Show Notes

August 15: Drex DeFord, Executive Healthcare Strategist at CrowdStrike joins Bill for the news. Cloud security is about really understanding your data. Where does it reside? What kind of data is it? Where is it moving around? Experts say inflation, rising interest rates and market volatility are pushing CIOs to increase their cloud investments. The risks to patients in a post-Roe v. Wade world demand new protections. Senators sound the alarm on privacy and call for HIPAA update. What innovative solutions can healthcare CIOs implement to attract and retain talented tech workers? Plus the Top 25 women leaders in health tech.

Key Points:

• Experts say they do not expect a large decline in IT budgets
• How do you work with HR to get your tech salaries adjusted to the point where you are competitive in the market? 
• The ratio of female CIOs to male CIOs is still significantly tilted
• CrowdStrike

Stories:

• Economic headwinds, pushing CIOs to increase cloud investments - Beckers
• Market Volatility Pushing CIOs to Increase Cloud Spending - Wall Street Journal
• Senators sound the alarm on privacy, call for HIPAA update - Healthcare IT News
• How health system CIOs are overcoming IT staffing challenges - Beckers
• Top 25 women leaders in health tech, per Healthcare Technology Report - Beckers

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