Joanne Burns, CIO, University of Missouri Health Care, Chapter 2

Joanne Burns, CIO, University of Missouri Health Care

Creating an IT innovation group
Cutting out the middle layers to build trust
U of M’s atypical vendor relationship with Cerner
Juggling multiple projects
Avoiding being swallowed up by Meaningful Use
Aligning IT’s goals with those of the organization

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healthsystemCIO.com Survey Shows Many CIOs Stymied By Broken Governance

Governance Giving Many CIOs Fits

With more projects than ever on their plates, just under 50 percent of healthcare CIOs are struggling against faulty governance processes to get them done, according to the January healthsystemCIO.com SnapSurvey. Specifically, 35 percent say their governance structure is “too convoluted to handle the volume and pace of new issues that must be evaluated and [...]

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Kim Ligon, CIO, DCH Health System, Discusses Her CHIME Member-To-Member Survey On IT Steering Committees, Chapter 3

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Meditech’s performance
The CHIME Survey on HIT steering committees
Getting docs involved in governance
The nitty gritty of successful meetings
As always, communication is key

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Kim Ligon, CIO, DCH Health System, Discusses Her CHIME Member-To-Member Survey On IT Steering Committees, Chapter 2

Kim Ligon, CIO, DCH Health System

Ligon’s CHIME survey on IT steering committees
New boss, new priorities
Prioritization and governance
Acceptable rates of change — “There’s only so many things that people can absorb”
The role of nursing in HIT transformation

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Meet The New Meeting Killer: The Smartphone

Vast initiatives, big strategic concepts and grand visions are the preferred domain of the C-suite executive. And the details? They can (and often should) be left to someone else. While operating off this premise is fine and dandy, it’s clear someone had better take care of the details, or your big vision will come to [...]

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Laishy Williams-Carlson, VP/CIO, Bon Secours Health System, Chapter 3

The C-suite talent pool
Finding support for weaknesses
Balancing the governance process
Defining culture — balancing regional differences
Handling the docs — diffusing charged situations

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Barbara Riddell, VP/CIO, Atlantic General Hospital, Chapter 3

Working with the docs
Balancing the governance load
Cultural considerations
Remembering that silence doesn’t always mean agreement
Atlantic General absorbs “Hurricane Barb”

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