As AI continues to take hold in healthcare, executives must ensure they are using the right AI tools for the right jobs, according to Drew Ivan, Chief Strategy Officer at Rhapsody. While generative AI (GenAI) garners attention for its potential in clinical documentation, other AI methods, such as machine learning (ML), remain critical for tasks […]

Source: Partner Perspective: Success with AI Depends on Clean Data & Selecting the Right AI for the Job   on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

Health system IT leaders face a growing challenge: clinicians struggle to keep pace with rapid changes in EHRs and other digital tools. Bobby Zarr, Vice President of Healthcare at uPerform, believes AI can transform how health systems deliver training, improving adoption and satisfaction while reducing disruption. “The pace of change is accelerating, and users feel […]

Source: Partner Perspective: Health Systems Should Give Software Training a Closer Look; Role-specific, Just-in-Time Approach More Effective Way to Go on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

Sutter Health’s integration efforts extend far beyond standard IT system mergers. Jacki Monson, SVP, Chief Integration Officer & Chief Privacy Officer at Sutter Health, focuses on holistic transformation—aligning people, processes, and technology across mergers and acquisitions. “We’re not just integrating applications,” Monson said. “We’re integrating the entire ecosystem to function as one seamless operation.” Scroll […]

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Health systems face mounting pressure to leverage data for clinical and operational excellence, but innovation without a solid foundation can be counterproductive. Kiran Mysore, Chief Data Analytics Officer at Sutter Health, emphasizes that true data-driven transformation hinges on balancing innovation with disciplined data management. Scroll down to watch or listen to the full interview; or […]

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The rapid evolution of AI is reshaping healthcare, but navigating its complexities requires a blend of pragmatism and innovation, according to Dr. John Halamka, President of Mayo Clinic Platform. As health systems grapple with AI integration, the challenge lies in balancing cutting-edge advancements with regulatory constraints and operational realities. Scroll down to watch or listen […]

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When technology fails, patient care cannot. That stark reality underscores the importance of business continuity planning in healthcare, a subject Anika Gardenhire, Chief Digital & Information Officer at Ardent Health Services, knows well. Having navigated a major ransomware incident, she believes that resilience is not just about preventing failures but about preparing for when—not if—they […]

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Healthcare IT leaders are tasked with ensuring physicians are satisfied and productive with the technology in place to do their jobs. Beyond the tools needed to deliver and document care, there are operational requirements that impact costs, job satisfaction, patient access, and ultimately care quality. Workforce management is often overlooked in a sea of pressing priorities, yet it plays a crucial role in optimizing the organization's most expensive resource: physicians. Many health systems rely on a combination of manual and technology solutions for managing provider time. This results in costly inefficiencies, underutilization of available resources, and causes enough confusion in the workplace to throw off work-life balance and increase burnout. Opportunity exists for IT leadership to help move the needle in this often-lingering manual process. In this session, we'll speak with leaders who realize that the costs of inefficient workforce management make this a problem worthy of addressing, and discuss possible solutions.

Source: Exploring IT’s Role in Addressing Physician Workforce Management Challenges on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

Houston Methodist is betting on an ambitious technology investment: equipping every patient room with high-definition cameras to centralize clinical services, improve efficiency, and enhance patient care. This initiative signals a broader shift toward virtual care integration and data-driven hospital operations, said Roberta Schwartz, EVP and Chief Innovation Officer. Scroll down to watch or listen to […]

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Like all health systems, AtlantiCare is seeking ways to ease the documentation burden on clinicians. CIO Jordan Ruch sees ambient clinical AI as a key tool in reducing burnout and allowing providers to spend more time at the bedside. Scroll down to watch or listen to the full interview; or subscribe to healthsystemCIO on your […]

Source: Oracle’s Impact on Methodology & Service, Along With Native AI Capability, Give EHR Customers Reason to be Bullish  on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

UW Medicine is advancing digital transformation with a focus on AI-powered decision support, strong governance frameworks, and clinician collaboration. CIO Eric Neil and Chief Clinical Informatics Officer Dr. Todd Burstain recently discussed their journey to achieving HIMSS Stage 6, their measured approach to AI adoption, and the ongoing challenge of balancing innovation with standardization. Scroll […]

Source: UW Medicine Achieves HIMSS Stage 6; Neil & Burstain Tout Strong Governance as Key to Picking the Right Projects on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.

Clinicians and other users desperately want to do all kinds of innovative things with the organization's data. From increasing operational efficiency to improving patient care, just about everyone worth employing wants to analyze their data, run reports and take actions – be it for risk management, data privacy, security, compliance, or optimization. Often, however, this ability to view and act on data is stymied when the only way to get the job done is with an IT ticket or via manual approvals. Also, having to go to IT to access data weakens the mantra that maintaining high quality data is everyone’s responsibility. So how can health systems fix this paradigm? How can IT get out of the way and cease being the occasional bottleneck that inhibits the interaction between user and data? In this timely webinar, we'll speak to leaders who are making progress in this area, working to increase self-service data management with centralized governance and decentralized data control -- for the benefit of all.

Source: Improving User Satisfaction, Empowering Innovation & Facilitating Governance by Increasing Self-Service Data Management on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.