“Success in the CIO role isn’t about who has the biggest IT chops in the room. It’s about understanding the business need” and communicating it, said Teresa Andrea of Silver Cross Hospital. It’s also about asking questions, being vulnerable, and being willing to “work in the gray.”

Source: Q&A with Silver Cross Hospital CIO Teresa Andrea: “Technology Touches Every Part of Healthcare.” on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.