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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Building The Health IT Workforce Through Mentoring

Bonnie R. Siegel, Partner, Sanford Rose Associates

With the severe health IT workforce shortage, how can you help to develop and encourage new IT talent for our industry? One way to influence and share your experience is through business mentoring. This is strictly a volunteer effort, so you won’t be getting extra pay or awards. Your payback will be to know that [...]

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Todd Richardson, CIO, Deaconess Health System, Chapter 4

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The benefits of rounding
Fixing problems before they’re reported (and those that never would have been)
Leveraging Six Sigma for process improvement
Reaching HIMSS Analytics Stage 7
Does more technology always = better care?
The benefits of networking with CIO peers

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Learning How To Effectively Delegate Responsibility

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

Andrew Carnegie may have made lots of money, and given away almost all he didn’t lavishly spend on himself, but I don’t think anyone would cite him as an exemplary leader or manager of men. While reaping huge profits, he refused to pay his workers one cent more than the prevailing market rate; and constantly [...]

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How To Sell Yourself Without Bragging

Bonnie R. Siegel, Partner, Sanford Rose Associates

Based on my recent calls and emails, the start of 2012 seems to have stirred thoughts of career change, advancement or movement among a number of health system CIOs.  That is good news. As mentioned in Anthony Guerra’s survey in December (Survey Shows CIO Migration In The Offing), some CIOs are looking for a change [...]

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Who Says You Can’t Go Home?

Kate Huvane Gamble, Managing Editor, hsCIO.com

Who says you can’t go back? Been all around the world and as a matter of fact, there’s only one place left I want to go. Who says you can’t go home? –Bon Jovi What better way to begin my initial column than with a reference to the pride of New Jersey, Jon Bon Jovi? [...]

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