Search Tag: CIO
Top 2019 CIO challenges in face of healthcare consumerism
2018 29 Nov
Artificial intelligence (AI) and interoperability are among the most challenging technologies for implementation in 2019 for CIOs. CIOs rated AI and cyber security (94%), Internet of Things (IoT) (90%), and interoperability (82%) as the most problematic technologies to apply next year. In parallel, 24% of healthcare CIOs admit having... Read more
Move over CIO; enter the Chief Digital Officer
2018 28 Nov
The role of CIOs is changing as the HIT management model shifts toward decentralised department heads and Line of Business (LOB) executives. This was one of the findings of Black Book Market Research in recently-released material based on the results of surveys undertaken in the U.S. by 247 CIOs and 1,305 Non-IT C-Level and senior management leaders.... Read more
Too confident about your cybersecurity?
2018 13 Nov
Despite budget constraints, the majority of healthcare IT professionals remain confident that their connected medical devices are protected from a cyberattack, according to Zingbox's 2018 healthcare security survey. The survey, which included 400 U.S.-based healthcare IT decision-makers and clinical engineers, found that 41 percent of these IT... Read more
Do these 3 CIO priorities match yours?
2018 01 Aug
In today's fast-paced world, where technology evolves by the day, IT decision-makers are always on the lookout for new trends and innovations to improve the way a product is made or service is rendered. In a recent roundtable hosted by consultancy Impact Advisors for healthcare CIOs, these things emerged as the key priorities of the nearly... Read more
What gives CIOs insomnia?
2018 10 Apr
In a recent forum organised by LexisNexis, 30 high-level executives, most of whom were CIOs from U.S. hospitals, nursing homes and health plans of all sizes, tackled key data-related issues that are keeping them up at night. Based on the discussions, CIOs are keenly aware of the security complications that medical devices and telehealth bring. Here... Read more
Developing the Role of CIO in Healthcare Management: From "the IT Guy" to CIO
2017 16 Feb
The chief information officer (CIO)—also known as the chief digital officer (CDO), chief information digital officer (CIDO) or “the IT guy”—can be a difficult title to inhabit, precisely because it is such a new and developing role. If you join an organisation as an accountant people know what to expect, because they have been around for thousands... Read more
Finding Skilled IT Professionals a Challenge, CIOs Say
2017 05 Feb
While U.S. chief information officers (CIOs) have plans of expanding their technology teams in the first half of 2017, difficulty in finding skilled IT professionals may pose a problem to their expansion goals. These are two of the key findings of a survey conducted by Robert Half Technology for its "Hiring Forecast and Local Trends Report". See... Read more
The Top Paying IT Jobs in 2017
2016 19 Dec
Good news for those who occupy key positions in IT departments, including CIO, CTO and chief security officer (CSO). Although IT budgets are expected to see only flat growth in 2017, organisations will find money to hike IT salaries. See Also : HIT Pros: Should Your Salary Be Higher? A new IT salary report from Robert Half Technology provides... Read more
Stronger CMO-CIO Collaboration Needed
2016 12 Dec
Consumerism is a growing trend in healthcare. Today, consumers are directly paying for more of their healthcare costs, both for the care itself and insurance coverage. In particular, only 48 percent of healthcare payer customers get their insurance from their employer. This means more consumers are covered by federal programmes (e.g., Medicare) or... Read more