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How about this scenario: The technology that had allowed one nurse to safely keep watch over 20 patients at a centralized station is down, meaning a lot more clinicians are suddenly needed to cover the same load. What will you do? This is the type of emergency that Tomislav (Tom) Mustac, Mount Sinai Health System’s […] Source: Q&A With Mount Sinai Senior Director of Cyber Tom Mustac: Probing Questions Can Help Operational Heads With BCP on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

For compelling patient safety reasons, healthcare IT executives often focus their connected-devices security program on the medical devices at the bedside. However, as more and more non-bedside, even non-clinical, devices are connected to the network, it's incumbent on IT professionals to know what, and where, they are. That's because the correct functioning of those devices is critical to continuity of care and, thus, patient safety. For example, if a network-connected elevator is hacked, it's entirely plausible patients can't be transported to the surgical suites, etc. In this important webinar, we'll speak to leaders about how they're working to secure not only IV pumps by the bed, but the refrigerators, cameras and other devices that ensure patients can get to the care they need. Source: Taking a Holistic Approach to Your Connected Devices Security Program on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

Investing heavily in go-live support, laying the right groundwork, and having the right people in place are all critical to the success of a major initiative. But perhaps the most important component, said Jordan Ruch, CTO of RWJBarnabas Health, is the ability to “adapt to, and highly function throughout, periods of transformation.” Source: Q&A with RWJBarnabas CTO Jordan Ruch: “Standardization is critically important.” on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

Threat actors are very sophisticated these days, requiring CISOs to match their “elegance” in devising countermeasures, according to Ryan Witt, managing director of healthcare at Proofpoint. In this episode of healthsystemCIO’s Partner Perspective Interview Series, Anthony Guerra, founder and editor-in-chief, talks with Witt about how identity is the new perimeter, and emails are still one of the key ways attacks will come. That’s why you need to know what threat actors are after. They want to monetize healthcare data, and particular institutions and certain people are of more interest than others. Research units and fundraising departments are major targets, as are the people who work in these areas. Witt says to step up security and layer it for these folks, because “healthcare data is still really, really valuable,” and very much part of a cyber-criminal’s business plan. Source: Partner Perspective: Cyber Defense Must Start With Understanding Who’s Most Attacked on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

Improving patient experience doesn’t have to come at the cost of making more work for clinicians or operational staff, said Chris Paravate, CIO at Northeast Georgia Health System, in this podcast interview. “It doesn’t have to be a trade-off.” Source: Q&A with Northeast Georgia Health System CIO Chris Paravate, Part 1: “We Have to Support Operational Flow.” on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

IT executives know that pulling off a flawless technical implementation is really stakes to play, with the true test of success being how much the system is embraced by users. And that deep level of use will only be possible if the change management element of the project has been handled just as deftly as the technical one. In this important webinar, we'll speak to leaders who are as focused on preparing their users to make the most of the systems coming their way before they get turned on, and their optimization afterwards. Source: Examining the Art & Science of Change Management on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

For CIOs, one of the biggest challenges is balancing the day-to-day tasks while also fostering digital growth. But these don’t have to be mutually exclusive, said Luke Olenoski of Main Line Health during a recent interview – and actually, they shouldn’t be. Source: Q&A with Main Line Health SVP & CIO Luke Olenoski: “You Grow the Most When You’re Uncomfortable” on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

Leading CIOs don't simply sit back and respond to technology requests from the business, but proactively  champion applications that can super-charge operations. But when they do, they must properly convey just how any new tool will make its users' lives easier, patients safer, and ultimately help the organization's bottom line. In this important webinar, we'll discuss how CIOs and other executives can communicate the value of both existing and proposed IT investments -- from patient engagement, to ERP, to infrastructure, etc. -- to get the C-suite and Board on board and ignite change. Source: Communicating the Value of IT to Senior Leadership on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

Paul Curylo, VP/CIO for Inova Health System says the bad guys may always be on your heels, but you can ward them off, to some extent, with cyber-hygiene — getting back to basics. Second to that, focus on business continuity. Source: Q&A with Inova Health System VP/CISO Paul Curylo: Business Continuity Must Not Be an Afterthought on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

With less money and people to do more work, healthcare organizations must implement artificial intelligence in the areas it shines. But what are those areas? Where can AI make a real difference today versus the aspirational uses that may not be ready for primetime? What kinds of computing environments offer the flexibility to leverage AI, which are more problematic, and how can you transition from the latter to the former if necessary? In this important webinar, we’ll hear from leaders about where and how they are using AI to drive toil out of the system for repetitive tasks. Source: Leveraging AI’s Low Hanging Fruit to Help Your Organization Survive the Downturn on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.