If you don’t want to keep learning, heading up IT security for a health system is probably not for you. At least that’s one obvious takeaway from speaking to WVU Medicine CISO Hunter Barbour…
As the role of the Chief Technology Officer becomes increasingly strategic, the skillset needed to succeed has evolved significantly. But the most important aspect of the position has nothing to do w…
As a practicing ER physician, Christian Dameff, medical director of cybersecurity at UC San Diego Health, is one of the first in the nation to bridge the clinical world and cybersecurity, th…
Though he’s just coming up on his one-year anniversary, Geisinger Health System CISO Zack Gable sounds like an executive with many more years leading security under his belt. That’s because …
Even in 2023, women face unique challenges rising to C-suite levels in the workplace, and healthcare IT is no exception. Yet there are actions all leaders can take to strengthen the pipeline of women…
Dr. Ashis Barad has a vision for healthcare; one in which providers leverage the information they have to guide patients along the journey. One in which a pediatrician, for example, knows right away …
The bane of every IT executives existence – from CIO to CTO to CISO – is a complex environment. And nothing contributes to such complexity like hundreds (or even thousands) of applications from dozen…
After more than a quarter century with the organization, John Houston knows how to find his way around UPMC. And when it comes to being an effective security leader, that not only helps him …
One of the most important things Gretchen Britt learned during her tenure as a NICU nurse was the importance of educating parents on how to care for their infants so that they feel prepared at discha…
Having served in provider roles, as a consultant, and now as a vendor executive, Drex DeFord, Executive Healthcare Strategist with CrowdStrike, has just about seen it all. As such, it’s not surprisin…
The nature of work continues to change at lightning speed. First off, workers — both clinicians and non-clinicians — now need to be able to access key applications from anywhere on both company-issue…
It’s no secret that rural health is facing significant hurdles, with many struggling to stay in the black — or in some cases, to keep their doors open. But it’s not all negative, according to Denao R…
As a self-proclaimed “perpetual learner,” Andrea Daugherty is always looking for the next challenge. And so, when she was contacted late in 2019 about a vacancy at Dell Medical School at UT Austin, t…
Nicole Kerkenbush is a big proponent of shadowing. She regularly encourages IT folks to engage with caregivers, whether that means spending a few hours with a patient access clerk or going to the tri…
Adam Zoller, chief information security officer at Providence, a California-based health system with 53 hospitals and more than 1,000 clinics, says as much as he’d like to standardize things…
One of the best things about high-performing software vendors is they’re constantly updating their applications to make users more efficient and secure. But with this benefit comes a challenge — the …
Vendor relationships don’t have to be difficult — as long as they’re approached the right way.
Kent Sona is a firm believer in that. At Nebraska Methodist Health System, where he has held the CIO rol…
Health systems have no shortage of people who want to do amazing things with all the data at their disposal, such as providing clinical decision support at the point of care, leveraging genomic infor…
Ransomware attacks don’t happen in the blink of an eye, despite what many think, says cybersecurity expert Nadir Izrael, chief technology officer (CTO) and co-founder of Armis. For weeks and months, …
St. Joseph Health Director of Technology Infrastructure & Cyber Security (Information Security Officer) Jesse Fasolo talks with healthsystemCIO Founder and Editor-in-Chief Anthony Guerra at t…
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