How to Make a Lasting Impression

Bonnie Siegel, Healthcare IT Recruiter, Witt/Kieffer

We all know that first impressions are important when you first meet someone. Appearance, attire, posture, and overall look are things we see and judge within seconds of meeting someone. During your career as a health system CIO, you may have several opportunities to interview for another position. Have you seriously evaluated what “impression” you [...]

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Knowing When It’s Time To Move On

Anthony Guerra, Editor-in-Chief, hsCIO.com

The two conversations could not have been more different. About a year ago, I sat with a friend having lunch at a local diner. “I can’t believe how great my job is,” he said, beaming in the process. He had found a position that offered everything — a great environment, good pay, lots of benefits [...]

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Mary Alice Annecharico, CIO, Henry Ford Health System, Chapter 1

Mary Alice Annecharico, CIO, Henry Ford Health System

About HFHS
From home-grown to vendor (Epic)
HFHS and Partners following similar paths
From University Hospitals to Henry Ford
Know what energizes thy self
A spin around Lake Erie
From nurse to CIO

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Looks Like ICD-10′s Coming … But Should It?

Kate Huvane Gamble, Managing Editor, hsCIO.com

We all have things we’d rather postpone, whether it’s a dentist appointment, filing income taxes, or cleaning out the garage. With tasks like these, sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and get it done. On the other hand, some tasks are put off because of a lack of resources, or because you simply [...]

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Tom Ciccarelli, CIO, East Orange General Hospital, Chapter 2

Tom Ciccarelli, CIO, East Orange General Hospital

Thoughts on ED scribes
The ICD-10 factor
Living on a razor-thin margin — “This is where the small guys are going to have big problems”
Giving users what they want versus what they need
Clinician dissatisfaction with the data entry burden
The benefit of bringing in outside eyes
GE’s performance — “You can’t go wrong”

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Joanne Burns, CIO, University of Missouri Health Care, Chapter 3

Joanne Burns, CIO, University of Missouri Health Care

Getting big bang implementations out of the way
The push for device integration
Going green across the organization
Stage 6 recognition is another step in the journey—not an end
Not being “on an island”

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Chuck Christian, CIO, Good Samaritan Hospital, Chapter 3

Chuck Christian, CIO, Good Samaritan Hospital

Be prepared – why CIOs must know the costs of HIE
The power of negotiation (start with “free”)
Mentors
The importance of HIE to organizations that refer out patients for certain specialty care
An HIE checklist for CIOs

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