healthsystemCIO – Strategies for Hospital IT Leaders

When it comes to landing CIO roles, the numbers are trending in the wrong direction. And so it’s up to health IT leaders – and professional associations – to find out why and help remedy the situation, says Tressa Springmann. Source: Women in HIT Leadership, Part 4: A Call to Action on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

For Dana Sellers, the best part of being in consulting was meeting with clients and working to solve their problems. But inevitably, she was the one who’d end up learning something. Source: Health IT Influencers: Encore Co-founder & Former CEO Dana Sellers, Chapter 1 on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

As outside influences continue to disrupt healthcare, a number of technology leadership roles will emerge, and it’s part of the CIO’s job to help define new professional development paths, say our panelists. Source: Women in HIT Leadership, Part 3: The Future of the CIO Role on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

Are the leadership traits in men and women inherently different, or is a product of the environment? Our CIO panelists talk about what they believe to be true, and the responsibilities all leaders have to create a “safe environment.” Source: Women in HIT Leadership, Part 2: Challenging Gender Stereotypes on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

There’s a lot of debate as to what it will take to achieve interoperability. One thing we know isn’t the answer? Trying to solve every use case at once, says former CIO Bill Spooner. Source: Health IT Influencers: Bill Spooner, Former Sharp Healthcare CIO, Chapter 3 on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

One of the key competencies of today’s leaders? Being able to diffuse awkward situations and put people at ease, says CIO Tressa Springmann, in the first installment of our Women in IT Leadership discussion. Source: Women in HIT Leadership, Part 1: Identifying the Core Leadership Skills on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

Improving the experience of both patients and employees doesn’t necessarily require a seismic shift, says Bill Spooner. Sometimes, in fact, it’s the “simple things that can make a world of difference.” Source: Health IT Influencers: Bill Spooner, Former Sharp Healthcare CIO, Chapter 2 on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

Not only has serving in the US Army provided Lt. Col. Chani Cordero with experiences she wouldn’t have otherwise had, it’s taught her “how to influence, motivate, and bring an organization to change.” Source: Lt. Col. Chani Cordero, CIO, Education & Training Directorate, Defense Health Agency, Chapter 3 on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

The most valuable lessons Bill Spooner learned during his CIO tenure still hold true today: make smart investments, do the research, and don’t buy anything you don’t really need. Source: Health IT Influencers: Bill Spooner, Former Sharp Healthcare CIO, Chapter 1 on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

Even if an interaction with a vendor doesn’t result in a purchase, there can still be value in it, says CIO Chani Cordero, who talks about the importance of maintaining strong partnerships. Source: Lt. Col. Chani Cordero, CIO, Education & Training Directorate, Defense Health Agency, Chapter 2 on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders