Q&A with Luminis Health CDIO Saad Chaudhry, Part 1: “We Can’t Go Wrong If We’re Giving Back Time.”
Despite its complexity, healthcare can be boiled down to a simple concept: giving back time, said Saad Chaudhry, CDIO at Luminis Health. In this podcast, he talks about the personal experience that altered his thinking, and how his team is leveraging digital tools to help patients achieve their “existence allowance.”
The CIO’s Evolution from “Techies and Propellor Heads” to Change Management Architects
One of the key aspects of change management, according to CIOs Jason Mason and Karen Marhefka, is making sure the key players understand what’s required – and “asking the hard questions,” they said during a recent panel discussion.
Q&A With Mount Sinai Senior Director of Cyber Tom Mustac: Probing Questions Can Help Operational Heads With BCP
How about this scenario: The technology that had allowed one nurse to safely keep watch over 20 patients at a centralized station is down, meaning a lot more clinicians are suddenly needed to cover the same load. What will you do? This is the type of emergency that Tomislav (Tom) Mustac, Mount Sinai Health System’s […]
The Dangers of Staying in Your Lane
By focusing solely on the tasks and responsibilities within your job description, healthcare IT leaders miss out on critical opportunities to collaborate with other departments, work on cross-functional projects, or take on new initiatives, according to Bradd Busick, SVP and CIO at MultiCare Health System.
Interviews
Q&A with Luminis Health CDIO Saad Chaudhry, Part 1: “We Can’t Go Wrong If We’re Giving Back Time.”
Despite its complexity, healthcare can be boiled down to a simple concept: giving back time, said Saad Chaudhry, CDIO at Luminis Health. In this podcast, he talks about the personal experience that altered his thinking, and how his team is leveraging digital tools to help patients achieve their “existence allowance.”
The CIO’s Evolution from “Techies and Propellor Heads” to Change Management Architects
One of the key aspects of change management, according to CIOs Jason Mason and Karen Marhefka, is making sure the key players understand what’s required – and “asking the hard questions,” they said during a recent panel discussion.
Q&A with RWJBarnabas CTO Jordan Ruch: “Standardization is critically important.”
Investing heavily in go-live support, laying the right groundwork, and having the right people in place are all critical to the success of a major initiative. But perhaps the most important component, said Jordan Ruch, CTO of RWJBarnabas Health, is the ability to “adapt to, and highly function throughout, periods of transformation.”
Partner Perspective: Cyber Defense Must Start With Understanding Who’s Most Attacked
Ryan Witt, Managing Director of Healthcare for Proofpoint, says only when CIOs and CISOs realize who is being attacked can they effectively and efficiently layers in security … [Read More]
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The Dangers of Staying in Your Lane
By focusing solely on the tasks and responsibilities within your job description, healthcare IT leaders miss out on critical opportunities to collaborate with other departments, work on cross-functional projects, or take on new initiatives, according to Bradd Busick, SVP and CIO at MultiCare Health System.
“Valid and Reliable”: NIST’s New Framework Puts AI Algorithms to the Test
Without the proper controls in place, AI-enabled algorithms can do more harm than good, according to researchers from Mayo Clinic Platform. In this piece, they explore how the new NIST framework can help leaders more accurately assess AI trustworthiness, explainability, and bias.
“A Reliable Playbook”: What It Takes to Fix Telehealth’s Trust Problem
The key to restoring trust in telehealth is in addressing the “underlying issues that are raising concerns in the first place,” according to Joseph Kvedar, MD. In this blog, he discusses the steps the ATA is taking, and the lessons healthcare can learn from other industries.
Partner Perspective: Practical Advice for Securing Connected Devices in Healthcare
To provide optimal patient care, healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs) are relying on a growing, sophisticated array of connected medical devices, sometimes referred to as the Internet of Medical … [Read More]
CISO Interviews
Q&A with UNC Health Care CISO Dee Young: Engaging Operational Leaders on BCP, “Helps Me Sleep at Night”
When it comes to keeping UNC Health Care secure, connected medical devices are top of mind for Dee Young, the organization’s chief security information officer. But she doesn’t do all the work alone; Young relies on her security team, which includes engaging with credentialed police. She likes to think of it as, “us against the […]
Q&A With Mount Sinai Senior Director of Cyber Tom Mustac: Probing Questions Can Help Operational Heads With BCP
How about this scenario: The technology that had allowed one nurse to safely keep watch over 20 patients at a centralized station is down, meaning a lot more clinicians are suddenly needed to cover the same load. What will you do? This is the type of emergency that Tomislav (Tom) Mustac, Mount Sinai Health System’s […]
Q&A with Inova Health System VP/CISO Paul Curylo: Business Continuity Must Not Be an Afterthought
Paul Curylo, VP/CIO for Inova Health System says the bad guys may always be on your heels, but you can ward them off, to some extent, with cyber-hygiene — getting back to basics. Second to that, focus on business continuity.
Q&A with Michigan Medicine CISO Jack Kufahl: You Can’t Assign Risk Without Context
It’s impossible to balance cyber risk with medical necessity without spending time “in the foxhole” with the clinicians to learn how and why they use the technology, according to Jack Kufahl, chief information security officer (CISO) at Michigan Medicine, the medical center affiliated with the University of Michigan
Upcoming Webinars
Building Win-Win Vendor Relationships
As health systems have digitized, they've done so not by moving from paper not to home-grown software, but to vendor-supplied products and services. That means, to a large degree, CIO success is … [Read More]
Creating a Culture of Cybersecurity to Thwart Sophisticated Phishing Campaigns
Research has shown that certain roles in health systems are the target of cyberattacks far more than others. And for those who are highly targeted, sophisticated phishing campaigns are the approach of … [Read More]
Getting Your Data Ready for Next-Level Uses
Health systems have no shortage of people who want to do amazing things with all the data at their disposal, such as providing clinical decision support at the point of care, leveraging genomic … [Read More]
Strategies for Keeping Users Trained Up on Ever-Changing Applications
One of the best things about high-performing software vendors is they're constantly updating their applications to make users more efficient and secure. But with this benefit comes a challenge -- the … [Read More]
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- “Valid and Reliable”: NIST’s New Framework Puts AI Algorithms to the Test
- Q&A with RWJBarnabas CTO Jordan Ruch: “Standardization is critically important.”
- “A Different Approach”: Why Effective Third-Party Risk Management Means Keeping an Eye on the Past
- “A Reliable Playbook”: What It Takes to Fix Telehealth’s Trust Problem
- “Creating an Ecosystem”: Leaders Get “Pragmatic” about Artificial Intelligence
- “Removing Pebbles”: Why CIOs Believe Changes Don’t Have to Be Big to Make an Impact
- Examining the Art & Science of Change Management
- Q&A with Northeast Georgia Health System CIO Chris Paravate, Part 1: “We Have to Support Operational Flow.”
- Partner Perspective: Cyber Defense Must Start With Understanding Who’s Most Attacked
- Taking a Holistic Approach to Your Connected Devices Security Program
