Top Healthcare Executives Expect IT Managers to be Transformational Leaders. I never will forget one of my employee’s descriptions of success to me many years ago. He said, “Any basketball player can dribble the ball. They can pass the ball and they can shoot the ball. But what really matters is how many points they
Read MoreCredits: Bernie Monegain, Healthcare ITNews In chess, the positional play is characterized by long-term maneuvering — strategic moves. It’s exactly what is being required of healthcare CIOs today. Over the past decade, the role has changed from technology manager to valued strategic player, one who helps drive transformational change and who is welcome at the
Read MoreHere’s a “must read” article for all Healthcare executives. As just Reported in Health IT OUTCOMES, 8 Of 10 healthcare organizations are not prepared for a disaster recovery event. Read the article here Study after study shows how unprepared healthcare organizations are when it comes to securing data. A few, very interesting, points caught
Read MoreMore often than not Healthcare lags far behind other industries in terms of IT spend. Don’t take me wrong, I don’t think that’s because healthcare executives don’t recognize the need for technology but rather the lack of available capital. When talking to healthcare executives I often find budgets get slashed due to the constant cuts
Read MoreIn only a few short years, cloud computing has permanently altered the IT landscape for small to midsize companies — many believing it is just the beginning of what is to come. Small to midsize companies, especially rural health care organizations, do not have the same access to capital that larger companies do. Additionally, IT
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