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.
Q&A with CIO Theresa Meadows: “Policy Work Is a Labor of Love.”
“It’s a Team Sport”: A CIO & CISO Share Best Practices for Securing Biomed Devices
Filling In The Cybersecurity Gaps: HHS’ Action Items for CIOs
A New View Of Cybersecurity: Breaking Down The Task Force’s Recommendations
Taking Cybersecurity To Task: How A Group Of Leaders Are Looking To Change The Conversation
Theresa Meadows, SVP & CIO, Cook Children’s Health Care System, Chapter 3
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.”
Theresa Meadows, SVP & CIO, Cook Children’s Health Care System, Chapter 2
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.”
Theresa Meadows, SVP & CIO, Cook Children’s Health Care System, Chapter 1
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.”
Theresa Meadows, SVP/CIO, Cook Children’s Health Care System, Chapter 3
Words matter — are they “customers”?
“I have to throw a dollar into the bucket every time I say ‘help desk’“
Educating the org —the CIO is not the service desk
The benefits of having been a clinician — “Occasionally, I’ll pull the nurse card”
From Alabama to Texas (but can you go from NJ to Texas?)
Going CHIME CHCIO