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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.
For IT and digital leaders, one of the biggest opportunities is to improve AI literacy and manage expectations by having “deep, meaningful conversations and not just throwing buzzwords around,” said Tarun Kapoor, MD, Chief Digital Transformation Officer at Virtua Health, who shared his thoughts in this podcast interview.
The problems facing healthcare today may not be new, but solving them is going to require a new approach, said Nicole Kerkenbush. In this podcast, she talked about the critical role technology can play in easing the burden on caregivers, why shadowing is so important, and the lessons she learned in the military.
A successful meeting is one in which leaders are able to anticipate different needs and generate a productive discussion to help solve a defined problem. Failure to execute on this can be costly, particularly in healthcare, according to Dirk Stanley, MD, CMIO at UConn Health.
One of the most important pieces in building and maintaining a successful digital platform? Viewing not as a technology project, but as a “business and clinical transformation story,” said panelists Joel Vengco, Rob Bart, and Scott Andrews during a recent discussion.
For providers, there’s nothing more frustrating than encountering “a missing step” while caring for a patient, says Dirk Stanley, MD, CMIO at UConn Health. In this interview, he talks about how creating Blueprints Before Build can prevent it from happening.
Without understanding the two most important steps – project intake and project management – it can be extremely difficult to drive change, particularly in the clinical setting, according to Dirk Stanley, MD, CMIO at UConn Health.
As healthcare IT staffs face pent-up demand from projects put on hold due to Covid, leaders must shift from a project mindset to a product mindset that focuses on continuous delivery, according to a recent panel discussion.
Technology doesn’t always have to get in the way. In fact, when leveraged appropriately, it can help providers get to know patients on a more personal level and provide a better experience, says Hal Baker, Chief Digital & Information Officer at WellSpan Health.
Without a set of agreed-upon guidelines that are followed and reviewed throughout the life of a project – and even after it’s completed – there’s little hope for a successful user experience, says Craig Joseph, MD.
