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In this insightful interview, Anthony Guerra, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of healthsystemsCIO, sits down with Tyson Blauer, Research Director at KLAS, to discuss KLAS’ latest report on Data Archiving 2024: Examining the Complexity and Content of Archive Deployment. Blauer shares his expertise on the evolving landscape of data archiving, particularly in healthcare organizations transitioning from EHR […]
In this interview, Anthony Guerra, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of healthsystemsCIO, sits down with Don Seamons, Research Director for Patient Accounting & RTLS at KLAS, and Dallin Seely, Insights Manager at KLAS, to delve into the dynamic world of Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) in healthcare. With technology constantly evolving, Anthony explores how RTLS, a critical tool […]
Welcome to healthsystemCIO’s interview with Dr. Zafar Chaudry, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital and Information Officer at Seattle Children’s. In this conversation, we dive into Seattle Children’s journey to modernize their ERP system, exploring the rationale behind this transformation, the decision-making process that led to choosing Workday, and the unique strategies employed to optimize […]
In a recent interview with Anthony Guerra of healthsystemCIO, Kaleb Harris, Research Director at KLAS, discusses the importance of selecting the right partner for go-live support. Harris emphasizes the critical role that consulting services play in ensuring successful EHR activations, particularly in high-stakes environments involving major vendors such as Epic, Oracle/Cerner, and Meditech. The complexity […]
CHIME’s policy wonks are reveling in the details of healthcare IT-related regulations and laws (all in varying stages of promulgation) so you don’t have to; that’s the message from the organization’s VP of Public Policy Mari Savickis. But what she does need from members is the willingness to keep CHIME up to date on just […]
There’s a ton of information in the EHR, but if clinicians have to spend their precious time digging around for it, the benefits can be lost. KLAS recently decided to take a look at a set of vendors focused on making it easier to surface such data. In this interview with healthsystemsCIO, Jackson Tate, Research […]
“Your AI journey is only as good as your data. It’s only as good as your processes,” said Stuart James, COO and Deputy CIO at CHRISTUS. Recently, he spoke about the critical role that data stewardship and data governance play in enabling organizations to take advantage of digital tools.
Health system executives are faced with a dizzying kaleidoscope of constantly evolving privacy regulations, making compliance a full time job that spans multiple roles. In this interview with healthsystemCIO Founder & Editor-in-Chief Anthony Guerra, Teresa Burns, Director of Privacy Operations and Privacy Officer with Protenus, suggests strategies for staying up on what’s going down, as […]
“As we understand the things we want to do from a front-end perspective, the backend becomes mission critical,” said Anika Gardenhire of Ardent Health Services. In this interview, she talks about the importance of a solid infrastructure – especially with AI initiatives, her leadership philosophy, and the true goal of innovation.
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.
