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Insights by Kate Gamble delivers thoughtful analysis and in-depth perspectives on the challenges, trends, and leadership strategies shaping healthcare IT today. Drawing on interviews with industry leaders and her extensive experience covering the field, Kate brings clarity to complex issues—from digital transformation to workforce dynamics—helping CIOs and health system executives navigate an ever-evolving landscape. These articles are more than news—they're essential insights for decision-makers who want to lead with confidence.

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Philosophical Conversations, New Titles & “Great Barriers”: Two Leaders Share AI Learnings

Artificial intelligence itself isn’t new to healthcare – not by a long shot. But in the last few years – starting with the introduction of ChatGPT – a more advanced version of AI has swept across healthcare, prompting organizations of varying sizes and scopes to pilot tools in hopes of improving care experience and outcomes […]

Beyond "Spreadsheets and Clean-up": How Eisenhower Health's Apprenticeship Is Improving IT Hiring Processes

Picture the scenario: an organization is in the midst of rapid expansion while also taking steps toward digital transformation. To ensure growth happens in a sustainable way, more talent must be hired – unfortunately, the talent pipeline seems to have dried up. Not exactly a unique situation in today’s healthcare landscape. What is unique, however, […]

CIO Brian Lancaster Explains the "Wait... What?" Theory & Offers Best Practices for Successfully Driving Change

There’s no shortage of challenges facing healthcare CIOs, particularly in the current landscape. But perhaps the most significant, according to Brian Lancaster, is a lack of comprehension – not of the technology itself, but rather, everything required to make it work. “People need and want technology, but they don’t know the cost. They don’t know […]

"A More Dynamic Relationship": Chris Walden & Luke Olenoski on What Governance Should Look Like - and Why the Term Needs to Change

Governance. No one wants to talk about it, and yet, it’s one of the top priorities on everyone’s list. The question is, why? Part of the reason, according to Luke Olenoski, SVP and CIO at Main Line Health, is the negative connotation associated with the word itself. “Governance has a rigid feel,” he said, likening […]

"We're Taking Care of Everyone": Tracy Elmer on How TrueCare Is Going Back to Its Roots to Serve the Community

Sometimes the best thing an organization can do is to go back to its roots. That’s been the strategy for TrueCare. Although the Southern California-based network now has 20 locations, its beginnings were far more modest. “We started out of an RV,” said Chief Innovation Officer Tracy Elmer. The goal was to provide vaccinations, wellness […]

“There’s So Much We Can Do”: CMIO Jennifer Goldman on Building Clinical Champions & the Keys to Rounding

Jennifer Goldman distinctly remembers when she first got “bit by the informatics bug.” Memorial Healthcare System had created an express lane with its Epic EHR system that automatically added critical data points such as recommendations for mammograms or colorectal cancer screenings. “That was my first real foray into informatics and the results were tremendous,” she […]

CMIOs Rebecca Mishuris and Natalie Pageler on How Ambient Listening Empowers Physicians to “Focus on the Relationship Part of Medicine”

CMIOs are in a unique position. “We touch so many areas of healthcare delivery,” said Rebecca Mishuris, MD, CMIO at Mass General Brigham. “We get involved in everything from in-basket management to billing to actually delivering care.” And because they’re straddling the clinician and user worlds, CMIOs have a unique perspective on how the tools […]

"Making the Experience Better": How Mount Sinai Is Tapping Users to Help Improve Care Through AI

If you want to know where the biggest challenges exist, the best plan is to go right to the source. And in healthcare IT, those sources are the physicians and nurses who provide care – and as such, utilize technology – at the front line. Or better yet, let those individuals come to you. At […]

Partnerships, Pipelines & Phone-a-Friend: Three CIOs Share Their Approaches to Rural Health’s Biggest Challenges

Rural healthcare is fighting an uphill battle. Consider the following facts, courtesy of the NHRA: 1 in 5 people (approximately 61 million) in the United States live in rural areas. For every 10,000 individuals, there are 13.1 physicians, compared with 31.1 in urban settings. Around 20 percent of adults in rural areas describe their health […]

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