Dual CIO role — “It was a challenge initially.”
Consolidating into one IS department
“We’re like an IS company within Ascension.”
Forklift EHR replacement — “We’ve got a challenging year ahead of us.”
Goal of standardization across Ascension
Biggest challenge: change management

Source: Kathy Ross, VP & CIO, Sacred Heart Health System and Providence Hospital, Chapter 1 on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.