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It’s only natural for individuals to focus on the short term during a pandemic; the CIO’s role is to “step back and think bigger,” says Chris Belmont, who talks about his core objectives at Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, and where the key opportunities exist for opportunity.
One of the most common mistakes an IT department can make? Focusing too much on running systems and not enough on supplying the best solution for the business, says CIO Chris Belmont in this podcast interview.
While it would be great to avoid career landmines, the experience can strengthen a CIO’s leadership skills and help better position the organization for future challenges, says Chris Wierz of Witt/Kieffer.
One of the most important benefits in being part of the CIO community is the willingness to share experiences and learn from others how to avoid — or recover from — landmines, say Chris Belmont and Keith Perry.
Customized engagement — “In cancer care, a lot of people want that personal touch.”
Networking to help “to avoid the speed bumps”
Collaborative mentorship — “I’m a big fan of growing the talent you have.”
The “variety” of being a vendor & consultant
Vendor management
“We’re doing good things. The industry as a whole is getting better.”
Rolling out Epic… again
The power of hindsight — “Things go through a traditional life cycle and you can expect it.”
Moon Shots Program
Training Watson “to think like an oncologist”
Structured data & finding “gold nuggets of knowledge.”
Patient experience — “We can always do better.”
About MD Anderson
PeopleSoft ERP
From best of breed to Epic
“Transformation is disruptive.”
Staffing up with rapid response teams
Have’s & have-not’s – “Be careful not to create a parallel culture.”
“You can never have enough communication”
*Working with Initiate (IBM) and Orion
*An update on disaster recovery
*Finding the right C-suite talent mix (CIO, CTO, CMIO, CMO)
*Thoughts on social media
*Reflecting on the consultant’s life
*Bringing in Encore for assistance with clinical content
*The HealthLink experience — “We just did things right”
*About Ochsner
*Update on the Epic implementation
*”The integration, really, is what sold it”
*Epic’s secret sauce
*”If they tell you to do something, just go ahead and do it”
