Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders
Healthcare CIOs must help their organizations strike the delicate balance between innovation and operational stability, said Theresa Meadows, SVP & CIO at Cook Children’s Health Care System, an integrated pediatric delivery system based in Fort Worth, Texas, during a recent interview with healthsystemCIO. Scroll down to watch or listen to the full interview; or subscribe […]
One of many lessons Steve Eckert learned during his time in consulting? “I have a very high bar for what I expect from our vendor partners.” During a recent interview, he talked about the keys to maintaining healthy partnerships, as well as his core objectives as CTO at Cook Children’s, and the importance of being in lockstep with fellow leaders.
“The work we do in public policy is so important, because we can drive substantial change,” says CIO Theresa Meadows, who talks about the value of advocacy, the biggest challenges in cybersecurity, and why Meaningful Use was a game-changer.
When it isn’t feasible to purchase new biomedical devices – and much of the time, it isn’t – healthcare IT and security leaders need to find more creative ways to secure data, according to Theresa Meadows and Will Long, who discussed the topic during a recent webinar.
The most surprising takeaway from the HHS Cybersecurity Task Force report? The lack of risk assessments being conducted, according to David Finn and Theresa Finn, who found that “most people don’t even have a baseline.”
In the past, security hasn’t been viewed as a strategic function of health care. If the industry is going to make progress, that needs to change, say Theresa Meadows and David Finn, who discuss the Task Force’s report on cybersecurity.
What’s the biggest roadblock in establishing best practices for cybersecurity? Lack of communication, says Theresa Meadows, who will discuss how the Cybersecurity Task Force is working to change that.
Her pivotal career moment — “I want your job.”
Learning from mentors
“It’s about really listening to what people say.”
Embracing challenges — “I really didn’t know what I was signing up for when I said yes.”
From nursing to technology
Advice for aspiring CIOs — “It’s not about immediate gratification.”
Pediatric EHRs & the functionality gap
Partnering with athenahealth & Meditech
“We really worked hand-in-hand to build that pediatric functionality.”
Challenges with dosing, growth charts & vaccine schedules
Harnessing the power of texting
Innovation in focus — “If we lose sight, nobody will have their eye on the ball.”
About Cook Children’s
Focus on ambulatory growth — “It’s critical to our overall system strategy.”
Meditech in hospital, athenahealth in physician practices
Upgrading to Meditech 6.1
Enabling mobility — “Clinicians are always in motion.”
Telehealth pilot
MU reporting metrics — “They’re still mostly very adult-driven.”
