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As cyberattacks continue to mount – and place healthcare organizations under the spotlight – the CISO role has becoming increasingly important, according to Nick Giannas and Zachary Durst of WittKeiffer. In this piece, they share findings from a recent report on the most significant challenges facing cybersecurity leaders and how they can be overcome.
The divide between the demand for cybersecurity talent and the supply of qualified individuals is big – and only growing, said Dennis Leber, Director of Cybersecurity at Honest Medical Group. Bridging that gap “requires a multi-faceted approach that involves investment in education, training, mentorship, diversity, technology, and collaboration,” he wrote in this blog.
The rise of remote work has made it increasingly difficult for healthcare organizations to build (and keep) strong IT teams. But by following a few best practices, including updating the technology stack and developing rounding programs, leaders can begin to foster a healthy environment – and increase their staying power, according to a panel of experts at ViVE.
With the threat landscape rapidly evolving, leaders have to be “really innovative and creative” about how to protect data, said our panelists during a recent webinar. Increasingly, that means looking at outside resources to fill technology and talent needs.
“Everything we do has a digital component to it; therefore, everything we do has a cybersecurity component,” said Andrea Daugherty. In this podcast interview, she talks about the innovative work her team is doing, the challenges of recruiting top IT, and how she hopes to elevate cybersecurity as a career.
Rather than thinking outside of the box, Greg Garneau, CISO at Marshfield Clinic Health System, believes it’s simply time to “start thinking in ways you’ve never thought before.” In this podcast, he talks about the “talent war” facing healthcare organizations – especially those in rural areas, and the decentralized leadership approach.
For healthcare IT leaders, recruiting and retaining a strong workforce has proven extremely challenging. But for some, it’s also an “opportunity for innovation and thinking differently,” said Theresa Meadows, speaking on a CHIME panel with John Glaser and Andrea Daugherty.
In this interview, Sonney Sapra talks about the pendulum swing that’s coming – and how leaders must adjust; the ‘IS norms’ his team is implementing to keep staff engaged; and what he believes is the most important criteria when making a career move.
“Innovation is not just about spinning up a company; it’s about making care better,” said Lisa Stump, Chief Information and Digital Transformation Officer at Yale New Haven Health. In this interview, she talks about dealing with turnover, finding opportunities to cut costs, and how her team survived Covid.
For CIOs, one of the most important skillsets is being able to articulate the organization’s vision and find people “who can deliver results,” said Rich Rogers. In this podcast, he also talked about what it takes to standardize care processes and transform vendor relationships.
