March 14, 2022

CIO Podcast - Episode 28: Health IT Partners with Skip Rollins

20 minutes

For the 28th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we sat down with Skip Rollins, Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer at Freeman Health with Colin Hung as host. Rollins shares about the staffing crunch and how he’s helping his organization through the challenge. Then, Rollins dives into what a good technology partnership looks like and whether it’s myth or truth that organizations are trying to have a smaller number of health IT partners. Finally, Rollins offers some career advice for aspiring healthcare CIOs.

Thanks to Health Connect Partners for connecting us with Rollins for this episode. If you’re a healthcare CIO, be sure to check out HCP’s Hospital and Healthcare IT Conferences. They offer a unique reverse expo experience where you can connect with some amazing peers and companies.

Here’s a look at the questions and topics we discuss on this episode:

Right now there is a lot of concern over the staffing crunch in healthcare. As a CIO, are you feeling it on your team and how are you helping your organization through this challenge?

Over the past several years, we’ve heard that there is a concerted effort by healthcare organizations to deal with a smaller number of trusted IT partners. Is that a myth or is that something that is real?

What do you look for in a technology partner? Is it all about the technology? The company? Proof points?

Even before COVID arrived, there was a sense that healthcare executives were looking for novel ways to connect – rather than the standard conference. You are a member of the Advisory Board of a conference that is taking a very unorthodox and unique approach. Why do you think that is working?

What’s got you excited from a Health IT perspective right now?

What career advice would you give to all the aspiring Healthcare CIOs that are listening to us right now?

Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the CIO Podcast by Healthcare IT Today.

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