SI 2022 Annual Conference Summary
Facing the convergence of a workforce crisis, continuing pandemic, glaring inequities in care,
digital disruptors at the gates and, yes, a truly unsustainable cost curve, health system executives
from across the spectrum are embracing a revolution in care delivery, operations and finance
Carilion Clinic: Empowering Communities for Health
Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, Virginia, is revolutionizing community health through collaborative initiatives. With a focus on mental health, socioeconomic factors, primary care, and COVID-19, Carilion Clinic invests in community outreach and education.
SI Research Report: Evolving role of the health system CIO: perspectives from 33 health...
SI Executive in Residence Christy Harris Lemak, PhD FACHE and co-authors Dae Hyun Kim, Douglas Jones, and Dalton Pena recently published their research "Evolving role of the health system CIO: perspectives from 33 health systems" in BMJ Leader.
Growing Next-Gen Leaders at UW Health: Mentorship Program Success with Nathan Hensal
UW Health Information Services is helping to grow the next-generation of leaders. Through a one-year Mentorship Program, UW Health provides its staff with ongoing opportunities to strengthen relationships and gain skills.
SI 2023 SDoH/DEI Summit Report
Hosted by Epic. Join 24 Members and guests from 14 organizations as participants tackled the human-and tech-intensive efforts to remove biases and barriers from care.
CEO Viewpoint: Chris Howard President & CEO, Sharp Healthcare
In this CEO Viewpoint, read how Chris Howard, President & CEO, Sharp HealthCare is integrating AI into Sharp’s vision to profoundly enhance care delivery, workplace environment and community presence.
SI Member Donna Roach, CIO, University of Utah, Receives HIMSS Changemaker Award
With more than 35 years’ experience in the healthcare industry, Donna Roach has focused on healthcare information technology for the past 30 years.
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.
Remote Work: Bill Wilson’s Leadership at Stanford Children’s Health
Stanford Children's Health is leading the charge in remote work solutions with Bill Wilson, MBA, FHIMSS, CHCIO, VP & CTO, at the helm. With ~1,200 employees (~21 percent of workforce) currently working remotely, the IS department was the only one with a remote work agreement pre-COVID. Through legal, HR and other guidelines, Wilson and his team have crafted a way to reduce office space by 30 percent and are aiming for 40 percent.
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).
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Roundtable Recap | The Centrality of Tech Innovation in Nursing Education
SI and the American Nurses Foundation kicked off 2025 Nurses Week with a Roundtable to recognize that nurse well-being starts with innovative training and educational approaches to best position nurses for current and future careers. Read highlights from this inspiring session.