Welcome to the first episode of Straight Outta Health IT, in which we feature a great friend of ours, Ed Marx!

As we start our discussion with the evolving role of the CIO in healthcare, Ed shares how he got into healthcare and recalls his second daughter’s birth. Ed’s experience in the industry is parallel to every other CIO’s journey. The times and the technologies have surely changed from one year to another, challenging clinicians to endorse them quicker. This has also happened to the role where the news Chief Digital Officer has taken ground and shifted the perspective inside companies. Christopher and Ed close this episode by talking about diversity, equity, and inclusion in the industry, the power other people can bring to a team, and patient advocacy.

Technology and diversity had to earn their way into healthcare, and what a great way to understand that than by listening to this episode!