Q&A with Dr. Patrick McGill, Part 2: Data Governance is “a lot of elbow grease and a lot of hard work.”
Part of becoming a data-driven organization is ensuring that analytics partners with other departments – including business, clinical, and informatics – to address key challenges, says Patrick McGill, MD, who talks about his strategy as Chief Analytics Officer.
Q&A with CIO Darrell Bodnar, Part 1: “It’s going to be a new level of competition.”
In this podcast interview, CIO Darrell Bodnar talks about the biggest threats facing rural health organizations, how migrating to a single platform helped his team manage the challenges of Covid, and how North Country Healthcare was formed.
Q&A with Patrick McGill, MD, Part 1: “We Should Not Be Competing on Social Determinants.”
When it comes to social determinants of health, capturing data is important, but it’s merely one step, says Patrick McGill, MD. It’s also about leveraging that data to understand why gaps exist, and partnering with others to help close them.
Q&A with CISO Hank Capps, Part 2: “Innovation isn’t chaotic; innovation is methodical.”
Innovation will never replace patient care as a priority. But, when approached the right way, it can “help surface more and better mechanisms for taking care of patients,” says Dr. Hank Capps, who talks about his strategy at Wellstar Health.
Interviews
Q&A with Dr. Patrick McGill, Part 2: Data Governance is “a lot of elbow grease and a lot of hard work.”
Part of becoming a data-driven organization is ensuring that analytics partners with other departments – including business, clinical, and informatics – to address key challenges, says Patrick McGill, MD, who talks about his strategy as Chief Analytics Officer.
Q&A with CIO Darrell Bodnar, Part 1: “It’s going to be a new level of competition.”
In this podcast interview, CIO Darrell Bodnar talks about the biggest threats facing rural health organizations, how migrating to a single platform helped his team manage the challenges of Covid, and how North Country Healthcare was formed.
Q&A with Laishy Williams-Carlson, Part 1: “What fills my cup is being integrated with operations.”
One of the most complex aspects of implementing an EHR? Finding the balance between following the recipe that has proven successful, while also “making it your own,” says Laishy Williams-Carlson, CIO at Roper St. Francis, in this podcast.
Q&A with Patrick McGill, MD, Part 1: “We Should Not Be Competing on Social Determinants.”
When it comes to social determinants of health, capturing data is important, but it’s merely one step, says Patrick McGill, MD. It’s also about leveraging that data to understand why gaps exist, and partnering with others to help close them.
Columns
EDR, MDR and XDR: Deconstructing the Security Acronyms
What are the key differences between endpoint detection, extended detection and managed detection response solutions, and how can IT leaders make the best possible selection based on their organization’s needs? David Chou provides a “quick guide” on what CIOs, CTOs and CISOs need to know.
The Health IT Leader’s Guide to Summer Reading
Reading has been shown to improve memory function, reduce stress, and prevent age-related cognitive decline. For those who are looking for the next great book, we’ve compiled a list of suggestions from five highly respected leaders.
“Missed Opportunity”: What Can be Learned from AI’s Failures
One way to help drive adoption of AI tools? Creating “a set of standards to help clinicians and other decision makers separate useful tools from junk science,” according to John Halamka, MD, and Paul Cerrato of Mayo Clinic Platform.
Leadership Lessons: 3 Questions with CIO Ray Lowe
The three most important principles for those who aspire to become C-suite leaders? Demonstrating servant leadership, creating a positive environment, and continuously learning, says Ray Lowe, CIO at AltaMed Health Services
Partner Perspectives
Partner Perspective: Hackers Show Planning & Patience in Recent Rash of Ransomware Attacks
Ryan Witt, Managing Director of Healthcare at Proofpoint, talks with healthsystemCIO Editor-in-Chief Anthony Guerra about the most recent cyberattacks against healthcare organizations, and how … [Read More]
Partner Perspective: Health Systems Need Single Source of Truth to Combat Application Rationalization Struggles
Dr. Shelly Disser, vice president of solution delivery at MediQuant, discusses how COVID (along with mergers and acquisitions), has contributed to healthcare organizations’ struggles with application … [Read More]
Partner Perspective: Health Systems Must Clean up the Risky Identity Mess Covid Left Behind
Mark McArdle, Chief Products & Design Officer at Imprivata, discusses the state of security in health systems, how those organizations are working to balance security and usability, and where … [Read More]
Partner Perspective: New Information Sharing Regulations are Heavy Lift for M&A-Fueled Health Systems
Federal regulations stemming from the Cures Act – which covers access to information by patients and restricting information blocking – have only just gone into effect, but the long-term impact on … [Read More]
Upcoming Webinars
Future State: Industry Leaders Discuss Today’s Priorities & Tomorrow’s Challenges
Being an effective healthcare IT executive has never been more exciting, or challenging. In this quarterly series, luminaries reveal what they're working on today, what they envision tackling … [Read More]
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