healthsystemCIO – Strategies for Hospital IT Leaders

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 with Health System IT Leaders

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 - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

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 IT Leaders

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 leaders about how such a review can be approached and how any necessary changes can be carried out. Source: Remediating Security Risks Introduced During the Covid Fight on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

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 Health System IT Leaders

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 System IT Leaders

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 System IT Leaders

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 with Health System IT Leaders