Be Comparing Ourselves to the Best.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

You can’t secure what you can’t see. In the past, having visibility into your medical devices simply meant knowing what they are. Today, true visibility means knowing granular details about every connected device in the network, understanding the risks they bring, mapping exactly what they are doing in the network and monitoring how they are being utilized. This device and behavioral context is fo...

There is technical, legal and cybersecurity risk in running multiple legacy systems in read-only mode. At a time when healthcare is under cyberattack, IT budgets are tight, and the Cures Act calls for making records accessible to patients; system decommissioning and data archiving are smart moves that not only mitigate risk but also offer monetary, security and user workflow benefits to the health...

In this podcast interview, CHIME CEO Russ Branzell talks about the industry’s readiness to return to in-person events, how the organization is working to solve “the most difficult problems in healthcare,” even during Covid-19, and why recognizing heroes is so critical. Source: Q&A with CHIME CEO Russ Branzell, Part 2: “We’re Ready to Get Back Together.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webina...

When it comes to digital engagement, it's not getting people to interact that's the problem, but rather, keeping the conversation going, says Aaron Martin. In this podcast, he talks about Providence's strategy, and what healthcare can learn from Amazon. Source: Q&A with Aaron Martin, Part 2: “We Can Extend Our Reach Beyond Our Clinical Footprint.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars wit...

Urgent needs – like a pandemic, for example – need to be met, but not at the cost of sacrificing strategic objectives, says CMIO Patrick Woodard, who talks about how his team is staying focused on delivery high-quality care. Source: Q&A with CMIO Patrick Woodard, Part 1: “It’s Our Job to Support Our Teams as Best We Can.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

Whether in the cloud or on-premise, most health systems and hospitals have realized that integrating their clinical applications like telemedicine and EMR solutions is essential. But, like any integration or digital transformation, this one is only as valuable as it is stable. In this webinar, we'll speak to leaders who have made progress joining these platforms and maintained visibility into thei...

There may be different ways of getting there, but for healthcare CIOs, the destination is always the same: to “deliver care that’s value-based, cost-effective, and easy to use,” says Ray Lowe of AltaMed Health Services. Source: Q&A with CIO Ray Lowe, Part 2: “It’s a lot of Communication, Training and Support.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

There is no innovation without experimentation, and there is no experimentation without investment. The cloud, however, gives innovative leaders a cost-efficient playground where they can spin up and down test environments to see if promising ideas should be put into practice. In this webinar, we'll hear from leaders who are leveraging the cloud to explore what's possible.  Source: Leveraging the...

Forget silver linings. For CHIME, the “gold lining” of the Covid-19 pandemic is the fact that the organization was able to expand and “re-ground” while others were forced to retract, says CEO Russ Branzell. Source: Q&A with CHIME CEO Russ Branzell, Part 1: “The One Thing We Had to Do Was Stay Connected.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

The primary reason why chief digital officer roles are becoming increasingly common in healthcare? The desire to transform “analog relationships with consumers” to digital, and make the experience more seamless, said Aaron Martin. Source: Q&A with CDO Aaron Martin, Part 1: “We’re Trying to Simply Using Digital Technology.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leader...

For many healthcare IT leaders, a massive challenge this year will be getting back on track with established strategic plans, while balancing initiatives introduced in response to the pandemic. In order to stay competitive and keep building on the internal gains of 2020, it’s more urgent than ever that CIOs shift from a project mindset, emphasizing cost and time frames, to a product mindset of con...

The quality of a healthcare IT shop is largely defined by whether its clinician users feel the tools they have been provided are a help or a hindrance. But what exactly does a clinician-friendly IT environment look like? Conversely, what are some common elements of a shop where burnout is likely prevalent? In this webinar, we'll hear from leaders who are working hard to ensure doctors and nurses a...

healthsystemCIO Founder & Editor in Chief Anthony Guerra talks with Imprivata CTO Wes Wright about why identity governance is being touted as an important weapon in the security fight, how to go about implementing it, and what the future of cyber-defense may look like. Source: Partner Perspective: Implementing Identity Governance Takes a Program, Not a Project, Approach on healthsystemcio.com - In...

For organizations focused largely focused on primary care, an essential aspect in getting through Covid-19 was the ability to reimagine vendor relationships. “Without partner support, it would’ve been hard to move through this,” said Ray Lowe. Source: Q&A with CIO Ray Lowe, Part 1: “We’re moving very quickly to the digital edge.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT...

One of the core functions of the CIO's role is being able to translate clinical needs and make them resonate to the point where teams are willing to put in extra efforts, said Aaron Miri. “You have to be in the pilot’s seat.” Source: Q&A with CIO Aaron Miri, Part 2: “You Have to Engage, Motivate and Drive Your Team Forward.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Lead...

One of the biggest challenges in driving digital transformation is that in many cases, the experience isn't fluid, says Tony Ambrozie in this podcast. "We're trying to mesh different systems and different products together in a way that we wouldn't do elsewhere." Source: Q&A with Tony Ambrozie, Part 2: “We Need to Put Consumers and Patients at the Center.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Web...

healthsystemCIO Founder & Editor in Chief Anthony Guerra talks with Gus Malezis, President & CEO at Imprivata, about how health systems are navigating their Covid vaccine rollouts, why identity is a key to any digital transformation strategy and how he's working to ensure Imprivata can meets its customers' future needs. Source: Partner Perspective: Health System Priorities & High-Profile Hacks Ill...

In this podcast, Aaron Miri talks about how the “fast, unpredictable pace” of Covid-19 helped equip his team to be able to weather the recent Texas storm, and the critical role CIOs have in making sure those who doing the hard work feel “seen.” Source: Q&A with CIO Aaron Miri, Part 1: How UT Austin Used “Battlefield Triage” to Weather the Storm on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with H...

healthsystemCIO Founder & Editor in Chief Anthony Guerra talks with the Chartis Group's Craig Schlusberg and Greg Benton about the state of ERP implementations in healthcare. Source: Partner Perspective: Implementing ERP System Requires Heavy CIO Lift, but New Cloud Model Presents Significant Advantages on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

One of the most important components in building a solid digital transformation strategy is to ditch the idea of ‘perfect,’ and instead adopt an agile model that can incorporate change, says Tony Ambrozie, Chief Digital and Information Officer at Baptist Health. Source: Q&A with Tony Ambrozie, Part 1: “Digital and Data Technologies Are Part of My DNA.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinar...