CIO Podcast by Healthcare IT Today John Lynn and Colin Hung

For the 74th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Ray Lowe, SVP and CIO at AltaMed! We kick this episode off by discussing how the role of CIO is different at an FQHC than at other organizations. Then Lowe shares with us the patient experience projects he is actively working on and discusses how those projects have changed over time. Next, we debate over ambient clinical voice to decide if it is real or if it's all just hype. We transition this debate into how Lowe himself is approaching ambient clinical voice. Lowe then shares with us the other AI projects he is working on as well as the AI projects he is considering. We then move on to the Change Healthcare breach and discuss how this has impacted things in healthcare now and theorize what the long-term impacts will be. Lastly, we wrap this episode up with Lowe passing along career advice to any aspiring CIOs.



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For the 73rd episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Michael Restuccia, CIO at Penn Medicine to talk about health IT projects! We kick off this episode by discussing the project Restuccia is currently devoting most of his time to. Then we talk about what area of health IT he finds concerning and is keeping an eye on. Next, Restuccia shares with us a project he was successful at and what made it a success. We then expand our focus to the organization as a whole and talk about how Penn Medicine is approaching AI. Next, we debate whether or not telehealth and RPM are getting the attention they deserve and Restuccia discusses how he is approaching them. Finally, to wrap up this episode, Restuccia passes along the best piece of advice he's been given in his career.



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For the 72nd episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Donald McGruder, Chief Information and Revenue Integrity Officer at South Shore Hospital. We kick off this episode by discussing how South Shore Hospital is positioning itself in the rapidly evolving landscape of healthcare interoperability. Next, we discuss how interoperability influences the hospital's strategies and operations. McGruder then talks about what drove the decision to work with Secure Exchange Solutions and the challenges they were looking to address for clinical exchange services. Then we take a look at South Shore's top use cases to discuss how Secure Exchange Solutions helps them achieve their operational and clinical business objectives.



We then move on to a more personal note as McGruder discusses his work with the South Side of Chicago Collaboration - detailing the program, his role, and the outcomes. Next, we talk about the patient stories from the Collaboration and how Secure Exchange Solutions has been supporting this effort. Then we look forward and discuss the next steps South Shore is planning for enhancing interoperability and patient care. Lastly, McGruder shares the best piece of advice he's been given in his career and passes along some advice to healthcare organizations looking to improve their own interoperability and patient care.



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For the 71st episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Richard Clark, PhD, Senior Vice President and Chief Analytics Officer at Highmark Health to discuss data, analytics, and AI! To kick off this episode, we discuss Clark's double role working for a payer and provider and how that has allowed him to do things that would otherwise be difficult if he wasn't. Then we take a look at the use of AI and GenAI and talk about where it is making the most impact in healthcare today and where we think it will make the most impact 3 years from now. Next, Clark shares some tips for what people should be doing to prepare for this wave of AI solutions that they might not understand.



We then shift from AI to data and analytics, and debate over how much data is enough data. Then we discuss Clark's partnership with Google Cloud and the main projects he's been working on with them. Next, we have a little fun and discuss the possibility of computers being able to just read our brains and how likely we think it is to happen. Then, to wrap everything up, Clark passes along advice to anyone who's looking to make a career in data/analytics/AI.



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For the 70th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are talking to Donald Levick, MD, MBA, CPE, FAAP, FHIMSS, Consultant, Former CMIO and Pediatrician at Lehigh Valley Health Network about the role of Chief Medical Information Officers (CMIOs)! So to kick this episode off, we are talking a look at the shrinking margins and increasing demands in healthcare to discuss how CMIOs can respond to them. Then we debate who is the correct person for CMIOs to report to. Next, we go over what we believe should be the primary roles for CMIOs.



We then move on to a more personal side as Dr. Levick shares with us what his most successful project was as a CMIO and what made it successful. Next, Dr. Levick talks about what he believes not enough people are talking about. Lastly, we wrap up this episode with Dr. Levick passing along the best piece of advice he's been given throughout his career.



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For the 69th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are talking to Dr. Michael Hasselberg, PhD, Chief Digital Health Officer at University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) about his organization’s alliance to expand healthcare access to rural communities! We kick this episode off by diving into what problem inspired Hasselberg to start this project. Then Hasselberg goes into detail about all of URMC’s partners in this project and what their roles are and a partnership that will surprise you. Next, we get into the uses of the tools – what care they can and cannot provide. We then expand outwards to discuss the other digital health efforts URMC is doing. Next, we discuss the technology/initiative that Hasselberg has been keeping an eye on that he believes will benefit healthcare organizations. Finally, we wrap up this episode with Hasselberg passing along the best piece of advice he’s been given.