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Patients want more than raw data; they want tools that help them more easily interact with the healthcare system, says CIO John Halamka. And that means stepping out of the dark ages of portals and exploring apps.
An organization doesn’t need a lot of resources to be innovative — in fact, sometimes having to stretch dollars can generate ideas that otherwise wouldn’t have surfaced, says CIO Denni McColm.
Health plan & the “interesting dynamic” with payers
Creating an IT risk management department
Educational awareness — “Healthcare workers tend to be trusting.”
Rise of the CISO
Posturing for pop health — “It’s not scalable with the existing technology.”
Mobility steering committee
Allscripts’ FollowMyHealth portal
SXSW Pediatric Health Pitch & TMC Think Tank
“There are so many ideas coming at you.”
Focus on portals
Telehealth — “It will give us the ability to spread our wings further.”
The “gotcha” with having a blank slate
Health IT today — “Despite the amount of work, it’s still a lot of fun.”
The “Holy Grail” for portals
Security & the industry-wide “Sense of urgency”
External penetration tests & internal threat tests
Security committee with cross-section representation
“We have the platform to have the discussions that we need to have.”
Having a CEO who “gets it.”
MU 2 attestation with providers
