healthsystemCIO – Strategies for Hospital IT Leaders

With Arkansas ranked almost last in care outcomes, the sky’s the limit for Jonathan Goldberg’s team, which is leveraging telemedicine and a clinically integrated network to improve access across the state.

Source: Jonathan Goldberg, CIO, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Chapter 3 on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

The biggest challenge with planning workflows? Even if key individuals are involved in the testing phase, it’s still a leap of faith to make a decision on something that isn't yet visible, says CIO Jonathan Goldberg.

Source: Jonathan Goldberg, CIO, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Chapter 2 on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

When multiple big projects overlap, sometimes it can be attributed to a tactical plan to save resources. And sometimes it was a case of pulling on a loose thread, says CIO Jonathan Goldberg.

Source: Jonathan Goldberg, CIO, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Chapter 1 on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

With an increased focus on leveraging technology to improve engagement, leaders must make sure the human touch doesn’t get lost in the shuffle, says CIO Jeff Brown, who talks about achieving that balance.

Source: Jeff Brown, CIO, Martin’s Point Health Care, Chapter 3 on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

Despite the fact that it’s a top priority for many healthcare leaders, patient engagement is still an “untapped frontier,” says CIO Jeff Brown, who talks about his strategy at Martin’s Point.

Source: Jeff Brown, CIO, Martin’s Point Health Care, Chapter 2 on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

If leaders want to really engage staff members and grow talent, it has to be an continuous process – not an annual review, says Robin Sarkar, who talks about the program at Lakeland Health.

Source: Robin Sarkar, CIO, Lakeland Regional Health System, Chapter 3 on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

Having a model that includes both a care delivery system and a health plan not only benefits patients, it also offers vendors a unique partnership opportunity, says CIO Jeff Brown.

Source: Jeff Brown, CIO, Martin’s Point Health Care, Chapter 1 on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

The biggest challenge health systems face with population health? It's not always the technical aspect, but the cultural change required, says CIO Robin Sarkar.

Source: Robin Sarkar, CIO, Lakeland Regional Health System, Chapter 2 on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

One of the biggest challenges for clinicians? Having to hunt and gather, says CIO Robin Sarkar, who talks about the work his team is doing to move data to the point of care and make it visible.

Source: Robin Sarkar, CIO, Lakeland Regional Health System, Chapter 1 on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders

The realignment of incentives has enabled the industry to stop focusing on episodic care and start looking at patient care in a much more holistic way, and that’s a huge step forward, says Tina Esposito.

Source: Tina Esposito, VP, Center for HIS, Advocate Health Care, Chapter 2 on healthsystemcio.com - Interviews & Webinars with Health System IT Leaders