Privacy, the Unicorn of Our Digital Age
Daily Dose of Breach Reality I don’t seem to be able to get through a morning’s reading without seeing one or more instance of a data breach; information being either locked up by ransomware or removed/copied by the thousands and sometimes, tens of thousands of records. Having spent a good portion of my career with… read more
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Healthcare Board Risk Concerns
As the business world changes, it’s important for businesses to keep up with the risks associated with doing business so they can achieve their goals and objectives. Not only are these risks substantial, but they can have a profound impact on the overall success of the business, its future opportunities, and the way it is… read more
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The Cost Benefits of Automation in Healthcare
Growing up in Detroit, my early memories of automation and robotics are of the automotive assembly line, where sparks moved in unison with the robotic arms that held cars as they were welded together.
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Securing Medical Devices in the Age of the Internet of Medical Things
Healthcare is rapidly moving to a completely digitized environment, and, as a result, devices have been introduced to the hospital ecosystem and bedside workflows to help extend and streamline care throughout the hospital.
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What’s My Tagline: CHIME Innovation & Public Policy – Marketing through Storytelling w/ Amy Proffitt
Host Carol Flagg’s guest is Amy Proffitt, Director of Marketing of CHIME and CHIME Media. Hear about CHIME”s role in advancing transformation in healthcare and her role at the organization as marketing director.
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Here We Are, But How Did We Get Here?
I won’t go too far in the way-back machine, but I don’t believe we can have a good conversation about where we are unless we talk a little bit about where we started. I’m thinking this may require more than one post, but we’ll see.
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Coffee with CHIME 11.30.2018
Hear about upcoming educational opportunities in 2019 from the CHIME Team on Coffee with CHIME!
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The Face of IT
For any business, long-term goals are unattainable without leveraging the advantages of information technology. However, IT teams in various organizations often work under shadow of other teams and departments— and hence remain detached from the rest of the team. This creates many problems, the biggest of which is the perception (and hence the use) of… read more
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How the EHR could help stem the opioid epidemic
The statistics around the opioid crisis are numerous and troubling. More than 2 million Americans are addicted to an opioid. Drug overdoses last year claimed more American lives than were lost in the entire Vietnam War, and overdose deaths for people under 50 are now far higher than fatalities from car crashes.
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Are you a turnaround CIO aka the cleaner?
Companies in need of a quick business turnaround look for specific qualities in a CIO candidate, because very often the state of the business is such that a wrong decision might worsen things, and it might even lead to the demise of the company. The qualities needed in a turnaround CIO are not necessarily the… read more
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What Does the Election Mean for the Health IT Community?
Committee rosters in both the U.S. House and Senate will look quite different as incumbent losses and retirements impact committees with healthcare jurisdiction. Health IT has largely been a topic garnering bipartisan interest on Capitol Hill, however, new committee leadership and a change in who holds the gavel will likely impact the lens through which issues are examined. Here is a look at the new lineup and likely priorities.
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