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“Anything we deploy enhances or enables care in some way,” said Terri Couts, CIO at The Guthrie Clinic. In this podcast, she talks about taking on the CIO role during “interesting times,” the new bar for patient experience, and how Covid has helped improve agility. Source: Q&A with CIO Terri Couts, Part 1: “If you’re not adapting, you’re not surviving.” on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

Ryan Witt is a true believer. As managing director of healthcare for Proofpoint, he believes deeply in the connection between providing patient care and cybersecurity. Of course, recent event have borne him out, as cyberattacks have forced health systems to return to paper for weeks, and even necessitated the diversion of patients elsewhere. Witt says he’s shocked on occasion to see some health systems not utilizing all the best practices out there. In this Partner Perspective Interview, he also notes how most cyberattacks are happening, and later identifies some new, extremely promising technologies, all as part of his effort to spread the gospel of cyber-preparedness. Source: Partner Perspective: Robust Security Environments Require a Dedication to Best Practices & Openness to New Technologies on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

When new employees start, they are given training on the key applications they will be using. When new applications are rolled out, training is provided for the relevant employees on how to use them. But how is performance support handled the rest of the time? How are health systems currently keeping existing employees up to speed with workflow-changing application upgrades? In this important webinar, we'll hear from leaders who are working hard to ensure clinicians and other employees don't get surprised and slowed down by software upgrades they didn't see coming. Source: Strategies for Providing Application Training & Support to Maintain User Satisfaction & Productivity on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

When it comes to leverage social determinants of health data to provide better, more individualize care for patients, there’s still a long way to go, said Ray Lowe, CIO at AltaMed Health Services. “We’re just getting started.” Source: Podcast Q&A with CIO Ray Lowe, Part 1: “There Is Ripe Opportunity in the SDOH Space.” on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

Health system IT executives must provide all employees -- no matter where they work or when -- with the connectivity, devices and applications needed for success. For clinical staff, that means enabling mobile workflows that allow them to securely access PHI (including images) from anywhere with any device when away from the hospital; and from bedside to workstation when in it. In this timely webinar, we'll hear from leaders who are digitally empowering their workforces to meet the new expectations around mobility, flexibility and productivity. Source: Empowering Today’s Hybrid Workforce with the Optimal Digital Ecosystem on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

“We don’t need heroes. We people doing normal things well all day, every day.” In this interview, William Walders talks about the value of “brilliant at the basics,” how his team is eliminating technical debt, and how they celebrate moving away from legacy systems. Source: Q&A with CIO Will Walders, Part 2: “You Have to Get Your Technical Debt in Order.” on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

Data that has been merged from disparate sources – whether internal, external or the result of M&A – will only be actionable if accurate and complete identity has been established of the people you serve. And in the absence of a national patient identifier, health systems have been left to their own devices to ensure those records are properly matched, avoiding the all too common mistakes in which the records of different patients are merged, or a new record is created instead of an existing one being found. But identity resolution errors abound, impacting patient safety and quality and cost of care. In this important webinar, we'll hear from leaders who have made progress towards their patient identity and matching goals so the fruits of their interoperability work can be realized. Source: Establishing Accurate Patient Identity As the Cornerstone of Your Interoperability Strategy on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

Intermountain Healthcare AVP/CISO Erik Decker wants health systems to know that implementing a handful of approved best practices can go a long way to staying out of hot water. Source: Q&A with Intermountain Healthcare AVP/CISO Erik Decker: Sharing Security Best Practices Makes Us All Safer on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

For Lehigh Valley Health Network, the key to successful IT initiatives has been creating “deep partnerships across the organization,” said Mike Minear during a recent podcast. He also talked about what excites him as a CIO, and what he has learned from teaching. Source: Podcast Q&A with LVHN CIO Mike Minear, Part 2: “If It Doesn’t Work for the Patient, It’s Not Going to Work.” on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

Many factors — including healthcare IT standardization and market consolidation — have resulted in a glut of redundant or out-of-use applications for provider organizations. The COVID-19 pandemic magnified these issues by introducing economic uncertainty to the healthcare industry. In response, provider organizations are launching, re-engaging, or expanding application portfolio management and rationalization efforts to drive […] Source: Keys to Successful Application Portfolio Rationalization Initiatives on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.