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If we really want to address the lack of diversity in healthcare IT, it has to be a community effort led by CIOs of different races and genders, said Cletis Earle in a recent interview. “We all have to be at the table.” Source: Podcast Interview with Cletis Earle, Part 1: “We Need Everybody to Help Address This.” on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

Sometimes the best way to prepare for the CIO role is to step outside of it, says Ryan Smith. In this interview, he talks about his first days at Intermountain, and the "huge opportunity we have to leverage data, business intelligence tools, analytics to make transformative changes." Source: Q&A with CIO Ryan Smith, Part 1: “We Have to Flex Our Muscles and Move Quickly.” on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

Although Covid-19 has placed a significant strain on healthcare organizations, it has also presented an opportunity to transform care delivery by leveraging tools like AI, said CIO Michael Saad in a podcast interview. Source: Q&A with CIO Michael Saad, Part 2: “Technology Is Transforming Healthcare As We Know It.” on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

Though a few were far down the telehealth road, many organizations only stood their programs up in response to the COVID-19 pandemic which exposed systemic issues in healthcare. Now, the opportunity arises to stand back and take stock of what can be improved or optimized. Going forward, organizations that have closed the capacity and capabilities gap will create opportunities for radical change and innovation in the areas of extended care delivery, clinical and operational workflows and interoperability and cybersecurity. In this timely webinar, we'll hear from leaders who have developed successful virtual care ecosystems to understand what’s working and what’s possible to deliver care differently in a post-pandemic world. Source: Telehealth: Redefining Delivery of Care & Igniting Radical Change on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

As decisions are made to improve patient care or ensure provider safety, the availability of data – specifically, quality data that has been extracted and refined – is the key difference maker, says Michael Saad, CIO at University of Tennessee Medical Center. Source: Q&A with CIO Michael Saad, Part 1: “Data Is Absolutely Critical as We Make Decisions.” on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

Every health system depends on its highly sophisticated and reliable infrastructure as the backbone to delivering technology solutions that improve patient care, with the goal of meeting healthcare’s mission of the quadruple aim: low cost, high quality, high patient and provider experience. Health systems also work hard to establish valued partnerships with their infrastructure partners to steward […] Source: Leveraging Data Center Infrastructure to Meet the Quadruple Aim on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

Hospitals have been decimated financially by the COVID-19 pandemic regardless of if they had a significant load of infected patients. As incremental steps are made towards normalizing operations, health IT (HIT) teams are addressing new priorities in terms of financial targets while trying to maintain operations and deliver on committed initiatives. Not only are all options being explored, but change is expected, and this presents true innovative opportunities. In this timely webinar, we'll hear from leaders about their approach to achieving financial targets. This includes options ranging from taking a strategic scalpel to budgets to making a paradigm shift in how HIT is operated and delivered.  With nobody knowing what the financial future of healthcare will look like, this one webinar you can't afford to miss. Source: Grappling With a COVID-Impacted Budget: The Art of Leaning Up While Staying Strong on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

An organization doesn’t have to be based in Silicon Valley to innovative and effective. It has to have the right structure to be able to “move forward deliberately” and “get things done,” says Richard Zane, MD, chief innovation officer at UCHealth. Source: Podcast Interview with Dr. Richard Zane: “You Have to Kiss a Lot of Frogs.” on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

An agile network provides the foundation for healthcare to face any challenge, while improving the overall experience of service delivery to patients, providers, and IT. In this timely webinar, we'll hear from leaders who are committed to ensuring their organizations can face whatever the future brings. Source: Healthcare at the Edge: How Network Agility Enables Better Outcomes on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

Testing individuals isn’t enough to stop the spread of Covid-19; it’s going to take centralized programs with interface engines, says Chuck Podesta, who talks about UConn Health’s collaboration with Jackson Labs and Epic. Source: “Testing Is the Way to Go”: How a Statewide Initiative Is Breaking New Ground in Disease Management on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.