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Strategies for Providing Application Training & Support to Maintain User Satisfaction & Productivity

When new employees start, they are given training on the key applications they will be using. When new applications are rolled out, training is provided for the relevant employees on how to use them.…

00:55:48 | Thu 24 Feb 2022

Podcast Q&A with CIO Ray Lowe, Part 1: “There Is Ripe Opportunity in the SDOH Space.”

One of the most difficult aspects of being a CIO is in making sure teams recognize the affect their work has on patient care. What often happens, according to Ray Lowe, is that IT professionals “get …

00:12:16 | Tue 22 Feb 2022

Empowering Today’s Hybrid Workforce with the Optimal Digital Ecosystem

Health system IT executives must provide all employees — no matter where they work or when — with the connectivity, devices and applications needed for success. For clinical staff, that means enablin…

00:58:35 | Fri 18 Feb 2022

Q&A with CIO Will Walders, Part 2: “You Have to Get Your Technical Debt in Order.”

Will Walders believes one of the most important things an organization can do, especially now, is to become “brilliant at the basics.” At its core, it means making sure clinical systems are functioni…

00:16:12 | Wed 16 Feb 2022

Establishing Accurate Patient Identity As the Cornerstone of Your Interoperability Strategy

Data that has been merged from disparate sources – whether internal, external or the result of M&A – will only be actionable if accurate and complete identity has been established of the people you s…

00:49:47 | Tue 15 Feb 2022

Q&A with Intermountain Healthcare AVP/CISO Erik Decker: Sharing Security Best Practices Makes Us All Safer

Intermountain Healthcare AVP/CISO Erik Decker wants health systems to know that implementing a handful of approved best practices can go a long way to staying out of hot water.

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00:28:55 | Tue 15 Feb 2022

Podcast Q&A with LVHN CIO Mike Minear, Part 2: “If It Doesn’t Work for the Patient, It’s Not Going to Work.”

For someone who has been in health IT leadership roles since the 1990s, as Mike Minear has, it takes much more than a shiny toy to impress them. “I don’t get excited about whiz-bang technology,” said…

00:14:01 | Thu 10 Feb 2022

Keys to Successful Application Portfolio Rationalization Initiatives

Many factors — including healthcare IT standardization and market consolidation — have resulted in a glut of redundant or out-of-use applications for provider organizations. The COVID-19 pandemic mag…

00:55:43 | Wed 09 Feb 2022

Relationship Building & Storytelling as the Keys to C-Suite Success

Being an effective C-suite executive depends on much more than mastering the technology under your purview. In fact, when reaching that level in the org chart, making your mark is about building the …

00:59:00 | Thu 03 Feb 2022

Q&A with CIO Will Walders, Part 1: Blind Spots, Pizza Trackers & a “Relentless Consumer-Centric Approach.”

Will Walders believes one of the most important things an organization can do, especially now, is to become “brilliant at the basics.” At its core, it means making sure clinical systems are functioni…

00:16:56 | Thu 03 Feb 2022

Wrapping Medical Device Utilization Data & Performance Metrics in a Risk Context to Improve Threat Detection & Response

The latest IoHT security technologies and service offerings are eliminating outdated routines, freeing staff to pursue more meaningful work, improving productivity, and creating business value. Despi…

00:58:11 | Tue 01 Feb 2022

Q&A with Northwell Health CISO Kathy Hughes: “BCP Requires More Preparation Than Ever.”

Having been a victim of identity theft, Kathy Hughes, VP/CISO for Northwell Health, is probably more sensitive than most to the possible effects of data breaches. As such, she and her team w…

00:33:22 | Mon 31 Jan 2022

Podcast Q&A with Jeff Johnson, Part 2: “We’re Constantly Tapped into What Customers Value.”

When Jeff Johnson, VP of Innovation & Digital Business at Banner Health, says 2022 is going to be “a busy year,” he’s not kidding. Although driving digital transformation has already been a key area …

00:12:45 | Wed 26 Jan 2022

Partner Perspective: CIOs Must Drive Towards Work Anywhere, Data Everywhere Environments

From his perspective with 25 years in the healthcare technology industry, Enrique Estrada, the new senior director of healthcare industry solutions at VMware, is impressed with how CIOs pivoted durin…

00:33:08 | Wed 26 Jan 2022

Podcast Q&A with Edmondo Robinson, Part 2: “AI Is Going to Be Baked into Everything.”

When faced with a major crisis, leaders have two choices. The first is to concentrate all resources on survival, doing whatever it takes to stay afloat. The second is to focus on surviving, while sim…

00:11:18 | Tue 25 Jan 2022

Podcast Q&A with Mike Minear, CIO, LVHN, Part 1: “Patients Should Drive Telehealth.”

For someone who has been in health IT leadership roles since the 1990s, as Mike Minear has, it takes much more than a shiny toy to impress them. “I don’t get excited about whiz-bang technology,” said…

00:14:40 | Thu 20 Jan 2022

Q&A with Valleywise Health CISO Todd Bell: “This industry is ripe for disruption”

Todd Bell, CISO and executive director of IT compliance at Valleywise Health in Phoenix, used to fight fires in the Colorado wildlands. Now he fights cybersecurity fires, and they’re both eq…

00:31:05 | Wed 19 Jan 2022

Podcast Q&A with Jeff Johnson, Part 1: “The real power of digital is to make it easier for consumers.”