A Conversation with John Kravitz, 2020/21 CHIME Board Chair – The Year in Review
In this podcast episode, Russ sits down for an end-of-year chat with CHIME Board Chair John Kravitz, CHCIO, Corporate CIO, Geisinger Health. Kravitz’s outstanding leadership during his two-year tenure as chair led CHIME to new heights of success and service, despite the unprecedented challenges presented by the pandemic. He reflects on the greatest lessons and… read more
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A Conversation with Sarah Richardson, FCHIME, CHCIO, SVP and CIO, Tivity Health
In this episode, Sarah Richardson talks with Russ about her transition to work at Tivity Health, where her passion for wellness can fuse with her knowledge of digital healthcare on a mission to improve life for seniors. Richardson applauds a turn toward authenticity in corporate culture, as the stresses of COVID require us to be… read more
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A Conversation with William Hudson, SVP and CIO, John Muir Health
In this episode, Russ talks with William Hudson, who describes how his work on both the vendor and the provider sides of healthcare prepared him to listen and be a cross-pollinator in conversations now as a CIO working in digital transformation. Hudson explains how implementing video visits for palliative care 3 years before the pandemic… read more
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Digital Health Leaders: Russ Branzell Chats With CHIME Board Member, Boot Camp Faculty Member and Healthcare Leader, George “Buddy” Hickman
In this episode, veteran healthcare leader George “Buddy” Hickman, LFCHIME, LFHIMMS, CHCIO, CPHIMS, talks with Russ about the experience of healthcare professionals during the pandemic, how to be a transformational leader, and the sense of mission that drives the best tech developers. Buddy is the only two-time CHIME Board Member and a distinguished CHIME Healthcare… read more
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Advancing health equity: Understanding and meeting the challenges with data
by Rebecca Winokur, MD, MPH | Leah Hostetter, MPH With greater risk for COVID-19 exposure, severe illness, hospitalization and death – all people of color, as well as, Indigenous, LGTBQ+ and low-income communities – have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. Marginalized groups have also been hit harder than non-marginalized communities when it comes to mental health, food insecurity,… read more
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How we can Leverage Epic to Drive COVID-19 Immunity Tracking
While we still in the mindset of reducing the influx of Coronavirus cases to give healthcare workers the opportunity to keep up, it’s worth thinking ahead to our next move: tracking COVID-19 immunity to help restore our economy.
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The New Normal of Healthcare After COVID-19
What COVID-19 has taught us is that once we have this health crisis under control, there will be a new normal in healthcare. The question is, what will healthcare look like after COVID-19?
Learn more3 Aspects of Epic Implementation that Could be Impacted by COVID-19
It’s safe to say at this point that there is no aspect of our collective lives that has not been impacted by COVID-19. Schools are closed and work methods as we know them have drastically changed.
Learn moreCOVID-19: Planning to Support Temporary Facilities
By now, most hospitals in the United States are being forced to consider temporary options to handle a potential overflow of patients stricken with COVID-19. In hotspots like New York and Seattle, where a surge in hospitalization may be looming within weeks, there is even greater urgency. The most important factor for effective COVID-19 technical… read more
Learn moreLeveraging Business Intelligence for COVID-19 Screening
There are many opportunities in healthcare IT that have been exponentially embraced as our entire world faces an unprecedented health crisis. Anything digital (such as Digital Learning for Healthcare Training) or something that supports medicine practiced at arm’s length (or six-feet-apart, to be technical) is gaining traction as PPE quantities dwindle and the Coronavirus infection rates skyrocket.
Learn moreThe Vital Role that HIEs can Play in Disease Control and Outbreak Management
Our world has changed. (How’s that for an understatement?) We’re collectively watching and waiting as the Coronavirus Pandemic is impacting our entire world, and many are feeling the pressure of uncertainty for both our health and our economic futures. The lasting impacts and true cost of this outbreak are yet to be determined, but we’re simultaneously learning a lot about what our healthcare system can and cannot support.
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