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With IT teams facing more scrutiny than ever before, CIOs and CIDOs face mounting pressures to ensure they’re making the right decisions and getting the most bang for the buck – all without pushing their teams to the brink, said our panelists during a recent discussion.
When it comes to finding the right balance between remote and onsite work, CIOs and other leaders are “constantly learning,” said Cara Babachicos and David Chou, who shared some of those lessons during a recent discussion.
The one area that can’t be overlooked when decommissioning applications and migrating data? User experience, according to Marc Probst, Cara Babachicos and Kamal Patel, who shared their thoughts during a recent panel discussion.
Although they offers great potential in terms of streamlining workflow and improving the patient experience, IoMT devices also present a new list of concerns, according to our panelists, who discussed the challenges in securing network-connected devices and offered best practices.
Whether it’s “upping our game” when it comes to managing ePHI, the latest policy developments, or the future of ACOs, there are critical discussions that need to happen, according to our experts.
I’m now coming up to my third year of teaching in the CHIME Boot Camp, and I have to start off by saying that I truly look forward to my yearly teaching assignments. For me it has been an absolute pleasure working with fellow CHIME faculty and staff in developing the course work for each […]
CHIME has added three new members to its Board of Trustees: Cara Babachicos, Neal Ganguly, and Marc Probst. Babachicos, who serves as CIO and Corporate Director of Information Systems for the Community Hospitals and Non-Acute sites at Partners Healthcare, is a Certified Healthcare CIO (CHCIO) with 25 years of experience in the industry. She is […]
“Please, please tell me that’s thunder,” I remember saying to my roommate. It was a muggy August morning 12 years ago, and I was exhausted. So when I saw that the sky had become a dark shade of gray and heavy downpour was imminent, I nearly wept with joy. Not because I particularly like rain, […]
Her career path: “Consulting helped open doors for me”
Taking chances — even when the timing isn’t perfect
Building the HIT workforce
CHIME Boot Camp — “It’s really energizing.”
Networking opportunities
“Regardless of what you do, you need to show passion and energy.”
Work-life balance
The clinical landscape — “I think we have every vendor represented.”
Pushing for shared best practices
Creating a blueprint for the Epic rollout
State-of-the-art IT at new hospital
System upgrades — “We try to stay ahead of the curve where we can”
Big data plans with Health Catalyst
