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Having risen through the IT ranks (often coming out of infrastructure or networking), CIOs know technology inside and out, but when they do hit the C-suite, there is another skill and relationship that is almost as important in determining success -- and that's the understanding of finance and their relationship with the CFO. So what financial chops do CIOs need; and what are the keys to making this relationship work for the benefit of all. In this important webinar, we'll hear from IT leaders who have made their understanding of the numbers a top priority. Source: No Margin, No Mission – Optimizing CIO-CFO Relations on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

There’s an old adage that people won’t comply with the “what” if they don’t understand the “why.” For information security professionals, communicating the ‘why’ around the need for compliance with security policies has always been a challenge. Trevor Brown, Deputy CISO with Yale New Haven Health, says one of the best ways to get the […] Source: Q&A with Yale New Haven Health Deputy CISO Trevor Brown: “Risk is a Language Clinicians Understand” on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

Sure, health systems need attractive buildings, and the top physicians expect nice offices in which to work, but dollars must be found to address technical debt and the security risks that come along with it, or one’s IT house will be built on “a foundation of sand,” according to UofL CISO Greg Peebles. Of course, […] Source: Q&A with UofL Health CISO Greg Peebles: For a Secure Foundation, Health Systems Must Address Technical Debt on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

It’s nearly impossible not to get caught up in the excitement around digital tools and AI, but if the right approach isn’t taken, it could be all for naught, according to Robbie Freeman, CNIO at Mount Sinai. In this interview, he talks about his team’s strategy to “get it right on a small scale” before going too big. Source: “Technology Isn’t the Barrier”: Q&A with Robbie Freeman, CNIO, Mount Sinai Health System on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

For IT and digital leaders, one of the biggest opportunities is to improve AI literacy and manage expectations by having “deep, meaningful conversations and not just throwing buzzwords around,” said Tarun Kapoor, MD, Chief Digital Transformation Officer at Virtua Health, who shared his thoughts in this podcast interview. Source: Q&A with Virtua Health Chief Digital Transformation Officer Tarun Kapoor, MD: Innovation “is never really done” on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

While there's no lack of tools to address the countless cyber challenges organizations face, there is definitely a lack of internal cyber staff at health systems available to support them. This makes it tricky for CISOs and other IT security professionals to determine whether they have what it takes to get their money's worth out of -- not to mention address the issues identified by -- what might at first glance be a very attractive piece of software. And recent claims by vendors that their tools are easy to use because they leverage AI make this doubly difficult to discern. In this timely webinar, we'll speak to leaders who are working to better understand the skillset-specific bandwidth on their teams; the internal support that will be required by any particular tool; and thus whether the potential investment in front of them would result in less or, ironically, more risk. Source: Keys to Deciphering the Resource Demands of Cyber Tools on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

“Success in the CIO role isn’t about who has the biggest IT chops in the room. It’s about understanding the business need” and communicating it, said Teresa Andrea of Silver Cross Hospital. It’s also about asking questions, being vulnerable, and being willing to “work in the gray.” Source: Q&A with Silver Cross Hospital CIO Teresa Andrea: “Technology Touches Every Part of Healthcare.” on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

It's one of the most infuriating things patients can experience during their care journeys -- they've had an image taken (perhaps even at another unit in the hospital) and the clinician they are now in front of either didn't receive it or can't access it. And it's not only frustrating for the patient, but for the clinicians on both ends of that image handoff who are unable to deliver the care they want, or at the very least are having their workflow stymied. The reasons for such lack of interoperability are legion -- ranging from too many disparate PACS, to too many differing workflows, to suboptimal governance. In this timely webinar, we'll hear from leaders about where they're focusing their enterprise imaging efforts and the best practices learned along the way. Source: Enhancing Systemness Through an Enterprise Imaging Approach on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

Post 9/11, it was a key element of messaging in New York City – if you see something, say something. The idea, of course, was that law enforcement could only do so much; but vigilance on everyone’s part would be a game changer. And it’s that same principle that Ron Mehring says is key to […] Source: Q&A with Texas Health Resources CISO & VP of Technology Operations Ron Mehring: “Openness & Respect are Keys to Cyber Team Success” on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

When Covid-19 hit and priorities were constantly shifting, healthcare IT teams didn’t need a technology expert; they need an “air traffic controller” who could communicate effectively, said Chris Myers. In this interview, he talks about how he has drawn from his military experience to guide teams both during and after the pandemic. Source: Q&A with Doylestown Health CIO Chris Myers: The ‘Secret Sauce’ for Leaders and Lessons Learned as a Marine on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.