The benefits of a diverse background
Learning while teaching
Being in the right place at the right time
Ron Strachan, CIO, Community Health Network, Chapter 4
Ron Strachan, CIO, Community Health Network, Chapter 3
The HIE picture in Indiana
“We’re not trying to reinvent the wheel”
Managing expectations and not overcommitting — “it’s not IT on tap”
Bringing a fresh perspective to an organization
Avoiding falling into the trap of status quo
“Risk-taking isn’t about selecting a new technology”
Ron Strachan, CIO, Community Health Network, Chapter 2
The challenge of being on an EHR implementation that isn’t being led by IT
Reporting to the COO & chief physician officer
Extending Epic out to affiliated physicians (after taking care of owned docs)
Waiting on the Epic rollout to attest to MU for ambulatory
Ron Strachan, CIO, Community Health Network, Chapter 1
About Community Health Network
Starting a major migration to Epic — and pushing back certain projects
Taking on the CIO role during a big rollout
“I was happy they selected Epic”
Repairing IT’s damaged reputation
When clinical leads a project, not IT — “What I was being asked to do was quite different”
Reaching out to colleagues who have rolled out Epic
