SI 2021 CMIO/CNIO Summit Report

Sponsored by Hearst Health. Read how 21 professionals and guests from 16 prominent US healthcare organizations shared about their goals for more intuitive, efficient healthcare delivery in this new digital age in “Clinical Informatics: A Meeting of the Minds.”

Kirby Research Report: The State of Healthcare Informatics

Chief Informatics Officers are on the front line of figuring out how to introduce Artificial Intelligence into healthcare operations and strategy. How do they think about the opportunities – and risks – ahead of them? Scottsdale Institute and Kirby Partners surveyed 24 SI Member organizations and talked in depth with five leading healthcare CIOs to find out.

SI 2022 Clinical Informatics Summit Report

How is your health system navigating the many challenges surrounding workflows for benefits inside—and outside—your organization?

2024 Clinical Informatics Summit Report

Sponsored by Microsoft and hosted by Texas Health Resources and The University of Texas System, the Summit featured a deep dive into how introducing AI into the electronic health record and other aspects of healthcare operations might help improve clinician well-being.

Protecting Providers from Identity Theft: What Are We Learning and What Can We Do?

As Ling Chu, MD, Associate CMIO at UT Southwestern and David Wetherhold, MD, CMIO at Scripps Health discussed at the SI Clinical Informatics Summit, theft of provider identity is a growing concern. Recently, David was alerted to suspicious controlled substance refill attempts using a colleague’s details. Fortunately, the pharmacist noticed the provider’s phone number didn’t match previous records and the attempts were blocked.

Roundtable Recap: AI and ROI: Achieving Productivity and Throughput Results

AI is everywhere. With questions swirling around risk, ability for generative AI to reduce clinician burden and whether AI can deliver ROI, the Scottsdale Institute Roundtable sponsored by Wellsheet saw an active exchange of insights and experiences.

Discussion on Patient-Requested Restrictions in ONC HTI-1 Proposed Rule

Zain Kazmi, MBA, Chief Digital & Analytics Officer, Health Affairs, U. of Texas System, and DuWayne Willett, MD, CMIO, U. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, moderated a Clinical Informatics & CIO Pop-Up Dialogue on the Office of the Nation Coordinator for Health IT’s (ONC’s) proposed rule around certification program updates, algorithm transparency, and information sharing (HTI-1).

Roundtable Recap: AI in Nurse Well-Being

Hospital nurses are being stretched to the edge of their capacity – and wits. On National Mental Health Day, the ANA Enterprise convened an SI Roundtable to discuss how hospitals are thinking about deploying AI to ease the nursing workload and improve well-being.
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SI 2018 CMIO Roundtable Report

Sponsored by Hearst Health. During the Scottsdale Institute 2018 Annual Conference, 13 Chief Medical Information Officers (CMIOs) convened to review what IT improvements have truly moved the...

BayCare Aims to be the Best Place to Receive and Provide Care

As a leading not-for-profit healthcare system with 16 hospitals surrounding the Tampa Bay area, BayCare aims to be the best place to receive and provide care. Regarding the latter, BayCare has invested deeply in its EHR (Cerner) to best support its caregivers and clinicians.

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