For healthcare CIOs and CDIOs, career transitions have become commonplace. Whether it stems from M&A activity – and the resultant corporate restructuring – or a desire for advancement, leaders are increasingly pursuing new roles. Doing so, however, requires “a great amount of energy,” and therefore must be approached thoughtfully and strategically. “Career transitions need to […]
There’s an old saying that goes: ‘If you love something, set it free.’ Similarly, if an organization wants an innovation to thrive and make a true impact on healthcare, the same approach must be applied, according to Hank Capps, MD. “Setting it free helps it to evolve faster,” he said. “The overriding purpose isn’t to […]
Anna Schoenbaum’s career didn’t start on the IT side. But it didn’t take long for her to feel the pull – particularly when it became clear that technology’s role in healthcare was only going to grow. “I was enticed by the idea of improving processes from paper to automation,” she said. And even more so, […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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