Our Top Blogs from 2017

“It’s all about the patient.”

We’ve heard this statement from CIOs and other health IT leaders in the past, but in 2017, it was a theme that seemed to take center stage. From the digital health revolution that’s changing the way patients engage in their health, to the seemingly never-ending saga revolving around the Affordable Care Act, it’s been a banner year for patients.

Of course a number of other topics have dominated the headlines, including the “mega-merger” trend among both health systems and payers that could dramatically change the landscape, ransomware and other incidents that have rocked hospitals, and the growing push to making innovation a priority. And weaved into all of this is leadership — how all of these changes will impact the CIO’s role, what leaders should be doing to grow the next generation, and the need for diversity across all positions.

This has certainly been reflected in the blog posts that have resonated most with our readers in 2017. Below is a list of the top 20 posts from the past year:

1. A Framework for the Healthcare CIO (Bill Russell, Founder & CEO, Health Lyrics, and former CIO, St. Joseph Health)
2. Disruption at Its Finest: The Initiative That’s Putting The “Personalized” In Medicine (Sandy Aronson, Executive Director of IT, Partners Personalized Medicine)
3. Rethinking Connected Health for Our Aging Population (Joseph Kvedar, MD, VP of Connected Health, Partners HealthCare)
4. How Amazon Can Impact Healthcare (Bill Russell)
5. The Growing Role of CRM In Healthcare (Jeff Brown, CIO, Martin’s Point Health Care
6. Crossing the Finish Line: Chuck Podesta on What It Takes to Lead an Epic Journey (Chuck Podesta, CIO, UC Irvine Health
7. The Physician Burnout Crisis: Why Patients Must Come Second (CT Lin, MD, CMIO, University of Colorado Health)
8. Yes We Can: Women In Health IT (Sue Schade, Principal, StarBridge Advisors, and former CIO, Univ. Michigan Hospitals & Health Centers)
9. The Long Journey To Make Remote Monitoring Reimbursement a Reality (Joseph Kvedar)
10. Leveraging LinkedIn To Grow Your Career (Zachary Durst, Senior Associate, IT Practice, Witt/Kieffer)
11. Four Habits of Successful Digital Leaders (David Chou, VP and Chief Information & Digital Officer, Children’s Mercy Hospital
12. HIEs Matter (Sue Schade)
13. Want To Build The Hospital Of The Future? Start Here (Deanna Wise, EVP & CIO, Dignity Health)
14. Six Ways to Build Team Camaraderie (Brian Thomas, Deputy CIO, Department of Technology & Innovation, Johnson County Kansas
15. The Hook That Can Save Telemedicine (David Bensema, MD, Former CIO, Baptist Health)
16. A Simple Framework For Mentoring (Bill Russell)
17. Who Suffers the Most from EMR Usability Issues? (Taylor Davis, VP, Business Development, KLAS
18. How Methodist Is Harnessing Data To Improve Care (Cynthia Davis, Chief Health Information Officer, Methodist Healthcare
19. How Adversity Builds Better Leaders (Chris Wierz, Principal & Co-Leader of IT Practice, Witt/Kieffer)
20. Smashed Laptops, Empathy & The Square Peg Dilemma (Aaron Miri, VP & CIO, Government Relations, Imprivata

A sincere thank you to all of those who have contributed to our site and helped us to achieve our goal of keeping CIOs and other leaders educated. We look forward to reading more insightful perspectives in 2018!