CIO Spotlight (29)

The IT leader talks about how Penn State has managed population health during the pandemic with help from EHR tweaks, telehealth, data sharing via CommonWell and more. He also highlights some things healthcare can learn from other industries.

The longtime chief information officer and practicing physician at Boston Children's discusses what it's like to take on a new top job during a pandemic, and describes his plans for vaccine distribution, telehealth and remote monitoring across Maine.

Rob Havasy, senior director of connected health with HIMSS, speaks with Troy Keyser, director of Carilion Innovation for Carilion Health, about adapting and accelerating innovation on a smaller but just as important scale.

The CMIO describes how he devised a safety initiative that integrated NLP with EHR work queues – helping review and track clinical notes to ensure radiology reports are capturing incidental findings that could impact patient outcomes.

The chief information officer at University of Texas and Dell Medical School talks vaccine distribution, privacy protections and patient engagement for post-pandemic population health.