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Rady Children's Hospital CISO Sahan Fernando says, for people in his position, knowing technology is critical, but understanding and solving business problems is even more important. Source: Q&A with Sahan Fernando, CISO, Rady Children’s Hospital: “This role is a strategic business leadership position” on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

Survival is certainly the top priority during a crisis – but it can’t be the sole focus, said Edmondo Robinson, MD, in this podcast. Leaders also need to focus on “what have we learned and how that learning should influence our strategy going forward.” Source: Podcast Q&A with CDO Edmondo Robinson, Part 1: “Digital Powers Our Strategy.” on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

John Halamka, MD, president of the Mayo Clinic Platform, provides the latest updates on national HIT policy and prognosticates on future direction. Source: HIT Policy Update with John Halamka, MD on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

“When you’re a physician and you’re put into a leadership role, there’s not a great training pathway for that,” says Dirk Stanley. In this interview, he talks about why he started a blog, the CMIO’s role as translator, and the moment his career changed. Source: Podcast Q&A with CMIO Dirk Stanley, Part 2: “It’s Important to Engage with All Stakeholders.” 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 leaders find themselves stuck between a rock and a hard place. On one side are the demands of their organizations' growth strategies, including facility expansion, merger/acquisition, and digital innovation; on the other side, the expectation the org will be “perfect” where cybersecurity is concerned. Come hear from leaders who’ve worked through these problems talk about how they’ve tackled competing requirements and managed risk, while driving towards a higher level of trust, better care, and increased resiliency. Source: Adaptive Risk Management: Balancing Organizational Growth & Innovation with Security on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

One of the costliest mistakes leaders make? Neglecting the long-term vision while dealing with a crisis, said CIO Donna Roach. “You still have to carve out time to work on your strategy and where you need to be.” Source: “You Have to Make It Understandable”: CIO Donna Roach on Improving the Care Experience on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

Whether due to M&A activity, regulatory requirements, or simply evolving user preferences, health systems regularly need to move data from sunsetting applications to the go-forward choices. Unfortunately this process can be fraught with workflow and technical challenges. In this webinar, we'll hear from leaders who have migrated data successfully to learn the best practices they picked up along the way. Source: Data Archival – Minimizing Risk, Maximizing ROI on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

For providers, there’s nothing more frustrating than encountering “a missing step” while caring for a patient, says Dirk Stanley, MD, CMIO at UConn Health. In this interview, he talks about how creating Blueprints Before Build can prevent it from happening. Source: Podcast Q&A with CMIO Dirk Stanley, Part 1: “Good Ideas Can Go Wrong.” on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

Michael Erickson, CISO, Baptist Health System of Kentucky and Indiana, talks about how security professional ignore hardware risks at their peril. Source: Q&A with Michael Erickson, CISO, Baptist Health System: “Attack tools are getting more sophisticated and smaller.” on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

With COVID (hopefully) in retreat, healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs) can renew their focus on the Quadruple Aim of healthcare. Every HDO has thousands of medical devices used by thousands of nurses, and each costs thousands of dollars. By improving the utilization and management of these devices, HDOs can significantly lower the per capita cost of delivering care and enhance the quality of the work-life for their front-line care teams. Source: Better Data for Better Medical Device Utilization & Management on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.