“Let’s sit outside,” said my wife as we walked up to our favorite Italian restaurant. “Are you sure?” I asked, spurred by hunger, “how about we take first available?” “It’s a beautiful night, so let’s sit outside,” she urged. As we got closer, I could see a number of people waiting near the outdoor dining […]
Honesty Doesn’t Have To Be Brutal
“It’s going to get easier, right?” I asked my friend Scott in a text message. “I wouldn’t say it gets easier. But it does get more manageable,” he replied. It wasn’t what I wanted to hear. It was about two weeks after my twins came home from the hospital, and the stress of providing round-the-clock […]
Mark Gilliam, CIO, Ardent Health Services, Chapter 3
Building A Better Farm System
“It’s so frustrating. What can we do?” Several months ago, I had lunch with Linda Reed, CIO at Atlantic Health. After spending a few minutes catching up, our conversation turned to the health IT workforce shortage, and I can remember seeing the weariness on her face as she talked about how difficult it is to […]
Five Basic Principles For Retaining Top IT Talent
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate is only 3.5 percent within the technology sector compared to a rate of 8 percent or greater for the overall market. The historically low unemployment rate, high demand for technical talent, and the expansion of globalization presents new staffing challenges for CIOs and technical managers. […]
Chuck Christian, CIO, Good Samaritan Hospital, Chapter 1
The unique challenges of rural hospitals
ONC and CAHs
The healthcare IT workforce shortage and increased rural acuity
“It’s really difficult to show the ROI for a physician order entry system”
Strange bedfellows? Large vendors serving small hospitals
“We in small hospitals have a real propensity to trust”
Five Categories for Assessing IT Talent
Today and in the future, IT professional staff must have a balance of the right skills, competencies, and interpersonal capabilities to deliver a valued solution to end customers. As a CIO or IT leader, how often have you had a leader or staff member with superior technical skills who seems incapable of completing projects on time …
CHIME: Clinical IT Staffing Strained, ONC Programs Providing Small Succor
The need for IT staff at the nation’s health organizations remains acute, according to the results of a recent CHIME survey, which found 67 percent are reporting shortages, an increase of the 59 percent reported two years ago. As in 2010, respondents say they are most in need of specialists capable of implementing and supporting […]