Taking Care of Business
No matter how prepared we might feel – and how many dress rehearsals we’ve had – nothing can prime us for losing a loved one, says Anthony Guerra, who pays tribute to his late father.
Q&A with William Walders, Part 2: “Creating discipline around IT business management is my top priority.”
When stepping into an IT environment where things have been “bolted on,” a CIO’s first priority should be to “create a framework for service requests, and improve communication among departments,” says William Walders.
Guiding Principles for Health IT
Without a set of agreed-upon guidelines that are followed and reviewed throughout the life of a project – and even after it’s completed – there’s little hope for a successful user experience, says Craig Joseph, MD.
Beyond Algorithms: The Collective Effort Required to Improve Patient Matching
If leaders only address the technology component – or the human component – without successfully marrying the two, patient matching will remain a pipe dream, according to CIOs Michael Martz and Albert Oriol.
Interviews
Q&A with William Walders, Part 2: “Creating discipline around IT business management is my top priority.”
When stepping into an IT environment where things have been “bolted on,” a CIO’s first priority should be to “create a framework for service requests, and improve communication among departments,” says William Walders.
Beyond Algorithms: The Collective Effort Required to Improve Patient Matching
If leaders only address the technology component – or the human component – without successfully marrying the two, patient matching will remain a pipe dream, according to CIOs Michael Martz and Albert Oriol.
“A Better Way”: How Harbin Clinic’s Leaders Are Making the Right Data Accessible
Before an organization even selects an EHR vendor, there are questions that need to be asked – and answered – when it comes to how users will be able to access archived data, according to Andy Goodwin and Jason Lovett of Harbin Clinic.
Q&A with Steven Goriah, Part 2: “Security is an organization-wide initiative, not an IT initiative.”
The key to having a solid cybersecurity strategy? Recognizing that there’s no such thing as a “fully protected” organization, and having the agile mindset needed to pivot when necessary, says CIO and CISO Steven Goriah.
Columns
Taking Care of Business
No matter how prepared we might feel – and how many dress rehearsals we’ve had – nothing can prime us for losing a loved one, says Anthony Guerra, who pays tribute to his late father.
Guiding Principles for Health IT
Without a set of agreed-upon guidelines that are followed and reviewed throughout the life of a project – and even after it’s completed – there’s little hope for a successful user experience, says Craig Joseph, MD.
The Digital Frontier: John Halamka Talks About His Big Move
What if there was a Platform that could “radically shorten the time to evaluate emerging companies and create an ‘innovation factory’ for collaboration?” Dr. John Halamka believes it exists, and has announced a major move to get a closer look.
Going Live on Epic: 10 Takeaways from the Command Center
After the initial flurry of a go-live, the volume of new tickets tends to decrease, but the issues become more complex, says Sue Schade, who provides insights on how University of Vermont Health Network is weathering the storm.
Partner Perspectives
Partner Perspective: True Patient Engagement Requires a New CIO Approach
Wellframe VP of Engineering & Data Science Mohammad Jouni says only an API-Like approach to one’s data ecosystem can yield the experience patients now demand. Many CIOs — who have spent the … [Read More]
Partner Perspective: Survey Reveals How CIOs Are Tackling Massive Application Decommissioning Challenges
Galen Healthcare Solutions, in partnership with healthsystemCIO, released new data from a survey of healthcare delivery organization CIOs on trends, best practices and decommissioning priorities … [Read More]
Partner Perspective: Even Epic’s Analytics Ecosystem Can’t Overcome Poor Data Governance
According to Healthlink Advisors’s Tina Burbine and Mark Pasquale, combining data from disparate sources into something that’s meaningful isn’t easy. But that’s the challenge health systems face today … [Read More]
Partner Perspective: Solving the Medical Device Security Puzzle
According to Imprivata CTO Wes Wright, there is no one-size-fits-all approach to medical device security. However, there are four points every institution must address. Healthcare’s rapid shift … [Read More]
Upcoming Webinars
Navigating the Transformation to an Enterprise Imaging World
For the longest time, CIOs (who already have enough to worry about) didn't have to worry too much about imaging. Embracing the view that "what happens in radiology stay is radiology," they were able … [Read More]
HIT Policy Update – Q4 2019
Like it or not, your agenda is governed as much by the folks in Washington making policy as the folks in your C-suite meeting or board room setting priorities. With that reality in mind, it's critical … [Read More]
Designing a Cognitive Computing Ecosystem
CIOs receive numerous requests for implementing advanced analytics solutions by different internal service lines excited by the news from other organizations. A parallel push comes from vendor … [Read More]
Popular Content
- Q&A with CIO/CISO Steven Goriah, Part 1: "Having the Right Partner Is Absolutely Key."
- Q&A with CIO William Walders, Part 1: “Healthcare is becoming a more digital-centric environment.”
- The Perfect Juncture: How IT Can Partner with Executive Leadership
- Securing What You Can't See: Four HIT Leaders on the Challenges of IoMT Devices
- Taking Care of Business
- The Journalist's Oath
- Seeing Is Believing
- Promises, Promises
- "The Face of IS": Eight Practices That Can Transform the Helpdesk
- Q&A with Kate Pierce, Part 3: "You Have to Know How to Find the Answers You Need."
