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The keys to success with any confrontation is to view it more as a discussion, according to our expert panelists. In a recent webinar, they provided useful tips on how to approach these critical situations.
When it comes to landing CIO roles, the numbers are trending in the wrong direction. And so it’s up to health IT leaders – and professional associations – to find out why and help remedy the situation, says Tressa Springmann.
As outside influences continue to disrupt healthcare, a number of technology leadership roles will emerge, and it’s part of the CIO’s job to help define new professional development paths, say our panelists.
Are the leadership traits in men and women inherently different, or is a product of the environment? Our CIO panelists talk about what they believe to be true, and the responsibilities all leaders have to create a “safe environment.”
One of the key competencies of today’s leaders? Being able to diffuse awkward situations and put people at ease, says CIO Tressa Springmann, in the first installment of our Women in IT Leadership discussion.
The hardest part of being a CIO is creating enough structure so that people feel comfortable, while also encouraging the “messiness around change” that’s needed to forge a path forward, says Tressa Springmann.
One of the biggest challenges in creating a strong data governance program? Making sure the team is receptive and the organization is positioned well for change, says CIO Tressa Springmann.
The defensive box
Introducing change — “You need to be very careful.”
Restructuring LifeBridge’s leadership team
Teaching IS at St. Mary’s University
Staying energized
“I’m a continual student.”
The EMR shoehorn effect
Population health tools — “They’re not all apples to apples.”
ACOs & geographical attribution
Staying the course
Being the new CIO — “‘Because I said so’ doesn’t work.”
More like water over a rock than a splash
Using fear as a motivator
Bringing practices into the fold — “It’s a mutual win or loss.”
Starting the 90-day MU reporting period
Portal challenges — “We haven’t come up with the sweet sauce.”
“The real new frontier” with data exchange
Tracking readmissions across the state
The burden of federal mandates
