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The reality of being in a best-of-breed environment is that “there’s a lot of spaghetti connecting systems together,” says CIO Eric Raffin, who talks about how his team is working toward a solution. Source: Eric Raffin, CIO, San Mateo County Health System, Chapter 1 on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

After spending the past five years putting in a “platform for clinical transformation and innovation” through the eCare initiative, Partners is shifting its focus to digital health, says CIO Jim Noga. Source: Jim Noga, CIO, Partners HealthCare, Chapter 1 on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

The reason why interoperability wasn't baked into HITECH? Because ONC knew it couldn't be developed in a committee, but had to be done "in the real world," even if that meant it would be "messy," says Doug Fridsma. Source: Doug Fridsma, MD, President & CEO, AMIA, Chapter 3 on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

The most important characteristic in a team member isn’t technology acumen, but ability to communicate effectively and adapt to change, says CIO Skip Rollins. Source: Skip Rollins, CIO & CISO, Freeman Health System, Chapter 3 on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

If we want to make interoperability a reality, we need to stop thinking of it as a utopian place where data flows freely, and instead define it as the ability to incrementally improve functionality, says Doug Fridsma. Source: Doug Fridsma, MD, President & CEO, AMIA, Chapter 2 on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

If a vendor partnership is going to be successful, there has to be trust on both sides, says Skip Rollins, who also believes it’s critical that CIOs are willing to walk away if it’s no longer working. Source: Skip Rollins, CIO & CISO, Freeman Health System, Chapter 2 on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

To assume that patients don’t want access to their data “underestimates” what they can do, says AMIA CEO Doug Fridsma, who talks about why it can be empowering for patients, providers, and developers. Source: Doug Fridsma, MD, President & CEO, AMIA, Chapter 1 on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

Being CIO at a critical access hospital is more than just dealing with a tighter budget; it’s being willing to get your hands dirty and help out where it’s needed, says Jake Dorst. Source: Jake Dorst, CIO, Tahoe Forest District Hospital, Chapter 3 on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

Being a community health system means not rushing into major decisions - especially deciding on a core EHR vendor, and finding ways to make sure resources are maximized, says CIO Skip Rollins. Source: Skip Rollins, CIO & CISO, Freeman Health System, Chapter 1 on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

Sometimes innovation doesn’t have to involve machine learning, Hadoop, or any other buzzwords, says CIO Jake Dorst, who believes the focus should be on solving problems in a practical way. Source: Jake Dorst, CIO, Tahoe Forest District Hospital, Chapter 2 on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.