Zafar Chaudry, MD, SVP, Chief Digital & Information Officer, Seattle Children’s, discusses his organization's ERP implementation, and offers tips on how others can find success with these mammoth projects.
The IT help desk, or service desk, could arguably be one of the most important aspects of security in a healthcare system. It’s often the first point, or only point, of contact for the organization’s staff with the IT department. It’s also true that lives can be held in the balance if a clinician can’t access needed data.
Health systems face increasingly thin operating margins. Yet they are still expected to drive towards the Quadruple Aim: to improve population health, patient experience and team well-being, while holding costs down. This creates some daunting tension for IT departments, as they feel the squeeze, too.
Jason Alexander, VP/CISO, with VCU Health, implores his "ever-vigilant cyber sentinel" readers to be wary of "the digital equivalent of a Trojan horse."
In an era marked by rapid technological advancement and digital transformation, the role of the Chief Digital Officer (CDO) in healthcare organizations remains not just relevant, but crucial.
CT Lin, MD, CMIO at UCHealth, offers advice on how to get workflow changes approved. The short answer: get all your ducks in a row and, oh yeah, bring your army. (Undiscovered Country Blog)
Joel Klein, SVP/CIO, at the University of Maryland Medical System, says, just like Navy Seals, health system IT executives must embrace the struggle. (LinkedIn)
Jim Kuiphof, Deputy CISO, Corewell Health, says nobody seemed to care about the org chart (in a good way) when battling the CrowdStrike outage. (LinkedIn)
Dennis Leber, PhD, Director, Cybersecurity, Honest Medical Group, offers some tips on how to avoid running afoul of HIPAA while dabbling in AI. (LinkedIn)
Charity Darnell, MSN, RN, Vice President, Chief Clinical Informatics Officer, Cook Children's Health Care System, says policy advocacy, AI/ML and workplace interventions can help stem the industry-wide tide of burnout. (LinkedIn)
