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Combining GAI and Human Expertise to Improve Care Consistency
Among the many issues facing healthcare is unnecessary variation in clinical and administrative practices. EHRs, when implemented properly, can help reduce variation but only in a humble culture that...
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Bridge Builders: Interim Management Solutions for Health Systems
Since our start in late 2016, interim management and coaching have been part of our core services. Our tag line “Today’s Solutions, Tomorrow’s Leaders” encapsulates what we offer to health systems. We...
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The Importance of Thoughtful Design in All Aspects of HIT Deployments
There has never been a busier time in development and deployment of HIT (Health Information Technology). The allure of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in its diverse manifestations, the quest to automate...
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12 Steps to Prepare for 2024 – Big Challenges – Bigger Opportunities
If you’re fortunate enough to work in healthcare and IT, every year presents a significant mix of big challenges and even bigger opportunities. Next year is no exception. One of HIT’s paradigms for...
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Auditors Should be a Leader’s Best Friend
It’s January, a new beginning in many ways. It’s common as a New Year approaches to spend some time thinking about, hopefully celebrating, the past and planning for the future – from both a personal...
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Technology Debt – when your infrastructure has been ignored too long
“What do you mean “there is an executive level downtime committee that meets weekly”? As I stated this, I must admit I was a bit incredulous. Although it was only my first week as CIO at a large...
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Future Proof Your IT Environment: Strategies to Address Technology Debt
Addressing technology debt[i] in the health IT environment is crucial for ensuring patient safety, regulatory compliance, efficiency, data security, scalability, innovation, and cost efficiency....
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Revitalizing Healthcare: Shaping Perceptions, Restoring Trust
At a recent healthcare conference attended by leaders from healthcare systems representing more than 19% of the total of 6,120 US hospitals, there were several presentations and many side conversations...
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Is HIT Strategic Planning Still Relevant for Providers?
In the past there was little question about who owned the HIT Strategic Plan – the Chief Information Officer (CIO). That has changed in many organizations. Organizations are creating new C-suite...
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Ring Theory – A Practical Tool for Dealing with Trauma and Crises
September is National Suicide Prevention Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about suicide prevention and promoting mental health. Suicide is very personal to me. My wife died from suicide....
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What the US Could Learn from the UAE about Healthcare
I have spent much of the last four years working in the Middle East as an interim CIO and executive project director at two different hospitals. I have seen the healthcare systems of two different...
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Show the Strength of Wisdom: Choose Kindness
As new parents, we wanted to instill an important life lesson in our children. From a very young age, we often asked them the same question repeatedly: “What is the most important thing to remember?”...
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11 Steps to Prepare for 2025 – Big Challenges – Bigger Opportunities
If you’re fortunate enough to work in healthcare and IT, every year presents a significant mix of big challenges and even bigger opportunities. 2025 is no exception. One of HIT’s paradigms for...
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Beyond the Bottom Line: How DEI&B Drives Innovation and Growth
As we welcome 2025, it’s a time to celebrate the successes of the past year and set our intentions for the future. Among the priorities deserving renewed attention is the critical role of Diversity,...
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