For the 86th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Kate Pierce, Senior vCISO and Executive Director of Govt Affairs at Fortified Health Security and a Former CIO and CISO at a provider organization, to talk about cybersecurity! We kick this episode off by discussing the recent administration change and what that could mean moving forward. Then we debate if this change will put pressure on healthcare organizations to improve their cybersecurity or not. Next, we take a look at the skills gap in cybersecurity to talk about how CIOs and CISOs should be working to address their security needs — should they go in-house or will they have to go third-party? We then discuss how limited budgets and resources will affect an organization’s ability to meet the new healthcare regulations moving forward. Next, we debate whether AI will enable cyber initiatives or if it will widen the disparity for rural healthcare. Lastly, we conclude this episode as Pierce gives advice to anyone who’s just starting their work in healthcare IT or cybersecurity.

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For the 85th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are talking about migrating Epic to the cloud with this episode’s special guest, Tim Calahan, MS, MBA, DBA, Chief Technology Officer at Michigan Medicine and CEO of EHC Consulting! We kick this episode off by discussing why migrating Epic to the cloud should be a key priority for hospitals. Transitioning from on-prem Epic hosting to the cloud can be difficult though, so we then talk about the keys to making your transition seamless. Next, we take a look into what a CIO should be doing to prep their organization internally for the move to the cloud. Calahan then shares how he approached the various cloud options such as AWS, Azure, Epic, and Third Party. Next, we discuss the real-world benefits to patients and staff with Epic in the public cloud. We conclude this episode with Calahan passing along the best piece of advice he’s gotten in his career.

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For the 84th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Avi Sharma, MD, Radiologist and Director of AI at Jefferson Einstein to talk about AI! We kick this episode off by discussing how you should approach being an AI champion in your organization. Then, Sharma shares how he is approaching AI governance. While AI holds a lot of positive potential for healthcare, it is still a new and largely untested area of healthcare, which can cause a lot of hesitance to adopt it. To address these concerns, Sharma discusses how he has overcome resistance to AI in organizations.

Next, we take a look at AI solutions that integrate and those that don’t. We discuss how Sharma approaches integrating AI solutions and whether or not he’s ok with solutions that don’t integrate. AI is a hot topic in healthcare right now, with many people looking to find their own spot in the market. So with this influx of vendors in AI, we discuss how to look at choosing the correct vendors. Lastly, we wrap this episode up as Sharma passes along career advice to anyone who’s looking to work in AI.

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The 83rd episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today was recorded at the MEDITECH Live conference! We were joined by Leigh Williams, Assistant CIO at Augusta Health, to talk about health equity! We kick this episode off with Williams sharing what she is most looking forward to at this conference. Then we shift our focus toward the health equity-related awards Augusta Health has recently won: the 2024 CMS Health Equity Award given by the Office of Minority Health at CMS and the American Hospital Association’s 2024 Equity of Care Award in the Emerging category. Williams shares how she got started in this work. Then we discuss how working on health equity has changed Augusta Health. Next, we take a deeper look into the impact these efforts have had on their patient population. We then dig into the strategies Williams subscribes to, from a business perspective, to provide these extended services.

Augusta Health has also recently decided to move to MEDITECH’s Expanse platform – Williams shares what goals played into this strategic decision. Then we discuss how this shift to MEDITECH Expanse has furthered their community engagement efforts. Finally, we conclude this episode as Williams passes along the best piece of advice she’s been given in her career.

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For the 82nd episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Erin Osbourn, Chief Information Officer at Child Mind Institute, to talk about mental health! We kick this episode off by discussing how being a CIO of a mental health organization differs from being a CIO of other healthcare organizations. Then Osbourn shares what she would do if she had a magic wand that could make anything happen for mental health. Next, we talk about what project Osbourn was the most excited to work on and what made it a success. We then shift our focus over to AI. Osbourn shares how she is approaching AI and what impact she thinks it will make on behavioral health. Then we talk about the technology/trend that we are excited about and don’t think enough people are talking about. Lastly, we wrap this episode up as Osbourn shares the best piece of advice she’s heard in her career.

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The 81st episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today was recorded at the MEDITECH Live conference! We were joined by Nolan Hennessee, CIO and Vice President at St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System to talk about the use of MEDITECH Expanse in his organization. Hennessee has been a strong advocate for MEDITECH as his primary health system vendor, so we kick this episode off by taking a deeper look into what he looks for and values in a partner. Next, we talk about his work in fast-tracking an Expanse Ambulatory rollout to approximately 100 providers. And while we’re on the topic of Expanse, we also take a deeper look into his rollout of Expanse Oncology in their cancer center and infusion clinics. Then Hennessee shares some of the ways his organization is staying ahead with all of the advancements that have been made in Oncology, especially in areas like precision medicine.

We then move on to talk about how St. Joseph’s/Candler’s patient population has been growing and their services have been expanding. Hennessee shares how they have been engaging their patients and what tools they have been using to boost their satisfaction. Next, we take a look at St. Joseph’s/Candler’s diverse population to discuss the ways they are currently engaged with the patients in their community and how they’re meeting their population health needs. Lastly, we wrap this episode up with Hennessee sharing what St. Joseph’s/Candler has in store for the future and a little career advice from Hennessee.

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For the 80th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Brian Shea, Chief Information Officer at MedOne Healthcare Partners to talk about security! We kick this episode off by discussing the “bricks and mortars” things that are often neglected in favor of shiny objects. Next, we look into how much security is enough security and how you can tell if you’ve done enough for your organization. Then we talk about what it takes to create a culture of security and awareness in your organization. And in the spirit of that culture, Shea shares how he approaches communication with employees who have fallen for phishing campaigns. MedOne Healthcare Partners is 100% in the cloud, Shea shares how that feels for his organization, what it took to get there, and the pros and cons. Finally, we end this episode with Shea passing along the best piece of advice he’s received in his career.

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For the 79th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Mike Mainiero, SVP and CDIO at Catholic Health to talk about his experience with the CrowdStike outage! We kick this episode off by discussing how Mainiero and his team responded to the outage. Then, we talk about how quickly it took him to realize what was happening and know that this was going to be a larger-scale problem. Mainiero then shares what he had previously done to prepare his organization for incidents like this and what lessons he and his team learned that they will apply moving forward. With organizations having hundreds to thousands of systems, it is simply impossible to test every single update – so Mainiero and I discuss how he is approaching future updates to try to prevent an issue like CrowdStrike from happening again. Next, we debate on how to properly balance fixing technical issues with ongoing patient care. Lastly, Mainiero passes along the best piece of advice he’s received in his career.

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For the 78th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Yolanda VanRiel, PhD, RN, MEDSURG-BC, OCN, CNE, ANEF, Associate Professor and Department Chair of Nursing at North Carolina Central University (Also available at NCCU Online) to talk about the state of nursing in healthcare today! We kick this episode off by discussing the major challenges nursing faces today. Then we take a look at the number of nurses striking and talk about what is causing this and what leaders can be doing to avoid this. Next, we examine the current state of the nurse staffing ratio and discuss what can go wrong with the incorrect ratios. We then move our discussion to the topic of virtual nursing. We debate how we see virtual nursing impacting some of the issues we’ve discussed and we question why it hasn’t been more broadly embraced in healthcare. Then, we share the ways that we are seeing technology impact nurses, for better and for worse. Lastly, we end this episode with VanRiel giving advice to all of the nurses in the industry today.

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For the 77th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Sameer Sethi, SVP, Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Hackensack Meridian Health to talk about implementing AI! To kick this episode off, Sethi shares his thoughts on the current use of AI and where it is most useful. Then we discuss how to find the right places to use AI and how to ensure that it is benefitting both the organization and the patients. Next, we debate whether regulating AI is good or bad for healthcare. We then move on to take a look at the good use cases Sethi is excited to see coming.

Taking a little break from AI, we then look outwards to other technologies in healthcare. With AI being such a hot topic right now, are we neglecting the other technologies? We discuss how you can make sure that you aren’t missing the other technologic advancements and achievements in healthcare that could benefit your organization. Next, we ask Sethi what he is looking forward to in the next few years. And while we’re looking forwards, we debate on whether or not the focus on AI will go away anytime soon or if it is here to stay. Lastly, we wrap the episode up as Sethi passes along the best piece of advice he’s gotten in his career.

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