healthsystemCIO – Strategies for Hospital IT Leaders

If we really want to understand ‘health information exchange’ – the verb, not the noun – we must realize that they all aren’t created equal, and that some are delivering what clinicians actually need, says Chuck Christian.

Source: Chuck Christian, VP of Technology and Engagement, IHIE, Chapter 2 on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

The toughest part about leading through a merger? Learning another organization’s culture, says Bobbie Byrne, which means identifying where land mines exist and how to sidestep them before making any major moves.

Source: Bobbie Byrne, MD, EVP & CIO, Edward Elmhurst Health, Chapter 2 on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

There’s nothing easy about facilitating the exchange of data and presenting it to clinicians in a usable way, but it is possible, says Chuck Christian, who talks about how the Indiana HIE has been able to thrive.

Source: Chuck Christian, VP of Technology and Engagement, IHIE, Chapter 1 on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

Sometimes the most important partnership you have is with a competitor, says CIO Bobbie Byrne, who talks about the value that physician engagement, support, and training can play in planning a successful rollout.

Source: Bobbie Byrne, MD, EVP & CIO, Edward-Elmhurst Health, Chapter 1 on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

Brian Tew talks about his team’s focus on making sure they’re fully leveraging Epic, the challenge at GHVHS he couldn’t resist, and the one component of leadership CIOs can’t ignore.

Source: Brian Tew, VP & CIO, Greater Hudson Valley Health System, Chapter 3 on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

Leading an organization that has experienced a lot of turnover comes with challenges — particularly in terms of gaining buy-in, but there’s also a surprising upside, says CIO Brian Tew.

Source: Brian Tew, VP & CIO, Greater Hudson Valley Health System, Chapter 2 on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

What’s a CIO to do when you’re the third an organization has had in three years? Stop the bleeding by building trust and assembling a leadership team to support the core already in place, says Brian Tew.

Source: Brian Tew, VP & CIO, Greater Hudson Valley Health System, Chapter 1 on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

The key to being a strong leader? Being humble enough to listen, while also having he confidence to make tough decisions, says John Kenagy, who believes that now more than ever, CIOs must be “fearless.”

Source: John Kenagy, PhD, SVP/CIO & CISO, Legacy Health, Chapter 3 on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

Being acquired can be unnerving, particularly for a smaller hospital. And so it’s critical for CIOs to choose words carefully, keep the communication lines open, and be respectful, says John Kenagy.

Source: John Kenagy, PhD, SVP/CIO & CISO, Legacy Health, Chapter 2 on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

If you want to transition the IT department away from application support mode and into customer support mode, make sure you’re listening and asking the right questions, says CIO Chris Paravate.

Source: Chris Paravate, CIO, Northeast Georgia Health System, Chapter 3 on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders