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Q&A with Dr. Patrick McGill, Part 2: Data Governance is “a lot of elbow grease and a lot of hard work.”

When Patrick McGill, MD, became involved in the Epic optimization initiative at Community Health Network, it was, admittedly, for “selfish” reasons. “I wanted to make Epic more efficient for me to ma…

00:14:11 | Thu 29 Jul 2021

Q&A with CIO Darrell Bodnar, Part 1: “It’s going to be a new level of competition.”

When a group of hospitals came together to form North Country Healthcare, it offered several benefits to its member facilities. Not only did it help with recruiting talent and offering more services …

00:15:06 | Wed 28 Jul 2021

Remediating Security Risks Introduced During the Covid Fight

As healthcare workers rushed to fight Covid like firefighters running to a blaze, many telehealth applications were rolled out without the usual security reviews and due diligence. But as the pandemi…

00:53:57 | Tue 27 Jul 2021

Q&A with Laishy Williams-Carlson, Part 1: “What fills my cup is being integrated with operations.”

With any major project, establishing guiding principles is an absolutely critical step, but it’s one that doesn’t come without a healthy dose of dissidence. In fact, Laishy Williams-Carlson believes …

00:16:36 | Thu 22 Jul 2021

Q&A with Patrick McGill, MD, Part 1: “We Should Not Be Competing on Social Determinants.”

When Patrick McGill, MD, became involved in the Epic optimization initiative at Community Health Network, it was, admittedly, for “selfish” reasons. “I wanted to make Epic more efficient for me to ma…

00:12:07 | Tue 20 Jul 2021

Q&A with CISO Hank Capps, Part 2: “Innovation isn’t chaotic; innovation is methodical.”

Contrary to popular belief, innovation isn’t a buzzword — at least, not if an organization is doing it right, according to Hank Capps, MD, Chief Digital and Information Officer at Wellstar Health Sys…

00:17:15 | Wed 14 Jul 2021

Q&A with Centura Health VP/CISO Sanjeev Sah: “We have to be balanced in our approach.”

With security threats always evolving, governance issues and resource challenges, being a CISO requires focus and courage, according to Sanjeev Sah, CISO for Centura Health, a prominent heal…

00:32:34 | Mon 12 Jul 2021

Q&A with CIO Reid Stephan, Part 2: “There has to be an inexhaustible supply of curiosity.”

When asked the all-too-common question of ‘what keeps you up at night,’ most CIOs cite data breaches, or a similar cybersecurity nightmare. For Reid Stephan, however, that isn’t the case — not becaus…

00:13:31 | Wed 07 Jul 2021

Q&A with LCMC Health CIO Tanya Townsend, Part 2: “Let’s focus on how we make a difference.”

It may seem counterintuitive to hear a healthcare IT leader say she encourages her team to “get out of IT.” But to Tanya Townsend, who has held the CIO role at LCMC Health since 2014, it makes comple…

00:16:31 | Thu 01 Jul 2021

Q&A with CIDO Hank Capps, Part 1: “We have to be more entrepreneurial in our thinking.”

Contrary to popular belief, innovation isn’t a buzzword — at least, not if an organization is doing it right, according to Hank Capps, MD, Chief Digital and Information Officer at Wellstar Health Sys…

00:15:24 | Wed 30 Jun 2021

Enhancing Cyber-Resilience with Timely Threat Intelligence

Defending against an attack is easier if you have some idea when and how it’s coming. In this webinar, leaders will discuss the best sources for threat intelligence, the top threats currently facing …

00:59:11 | Tue 29 Jun 2021

Exploring the Security Considerations of Moving Your Email to the Cloud

Many health systems are investing in cloud deployments that give them greater stability, a pay-for-what-you-use pricing model and enhanced security. But with the cloud now a primary target for cyber …

00:56:52 | Thu 24 Jun 2021

Partner Perspective: M&A and Covid-Induced Buying Leave Health Systems Struggling with Application Rationalization

Dr. Shelly Disser, VP of Solution Delivery with MediQuant, talks with healthsystemCIO’s Anthony Guerra about how organizations are working to rationalize their application portfolios, why battling Co…

00:27:08 | Wed 23 Jun 2021

Q&A with Reid Stephan, Part 1: “There’s a Need for This Type of Experience beyond Covid.”

For Reid Stephan, however, that isn’t the case — not because he isn’t tuned into the threats that seem to lurk around every corner, but because he has “incredible team members and colleagues who are …

00:19:06 | Wed 23 Jun 2021

Partner Perspective: Leading with ROI Key to Getting Identity Governance Projects Approved

Mark McArdle, Chief Products & Design Officer at Imprivata, and Anthony Guerra, Founder & Editor in Chief, healthsystemCIO, discuss the state of security in health systems, how those organizations ar…

00:30:31 | Mon 21 Jun 2021

Q&A with Karen Marhefka, Part 2: “In a remote structure, everyone has more of a voice.”

Things have changed quite a bit since 2012 in healthcare IT.
When it comes to EHR implementations, how much has really changed since 2012? There’s one way to find out: by taking on a similar initiati…

00:16:40 | Thu 17 Jun 2021

Building Identity Governance into Your Post-Covid Security Strategy

Covid’s impact on health systems — which saw clinicians pulled into different roles, workers accessing systems remotely, and telehealth reach unimagined heights — brought home how important identity …

00:56:25 | Wed 16 Jun 2021

Q&A with LCMC Health CIO Tanya Townsend, Part 1: “We can’t go back to the way things were.”