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ChatGPT isn’t going to replace providers. In fact, Michael Hasselberg, PhD, believes “it’s going to save providers from leaving the profession.” In a recent interview, he talked about his organization’s telehealth journey, how technology can help bridge the gap between supply and demand in behavioral health, and the power of 5G.
For healthcare IT leaders, “having a balance of technical and operational leadership is increasingly important,” said Denao Ruttino, Chief Innovation Officer at Southern Illinois Healthcare. In this podcast interview, he talks about the challenges facing rural health organizations, how his team is working to improve access, and why accountability is so critical.
Deploying technologies too rapidly can be counterproductive and even harmful to patients and staff, according to Joey Meneses, CTO at Akron Children’s Hospital. In this piece, he discusses the importance of a “thoughtful implementation approach” and offers advice on how to execute it.
Whether it means getting to “back to basics” with IT governance or creating new partnerships, a panel of leaders discussed what digital transformation has meant to their organization, the most significant challenges they’ve faced, and how they’re positioning their teams for the future.
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.
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.
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.”
Forget the bells and whistles; artificial intelligence should be about “trying to meet people in the trenches with business solutions that solve problems,” said our panelists, who discussed the keys to buy-in with AI and ML, the pitfalls to avoid, and why the people piece is so critical.
Creating a healthy culture in the workplace starts by asking some simple questions – both of your team and yourself as a leader, according to Jason Joseph, Chief Digital and Information Officer at Corewell Health. In this podcast, he explores those questions, discusses his approach to change management, and shares the advice he would offer his younger self.
The one component of change management that can’t be overlooked, especially in a largescale integration? Accountability, said Jason Joseph, Chief Digital and Information Officer at Corewell Health. “It’s a conversation that needs to happen.”
