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One of the most important tools CIOs have at their disposal? The ability to point to metrics – or real-life patient stories – to communicate the 'why' and demonstrate their team’s value, said Jason Wood. Source: Podcast Interview with CIO Jason Wood, Part 2: “We Need to Focus on Why We’re Doing This.” on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

Deadlines have a way of sneaking up on everyone, and the healthcare industry is finding itself only weeks away from the Nov. 2 start date for when federal rules governing information blocking go into effect. With trying to manage patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic, any oversight might be understandable – but absent any last-minute reprieve, provider organizations will be responsible for compliance, says Chelsea Wyatt, a principal in the informatics and technology practice of The Chartis Group, an advisory firm specializing in healthcare. Attaining compliance will be difficult and potentially costly for many organizations, but improving patients’ ability to access their health information could become a competitive advantage for those organizations that see this initiative as a strategic opportunity, she believes. Research is indicating that patients highly value access to their data in order to manage their care, and will favor organizations that give them easy access to their records. In this episode of healthsystemCIO’s Partner Perspective Series, Wyatt talks with Editor-In-Chief Anthony Guerra about these compliance challenges. Source: Partner Perspective Interview: The Rush is On to Achieve Compliance with Information Blocking Requirements on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

For a number of reasons, most CISOs agree that biomedical devices represent one of the most vulnerable points in their security landscape. Some of those reasons include the fact that manufacturers may not always embed the best security controls, patching of older devices may void warranties, and even getting a solid inventory of what's on the network (and where it is in the hospital) can be daunting. In this webinar, we'll hear from leaders who have grappled with the medical device security monster to hear their best practices and lessons learned. Source: Mastering Medical Device 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 positives of having an integrated EHR platform? Rather than pushing back an implementation because of the pandemic, NewYork-Presbyterian was able to move theirs up, said CIO Daniel Barchi in a recent interview. Source: Podcast with NYP CIO Daniel Barchi, Part 1: “It’s a Testament to the Ability to Plan and Execute.” on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

True leadership isn’t about giving orders, but empowering those you lead to make decisions, be accountable, drive initiatives, and provide feedback, says Mike Hart, VP of IT with Children’s Arkansas. Source: Podcast Interview with Mike Hart, Part 2: “Leadership Is Something You Evolve Over Time.” on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

As care continues to extend from hospital to home and beyond – to include more locations, virtual touchpoints, vendors and cloud-based solutions – interoperability becomes essential to make information securely accessible to patients and providers. CIOs must be innovative in moving from a fragmented to a federated approach, supported by standardized data discovery and distribution technologies so that new applications are able to find – and retrieve – the data they need in predictable formats. This webinar will focus on how CIOs can best develop an interoperable, virtual care ecosystem platform strategy. Source: The CIO’s Interoperability Agenda: Creating an Ecosystem of Frictionless Care on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

Health systems are notorious for the number of applications they own. And with the rush to implement systems at the height of the COVID fight, that problem only got worse. Today, with (hopefully) the worst of COVID over for many organizations, CIOs are again taking inventory of what they own and taking stock of whether they need it. In this timely webinar, we'll hear from leaders who are not only looking to clean up and clean out their application closet, but prepared to move the data out of the old and into the new in a cost-effective and user-friendly manner. Source: Application Rationalization for a Post-COVID Environment 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 key lessons Jason Wood’s team learned during the pandemic? During a time when everything is moving so quickly, it’s important to know when to slow down, especially when it comes to educating patients. Source: Podcast Interview with CIO Jason Wood, Part 1: “Covid Turned Our Business Upside Down.” 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 most critical mistakes Epic users make? Failing to leverage all of the functionality in MyChart, said CIO JD Whitlock in a podcast interview. “You’re screwing up digital health if you’re going out and buying a bunch of bolt-ons.” Source: Podcast Interview with CIO JD Whitlock, Part 2: “We Have to Be Smart.” 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 Franciscan Health, IT leadership knew it had to reinvent the way virtual care was delivered. In this deep-dive webinar, VP of Technology & CTO Chuck Christian and VP of Digital Innovation Sri Bharadwaj reveal how the organization developed an innovative response that was able to meet the needs of clinicians and patients, all while keeping security top of mind. Source: Franciscan Health’s Covid-19 Virtual Care Journey  on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.