“It All Comes Down to Value”: CIOs Discuss the Key Steps to Establishing a Digital Front Door
The term ‘digital front door’ gets thrown around a lot. But to truly make an impact, “it needs to be welcoming, to add value, and to be something the community wants,” said Michael Saad, CIO at Munson Healthcare. During a recent panel, he shared best practices for driving digital transformation, along with Aaron Miri and Joshua Titus.
Read MoreLive @ HIMSS Partner Perspective Q&A with Mike Reinhart, Chairman & CEO, Quisitive: The Cloud Offers Significant Upside; but a Good Guide Sure Helps
The cloud can be a magical place of value and optimization – but only yields its secrets to those with the expertise to master it. The problem is that many health systems moved in too quickly or without that expertise, leaving IT executives in the position of having to go back and retro fit important […]
Read MoreMaslow’s Hierarchy, Running Shoes and the Foundation for AI
There’s no doubt about the sky-high potential of AI, but without the critical foundational layers of the healthcare hierarchy in place, it may never be realized, according to Daniel Barchi, CIO at CommonSpirit. In this piece, he examines the steps that need to be taken to enable AI tools to “help deliver transcendent healthcare.”
Read MoreQ&A with Cook Children’s CTO Steve Eckert: “The most important thing is to listen and observe.”
One of many lessons Steve Eckert learned during his time in consulting? “I have a very high bar for what I expect from our vendor partners.” During a recent interview, he talked about the keys to maintaining healthy partnerships, as well as his core objectives as CTO at Cook Children’s, and the importance of being in lockstep with fellow leaders.
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“It All Comes Down to Value”: CIOs Discuss the Key Steps to Establishing a Digital Front Door
The term ‘digital front door’ gets thrown around a lot. But to truly make an impact, “it needs to be welcoming, to add value, and to be something the community wants,” said Michael Saad, CIO at Munson Healthcare. During a recent panel, he shared best practices for driving digital transformation, along with Aaron Miri and Joshua Titus.
Live @ HIMSS Partner Perspective Q&A with Mike Reinhart, Chairman & CEO, Quisitive: The Cloud Offers Significant Upside; but a Good Guide Sure Helps
The cloud can be a magical place of value and optimization – but only yields its secrets to those with the expertise to master it. The problem is that many health systems moved in too quickly or without that expertise, leaving IT executives in the position of having to go back and retro fit important […]
Q&A with Cook Children’s CTO Steve Eckert: “The most important thing is to listen and observe.”
One of many lessons Steve Eckert learned during his time in consulting? “I have a very high bar for what I expect from our vendor partners.” During a recent interview, he talked about the keys to maintaining healthy partnerships, as well as his core objectives as CTO at Cook Children’s, and the importance of being in lockstep with fellow leaders.
“Start with Culture”: How IT Leaders Are Working to Build and Retain a Solid Workforce
The rise of remote work has made it increasingly difficult for healthcare organizations to build (and keep) strong IT teams. But by following a few best practices, including updating the technology stack and developing rounding programs, leaders can begin to foster a healthy environment – and increase their staying power, according to a panel of experts at ViVE.
“Forward-looking and Strategic”: A Long-term, Collaborative Plan to Improve Cybersecurity
The Change Healthcare breach is just the latest piece of evidence that healthcare does, indeed, need a change, according to a panel of cybersecurity experts. At ViVE24, they unveiled a 5-year plan to upgrade security and resiliency across healthcare, and shared insights on what will take to achieve it.
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Maslow’s Hierarchy, Running Shoes and the Foundation for AI
There’s no doubt about the sky-high potential of AI, but without the critical foundational layers of the healthcare hierarchy in place, it may never be realized, according to Daniel Barchi, CIO at CommonSpirit. In this piece, he examines the steps that need to be taken to enable AI tools to “help deliver transcendent healthcare.”
Charting Success: The CISO’s Guide to Cultivating High-Performing Cybersecurity Teams
Is the Future of AI in Good Hands?
HIMSS Conference Preview: Sunil Dadlani on Navigating the AI Road Ahead
This discussion will cover the journey of AI in healthcare, highlighting its historical development, current applications, and future potential. It will address the technological advancements in AI, such as deep learning and predictive analytics, and their impact on patient care and operational efficiencies. Key challenges like data privacy, ethical concerns, and integration issues will be discussed, along with strategies to overcome them.
HIMSS Conference Preview: John Gaede on How to Prepare for (and Survive) a Ransomware Attack
CISO/Cyber Interviews
HIMSS Conference Preview: Keith Duemling on His Medical Device Security Session, How IT Executives Can Make Most of Shows, & Some Dont’s for Sales Folks
As the old expression goes, time is money. For executives like Keith Duemling, Senior Director of Cybersecurity Technology Protection, Cleveland Clinic, time is also about focus. That’s why he’s laser focused while at shows like HIMSS on finding ways to better protect the clinic’s patients and their data. To that end, exhibit floor games that […]
Q&A with Children’s Hospital of Philadephia CISO & Associate CIO Monique St. John: Security Actually Empowers Innovation
It’s the old preconception that’s kept security out of the equation for far too long – if cyber gets involved, the whole project is dead, or at least not going anywhere fast. Luckily that dynamic is falling by the wayside, as business leaders have to come to realize that not including security means taking on […]
Live @ Vive Q&A with Greg Garcia, Executive Director, Cyber Security, Health Sector Coordinating Council: Guidance Moving Towards Simplicity, Clarity
Healthcare is complicated. So it’s not surprising that healthcare cybersecurity is just as complex. But what shouldn’t be complicated is the guidance health systems are given to deal with threats. In the past, a number of well-meaning entitles – from government to private to hybrids of the two – have put out roadmaps, frameworks and […]
Live @ Vive Partner Perspective Q&A with Ryan Witt, VP, Industry Solutions, Healthcare, Proofpoint: Healthcare is Blessed to Have 405(d)
Healthcare is abuzz with talk of artificial intelligence. And when it comes to cybersecurity, that buzz both has to do with how the bad guys are going to use it, and how the good guys can apply it to defense. But Ryan Witt, VP, Industry Solutions, Healthcare, Proofpoint, warns that today, the time of small- […]
Q&A with Ascension Health Director of Cybersecurity Skip Sorrels: Getting to Know Users Diffuses Many Situations
When Skip Sorrels, Director of Cybersecurity with Ascension Health, tells a clinician who may be frustrated with IT that he knows what they are going through, he means it. That’s because, in a past life, Sorrels served as an ICU nurse before moving to cyber. As such, he understands what it’s like to have a […]
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