Telehealth’s Turn: How Next Generation Capabilities Are Changing Care Delivery
Although telehealth adoption rates are leveling off as healthcare facilities reopen, forward-thinking organizations are just getting started in how they leverage its many offerings, said CIOs John Kravitz and Kathy Ross during a recent discussion.
Q&A with CIO Ryan Smith, Part 1: “We Have to Flex Our Muscles and Move Quickly.”
Sometimes the best way to prepare for the CIO role is to step outside of it, says Ryan Smith. In this interview, he talks about his first days at Intermountain, and the “huge opportunity we have to leverage data, business intelligence tools, analytics to make transformative changes.”
Q&A with CIO Michael Saad, Part 2: “Technology Is Transforming Healthcare As We Know It.”
Although Covid-19 has placed a significant strain on healthcare organizations, it has also presented an opportunity to transform care delivery by leveraging tools like AI, said CIO Michael Saad in a podcast interview.
“We Need Something Transformative”: How the Pandemic Is Propelling IT Forward
One way to make sure a “good crisis” doesn’t go to waste? By applying the lessons learned in ramping up virtual care to more effectively meet the needs of the quadruple aim, said our IT experts in a recent webinar.
Interviews
Telehealth’s Turn: How Next Generation Capabilities Are Changing Care Delivery
Although telehealth adoption rates are leveling off as healthcare facilities reopen, forward-thinking organizations are just getting started in how they leverage its many offerings, said CIOs John Kravitz and Kathy Ross during a recent discussion.
Q&A with CIO Ryan Smith, Part 1: “We Have to Flex Our Muscles and Move Quickly.”
Sometimes the best way to prepare for the CIO role is to step outside of it, says Ryan Smith. In this interview, he talks about his first days at Intermountain, and the “huge opportunity we have to leverage data, business intelligence tools, analytics to make transformative changes.”
Q&A with CIO Michael Saad, Part 2: “Technology Is Transforming Healthcare As We Know It.”
Although Covid-19 has placed a significant strain on healthcare organizations, it has also presented an opportunity to transform care delivery by leveraging tools like AI, said CIO Michael Saad in a podcast interview.
“We Need Something Transformative”: How the Pandemic Is Propelling IT Forward
One way to make sure a “good crisis” doesn’t go to waste? By applying the lessons learned in ramping up virtual care to more effectively meet the needs of the quadruple aim, said our IT experts in a recent webinar.
Columns
Why CIOs Should Partner with Big Box Retailers
Rather than viewing big box retailers as competition, healthcare organizations should explore partnerships that can enable them to provide better technical support while raising IT’s profile, says CIO David Chou.
Loaded Terms: Dealing with the Unintended Consequences of ‘Should’
Contrary to the old adage, words can hurt. In fact, they can make people feel defensive and even fearful, says Mitch Parker, who breaks down common responses and provides guidance on how leaders can react in a positive way.
The “One Percent Better” Model
Leadership isn’t about being a charismatic performer; it’s about providing a clear, concise message about what’s important, getting buy-in, and asking each person to find their “one percent better,” said Tom Andriola.
Examining the Evolving ERP Market
As provider organizations look to upgrade their ERP systems – and move toward newer technology – which vendors are seeing the most interest? And how much of a role does cloud computing play? Tanya Egbert and Sam Eaquinto offer insights from KLAS’ recent report.
Partner Perspectives
Partner Perspective — Patient Matching: Why Is It So Hard?
Most patient record linking approaches can be described as deterministic, probabilistic, referential or a blend of all three. A blend of all three should be the gating criteria for internal matching … [Read More]
Partner Perspective: Atlantic Health System Builds a Broader Definition of Clinical Intelligence
The Network’s Vice President of Clinical Intelligence Aims to Pull Together a Wide Array of Data to Improve Patient Care. The Network’s Vice President of Clinical Intelligence Aims to Pull Together a … [Read More]
Partner Perspective: As Healthcare Evolves with Covid-19, So Does Dependence on Digital Identity
Imprivata CEO Says the Pandemic Has Accelerated Changes That Might Have Taken Years to Achieve Gus Malezis joined Imprivata as its CEO in 2016, and in addition to improving the … [Read More]
Partner Perspective: Final Rule Means CIOs Must Share ADTs, But Had Better Know Where They’re Going
PatientPing’s Co-Founder & CEO says the benefits to care quality will be significant, if done securely. On March 9, HHS and ONC published the long-awaited and hotly-debated 21st Century Cures … [Read More]
Upcoming Webinars
Vendor Vetting & Management in a COVID World
In what can be considered the old days, health system executives could interview prospective new vendors face to face, where they could observe body language, eye contact, and many other cues to … [Read More]
Adjusting Your Security Posture to an IoMT World
Even before COVID-19, the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) was exploding and, with it, the risk of security breaches. With workforces and patients having gone remote, the risk has only increased. In … [Read More]
Imaging Providers Through a Pandemic: Where We Are, Where We’re Going
This webinar will feature a discussion between Vital's Larry Sitka and Paragon Consulting Partners' Eric Rice regarding observations over the past six months as provider organizations have navigated … [Read More]
Finding Cost Savings with Legacy Data Management
With hospital budgets decimated from COVID-related surgery cancellations, CIOs are looking for every possible way to cut costs. One obvious step is to stop paying for applications that are no longer … [Read More]
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- Q&A with CIO Michael Saad, Part 1: “Data Is Absolutely Critical as We Make Decisions.”
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