Q&A with Kristin Myers, EVP/CIO, Mount Sinai Health System & Dean of Digital & Technology
Myers says health systems must start protecting their organizations today against the potential cyber threats of tomorrow.
Security Leaders Share Steps to Building a “Defensible Posture” Against IoMT Vulnerabilities
With more devices than ever before connected to the network, IT security leaders face mounting challenges in managing vulnerabilities. But by employing a “deliberate” approach and teaming up with the right stakeholders, it’s not an impossible task.
Q&A with CIO Scott Maclean, Part 2: “I consider it a real privilege to build relationships.”
In this podcast interview, Scott MacLean talks about “the fundamental infrastructure” that enables MedStar to deliver quality care, why he sought a position on CHIME’s Board of Trustees, and the enormous impact individuals can have by taking community walks.
“You Hold the Keys”: The Critical Role CIOs Play in Curbing Opioid Abuse
For CIOs and other leaders, it’s not about trying to solve the nation’s drug crisis, but rather, leveraging technology to control the number of prescriptions being written, and present information to caregivers at the point of care, said a group of experts.
Interviews
Q&A with Kristin Myers, EVP/CIO, Mount Sinai Health System & Dean of Digital & Technology
Myers says health systems must start protecting their organizations today against the potential cyber threats of tomorrow.
Security Leaders Share Steps to Building a “Defensible Posture” Against IoMT Vulnerabilities
With more devices than ever before connected to the network, IT security leaders face mounting challenges in managing vulnerabilities. But by employing a “deliberate” approach and teaming up with the right stakeholders, it’s not an impossible task.
Q&A with CIO Scott Maclean, Part 2: “I consider it a real privilege to build relationships.”
In this podcast interview, Scott MacLean talks about “the fundamental infrastructure” that enables MedStar to deliver quality care, why he sought a position on CHIME’s Board of Trustees, and the enormous impact individuals can have by taking community walks.
“You Hold the Keys”: The Critical Role CIOs Play in Curbing Opioid Abuse
For CIOs and other leaders, it’s not about trying to solve the nation’s drug crisis, but rather, leveraging technology to control the number of prescriptions being written, and present information to caregivers at the point of care, said a group of experts.
Columns
Creativity 101: Turning Daydreams into Everyday Reality
What are the three most important qualities in determining a startup’s success? John Halamka, MD, and Paul Cerrato of Mayo Clinic Platform address this question, and discuss the potential impact newcomers can have on the future of digital medicine.
“Nurses Are Rockstars”: Industry Leaders Recognize National Nurses Week
With shortages looming, “There is no more important time to empower our nurses to innovate and generate new clinical care models supported by technology,” said CIO Terri Couts, one of several leaders who shares thoughts on the value of nurses.
Does AI Have a Credibility Problem?
Physicians may never trust machine-learning-based algorithms completely. However, if developers provide right visualization tools, it may give them more confidence in an algorithm’s diagnostic and therapeutic skills, according to Paul Cerrato and John Halamka, MD.
75 Years Later: Examining Jackie Robinson’s True Legacy
Although Jackie Robinson courageously broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947, the fight for equality was just beginning for the civil rights advocate – and continues to impact leaders today.
Partner Perspectives
Partner Perspective: An Inconvenient Truth – The Urgency of Healthcare Application Portfolio Rationalization
After years devoted to the adoption of best-of-breed strategies, the infusion of technology into clinical workflow, and mergers & acquisitions, health systems are suffering from information … [Read More]
Partner Perspective: CIOs Must Drive Towards Work Anywhere, Data Everywhere Environments
VMware’s Enrique Estrada, senior director of healthcare industry solutions, says his foundational principal is that the patient must be at the center of healthcare. After that, it’s about creating the … [Read More]
Partner Perspective: Robust Security Environments Require a Dedication to Best Practices & Openness to New Technologies
Ryan Witt, Managing Director of Healthcare for Proofpoint, talks with healthsystemCIO about the advantages of health systems tailoring their cybersecurity defenses to the most frequently attacked … [Read More]
Partner Perspective: Empowering Today’s Anywhere, Anytime Workforce Requires a Flexible IT Architecture
With healthcare workers wanting to work from anywhere at any time, CIOs must implement solutions that empower clinical and non-clinical teams. Those solutions include leveraging AI, automation, and … [Read More]
Upcoming Webinars
Keys to Keeping Compliant, Reducing Risk & Protecting Patient Privacy
With power (and lots of data) comes responsibility. And it's the responsibility of health systems to make sure patient records aren't accessed when they're not supposed to be. In this important … [Read More]
Strategies for Keeping Clinicians Trained Up on Key Apps
While most health systems have an effective process for training newly hired clinicians on the applications they will be using, few have one for training existing employees on upgrades to those … [Read More]
Bringing Security Along for Your Journey to the Cloud
Though the cloud may be a key element to empowering today's work-from-anywhere workforce, there are many aspects of it that concern security professionals. Questions abound around the security … [Read More]
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