A Conversation with Aaron Miri, CHCIO, FCHIME, CIO, The University of Texas at Austin, Dell Medical School and UT Health Austin
In this episode, Russ talks with dynamic healthcare leader Aaron Miri about his work on the nonpartisan Health IT Advisory Committee and the essential “get it done” attitude that helps shape better policy in Washington. Get revved up by Miri’s energetic leadership style and his 3-pronged approach for leading successfully through disruptive change. Don’t miss… read more
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4 Things Startups Should Know about Rural American Healthcare Innovation
Rural areas are historically perceived as a harder market for healthcare startups: They have tighter margins, and recently many safety net and rural hospitals have closed. Yet rural areas are most in need of companies that can establish a lasting presence.
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3 Keys to Effective Use of IT in Healthcare
Symptoms alert us to problems within our bodies that may cause us great distress. To improve our condition, we often rush to relieve our ailment by focusing on treating the symptoms rather than diagnosing the underlying problem. The same is true with many of the issues we face within the healthcare industry.
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Role of IT in Digital
The term digital is in its full glory and suspect it will remain there for the next several years. While it took me some time to warm to the term, I am learning how to leverage. Digital provides a common taxonomy that brings technology and the business closer together to create value. If for no other reason than this, I am fast becoming a digital evangelist.
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Health Care CIOs Balance Innovation and Keeping the Lights On
Download and read the PDF What’s it like to be a chief information officer in today’s ever-changing health care landscape? In a few words: “exciting,” “disruptive,” “fun,” a “roller coaster.” Four CHIME Speakers Bureau faculty CIOs – Michael Archuleta, Theresa Meadows, Daniel Nigrin and Tressa Springmann – shared advice, experiences and thoughts on what’s ahead… read more
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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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Q&A with Board Member Carina Edwards on Women HIT Leaders
Carina Edwards, senior vice president of customer experience at Imprivata and a member of the CHIME Board, the CHIME Foundation Board and the CHIME Education Foundation Board, was among a dozen women with ties to CHIME who were named “Female Health IT Leaders to Know” by Becker’s Hospital Review. She shares insights on being a woman in a high-level health IT position in this Q&A.
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