For CIOs, perhaps the most important objective is to provide a great experience for clinicians “without overloading on technology,” according to Michael Carr. In this interview, he talked about the bold initiatives at Health First that he hopes will move the organization toward that goal, and what it means to be a high-reliability organization.
Avoiding “Automated Dysfunction”: What to Know When Incorporating Automation into the Strategy
“It’s Everyone Working Together”: Experts Share the Keys to a Successful Enterprise Imaging Strategy
Having access to all of the images relating to a patient’s care isn’t merely a benefit for physicians – “It changes my ability to make a diagnosis,” said Alex Towbin, MD, Associate CMIO at Cincinnati Children’s. During a recent webinar, he and co-panelists Joseph Marion and Lenny Reznik discussed the critical role of enterprise imaging, and what it takes to device a sound strategy.
Cedars-Sinai CIO Craig Kwiatkowski Talks Overhauling ERP, AI Governance & Immersive Learning
With organizations heavily focused on EHR rollouts and optimizations, the “critically important” administrative systems took a back seat, said Craig Kwiatkowski. In this interview, he talks about the “major overhaul” Cedar-Sinai has undergone to centralize services, the keys to success with its Accelerator program, and his interesting career background.
Q&A with Cook Children’s CTO Steve Eckert: “The most important thing is to listen and observe.”
One of many lessons Steve Eckert learned during his time in consulting? “I have a very high bar for what I expect from our vendor partners.” During a recent interview, he talked about the keys to maintaining healthy partnerships, as well as his core objectives as CTO at Cook Children’s, and the importance of being in lockstep with fellow leaders.
“We’re All Learning”: Q&A with Anna Schoenbaum, VP of Applications & Digital Health, Penn Medicine
One of the keys to meeting Penn Medicine’s core objectives – improving efficiency, reducing clinical burden, and delivering a better patient experience – is in establishing partnerships, said Anna Schoenbaum, VP of Applications and Digital Health. The other? Having “strong governance and engagement. That’s part of our DNA.”