Like any cost center, IT departments are continually asked to spend less, without reducing either the quantity or quality of services they provide. If it sounds like a tall order, it is. That’s why many health systems, though they’ve tried mightily over the past few years, have seen limited success in doing more with less. But, believe it or not, there are ways to drive down spend that can leave an organization well positioned for the future, perhaps even more so than if they didn’t cut at all. In this timely webinar, we’ll speak to leaders who have made strides with — and have a fresh perspective on — cost-cutting to learn how they look at the problem, where they go first, and how to ensure any proposed changes are both actionable and sustainable.
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Q&A with Englewood Health CIO Inderpal Kohli: “Only 20 Percent of It Is About Tools.”
With resources becoming increasingly scarce, it’s more important than ever to prioritize value, said Inderpal Kohli, CIO at Englewood Health. During a recent interview, he talked about what it means to be “a use case and outcomes-driven organization,” how he works to connect his team with the mission of the organization, and the real challenge with digital transformation.
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 […]
Enabling Asset Tracking & Facilitating Clinical Workflows with Person-Centered RTLS
Healthcare is dynamic, some might even say chaotic. Anyone who has spent five minutes in a busy hospital will attest to the fact that caregivers, patients and equipment move through the hallways, and in and out of rooms, at a dizzying pace. And with all that movement, it’s no surprise those same caregivers are often slowed down when they can’t find someone or something they need. In response to this dynamic, some health systems have embraced RTLS to reduce the time lost in searching and to add more context to their data for better insight into clinical workflows and operational outcomes. In this important webinar, we’ll speak to leaders about their RTLS journey, explore uses cases where it’s made a difference today and is positioned to do so tomorrow, review best practice for implementation and optimization, and cover how the technology has advanced over the past few years.
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 […]
HIMSS Conference Preview: Mike Mistretta on Reimagining the Outpatient Experience; The Importance of Including IT from the Beginning; and Some Common Sales Tactics to Avoid
When IT folks are handed just about any situation, they find solutions – it’s in the DNA. So it’s not surprising that when Mike Mistretta, SVP & CIO at VHC Health System, was handed finished plans for a new outpatient building, he and his team went to work outfitting it with the latest and greatest […]
Strategies for Moving Towards a Uniform Digital Front Door Experience
Though health systems talk about what they want their “digital front door” to look like, the reality is they usually have many; none of which provide the same experience. That’s because often their individual hospitals, departments, service lines and physician practices — especially those recently acquired — have their own digital front doors, if they have one at all. For some, this may simply consist of a web site; for others, it may be a dedicated portal; while for a rare few, it can be a specialized mobile-native app with lots of functionality. The problem lies in the uneven patient experience this provides within a health system when someone who has interacted with a high-touch area later interacts with one at the other end of the spectrum. In this timely webinar, we’ll hear from leaders who are working hard to reduce the disparate avenues of entry into their organizations so patients have a more consistent and compelling digital front door experience.
Q&A with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia 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- […]