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If you haven’t built strong relationships with finance, and developed a solid financial acumen, don’t get too comfortable in the CIO chair, said our panelists – Mike Restuccia, Chuck Podesta, and Kelly Summers – during a recent discussion.
Chuck Podesta faced an enormous uphill battle when he took on a struggling IT team in 2021. But with the right formula – which included identifying low-hanging fruit, promoting transparency, and showing metrics – they were able to pull off a remarkable turnaround and position themselves for success.
Application rationalization can seem daunting. But once leaders are able to “stop the bleeding” and get the right pieces in place, organizations can realize some significant benefits, according to CIOs Chuck Podesta and Matt Everhart.
Healthcare organizations are relying more heavily on supplemental staffing to fill gaps, but what they really need, according to CIOs Chuck Podesta and Susan Carman, is “more of a consultant that works to build internal knowledge.”
It may seem pessimistic, but planning for the divorce before entering into a relationship with a vendor is the most practical move healthcare leaders can make – especially when it involves data, according to CIOs Chuck Podesta and Saad Chaudry.
With phishing attacks becoming increasingly sophisticated, the smart approach is to focus not on prevention, but on identifying the most likely targets, putting controls in place, and offering continuous education, according to our cybersecurity experts.
From mining data to identify trends, to embracing voice recognition, there are a number of steps that clinical and IT leaders can take to reduce clinical burnout, according to a recent panel discussion.
As organizations reopen, leaders must be willing to prioritize based on where the organization is today – not where it was before Covid-19, said our CIO panelists in a recent webinar. “You have to look at things based on the new normal.”
Testing individuals isn’t enough to stop the spread of Covid-19; it’s going to take centralized programs with interface engines, says Chuck Podesta, who talks about UConn Health’s collaboration with Jackson Labs and Epic.
For UConn Health, the opportunity to leverage its interface with Jackson Laboratories – and its partnership with Epic – to help lead the initiative to deploy statewide Covid-19 testing was too good to pass up, says interim CIO Chuck Podesta in this podcast interview.
