healthsystemCIO – Strategies for Hospital IT Leaders

Nobody would argue that health systems did what they had to do during the initial Covid surge. Whether that involved ramping up remote workforces or quickly adding much needed vendors around technologies like telehealth -- speed was the name of the game. However, when Covid cools down, Imprivata CTO Wes Wright says it's critical to revisit what was done on the run to ensure security has been shore...

Dr. John Halamka, president of the Mayo Clinic Platform, will provide the latest updates on Covid 19-related policy and the implications of the presidential election. Source: HIT Policy Update: Covid Surge Special Edition on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

MEDITECH backups are complex and intricate, requiring attention at all stages, yet are vital to mitigate ransomware, system failures, natural disasters, and other unplanned events. The manual backup efforts required in a MEDITECH environment put a substantial strain on an organization’s limited resources. However new approaches, such as backup-as-a-service, may reduce manual efforts and increase d...

Even before Covid-19, physician burnout was on the rise. And while it wasn't the only factor, spending too much time in front of the computer documenting care -- instead of giving it at the bedside -- was one of them. In this timely webinar, we'll hear from leaders who are focused on making sure the EMR is as physician-friendly as possible. Source: Optimizing IT to Reduce Physician Burnout on heal...

Digital health isn’t just an IT strategy; it’s a way for healthcare organizations to deliver the experience consumers want, says John Henderson, CIO at CHOC Children’s, who explains how his team hopes to achieve that. Source: Q&A with CIO John Henderson, Part 1: “Everything We’re Doing is to Deliver a Digital Experience.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

Effective leadership isn’t about knowing all the bits and bytes; it’s knowing how the whole system works together, said CIO Sheree Mcfarland. “That’s what you offer the business. You’re a business executive first, and a technologist second.” Source: Q&A with CIO Sheree Mcfarland, Part 2: “We’re Just Scratching the Surface.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leade...

A few years into a massive cloud-based voice and collaboration platform deployment at Franciscan Health, very little of the system had been deployed at all. With both sides at their wits' end, a fresh approach was desperately needed. That approach came after new leadership was put in place creating a renewed spirit of partnership. In this webinar, we'll hear from those involved in the turnaround p...

One of the most important takeaways from Covid-19 is the consumers are willing to embrace change and absorb technology when it meets an actual need, and is both simple and intuitive, says CIO Robert Eardley. Source: Q&A with CIO Robert Eardley, Part 3: “The Engine of Success Is Having a Quality Team.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

Continued advances in computer technology and data analytics efforts are opening new frontiers in machine learning and artificial intelligence. How is healthcare leveraging these new technologies to improve patient outcomes and drive operational and administrative efficiencies? From AI in clinical decision support, to faster MRI scan times and better scheduling and supply chains, the technology is...

The key to being a successful healthcare IT leader is to take advantage of the opportunities that come your way, while also creating opportunities for others, said CIO Sheree Mcfarland in this interview. Source: Q&A with CIO Sheree Mcfarland, Part 1: “You Need to Take Advantage of Leadership Opportunities.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

Though the 21st Century Cures Act is seeking to improve the situation by fostering interoperability and prohibiting information blocking, health systems are still struggling to produce high-quality data intelligence for clinicians at the point of care. That's because data silos, poor data quality, and delayed insights hinder organizations from improving decision-making across their enterprise. In...

There are times when a leaders needs to put on a brave face and “soldier on.” This isn’t one of those times, says CIO Aaron Miri, who talks about the importance of showing vulnerability during a crisis. Source: Q&A with CIO Aaron Miri, Part 3: “Your Team Is Counting on You to Be Vulnerable.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

Although on-premises deployments are still viable, by creating a number of new possibilities -- from completely remote to hybrid, and from public to private -- cloud is allowing IT leaders to rethink their EHR hosting strategies. In this timely webinar, executives will discuss these options and break down how organizations can decide which option is right for them. Source: EHR Hosting Strategies:...

Once an end goal has been established - which, in University Hospitals' case, is improving patient access - sometimes the best strategy is to work backwards, said CIO Robert Eardley in this podcast interview. Source: Podcast Interview with CIO Robert Eardley, Part 2: “We Found Technology to Fill the Gap.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

With revenues decimated by Covid-19, healthcare IT executives are under pressure to reduce expenses, and what better way to do so than cleaning out your application closet. In this webinar, panelists will discuss how to identify the applications whose time has passed, the best ways for getting the data from here to there, and how to keep users happy during the transition.  Source: Archiving Legacy...

The biggest mistake healthcare organizations can make with telemedicine? Viewing it merely as a tool for communication, said CIO Aaron Miri in a podcast interview. “It’s a tool that can be shaped and molded like a piece of clay.” Source: Q&A with CIO Aaron Miri, Part 2: “You Have to Make Sure Your Team Is on Their Game.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

Healthcare provider organizations are increasingly shifting their focus to meet consumer expectations in a digital world, where instant gratification and endless options are the status quo. The role of the CIO, meanwhile, has been focused on driving excellence in the IT function of operations and KTLO, or keep-the-lights-on, activities. In this webinar, we’ll discuss how the CIO approaches this ne...

For the longest time, organizations focused their IT security on defending the perimeter. That worked when things were simpler, when a hospital's four walls enclosed most of its network activity. But today, with a growing remote workforce and telehealth visits obliterating the concept of a perimeter, security must be re-imagined. Enter the concept of digital identity -- no longer just the new peri...

Sometimes the most powerful force in propelling an organization forward is need, said CIO Robert Eardley in a podcast interview. For University Hospitals, Covid-19 highlighted the need for a centralized data source. Source: Podcast Interview with CIO Robert Eardley, Part 1: “It All Goes Back to the Concept of Need.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

With the COVID-19 crisis, healthcare IT leaders have played a pivotal role in advancing digital healthcare transformation to deliver care in very different ways. For CIOs, the challenge is addressing the tension between the actual digital maturity level of their healthcare institution and its ability to deliver on digital transformation with actionable enterprise data informatics. This session wil...

Due to the nature of our healthcare system, care is almost always fragmented -- with encounters taking place as doctor's offices, pharmacies, labs and hospitals that have no affiliation with each other. Unfortunately this kind of care ecosystem often leads to disjointed and uninformed care. In our rapidly advancing digital healthcare world, providers need systems that can pull patient data from di...

The organizations that have been able to press on during the pandemic are those in which clinicians are empowered, and IT teams are “leveraging technology to do amazing things,” said CIO Aaron Miri. Source: Q&A with UT Health Austin CIO Aaron Miri, Part 1: “Take Calculated Bets. Fail Fast.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

During the height of COVID-19, healthcare security professionals were heads down, helping their organizations implement needed tools as quickly as possible, with as much security as time allowed. Now, with (hopefully) the worst behind us, security professionals are both remediating those hastily-implemented applications and taking stock of the most pressing threat vectors on the horizon. In this i...

One of the core values that has helped NewYork-Presbyterian continue to deliver quality care during Covid? A willingness to be thoughtful about investing resources, and focus on ones “that will move the dial on patient care,” said CIO Daniel Barchi. Source: Podcast with NYP CIO Daniel Barchi, Part 2: “We Never Want to Lead with Technology.” on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Healt...

With the pandemic impacting hospital revenues, it's more important than ever that not a single dollar is wasted supporting redundant or obsolete applications. In this timely webinar, we'll review the best practices of application portfolio management (APM) -- a method by which cost and risk is reduced and data is consolidated. We will discuss tried and true techniques for managing down the portfol...