“We’re all masterpieces with a few brush strokes out of place,” said Bradd Busick, SVP and CIO at MultiCare Health System. In this guest blog, he talks about why it’s so important to embrace mistakes and what it takes to cultivate a mistake-friendly culture.
Q&A: UH Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer David Sylvan on Removing Barriers to Access
In today’s complex healthcare environment, providing a platform for users to present ideas is essential. However, “if it’s open-ended and unbounded, we’re going to be building a whole bunch of very pretty bridges to nowhere,” said David Sylvan, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer at University Hospitals. Instead, “we have to be prescriptive about what we’re going to solve for,” he said.
“A Shared Vision”: Applying the Military Approach to Decision-Making
By adopting Military Decision Making Process principles, leaders can more effectively navigate complexities, mitigate risks, and capitalize on key opportunities for strategic success, according to Dennis Leber. In this piece, he outlines six critical steps for leveraging the principles and offers guidance on how to overcome them.
Q&A with University of Utah Health CIO Donna Roach: “Change management is core to everything we do.”
“I want to avoid rushing into things and making mistakes you can’t recover from,” said Donna Roach, CIO at University of Utah Health. In this interview, she talked about the value of doing things “in a thoughtful way,” the platform-first approach her team has adopted, and what they’re learning by letting users play in the AI sandbox.
Q&A: Ascension’s Erica Williams on Leading through Influence and Relationships
One of the most important components of leadership is to make sure the right people are in the right roles – but also that they understand those roles and what’s expected, said Erica Williams. In a recent interview, she talked about what she values most in team members, how she has worked to build a culture of collaboration and accountability, and the importance of giving back.
Change from Change: How Solid Cybersecurity Practices Can Prevent Catastrophic Attacks
One of the most difficult aspects of the Change Healthcare breach? The fact that it “could have easily been addressed with proper hygiene.” During a recent discussion, our cybersecurity experts discussed the key aspects of a solid cybersecurity strategy, from maintaining visibility to detecting (and reacting to) red flags.
From Chief Information Officer to Chief Insights Officer: The Evolving CIO Role
Given the rapid advancements in technology, mounting cybersecurity threats, and the increasing importance of data-driven decision making, the CIO’s responsibilities have grown both in scope and complexity, according to Jigar Shah. In this piece, he provides practice advice on how leaders can successfully navigate this changing environment.
From Internal CFOs to Out-clauses to Frenemies: How CIOs Can Better Manage IT Costs
For healthcare organizations, engaging with other facilities to share resources is no longer taboo; in fact, in some areas, “it’s becoming a matter of survival.” During a recent panel discussion, CIOs Brian Sterud and James Wellman spoke with Lindsey Jarrell about the nontraditional avenues they’re leveraging to more effectively contain costs.
Live @ Vive Partner Perspective Q&A with Guillaume de Zwirek, CEO, Artera: Health Systems Must Bring Governance to Patient Outreach
In an effort to better engage with patients, many health systems have gotten themselves into a pickle by going overboard. Today, with almost every department running its own patient engagement efforts, those at the end of all that attention are feeling overwhelmed. But there’s a better way, and it starts with governance, according to Guillaume de Zwirek, CEO, Artera.