healthsystemCIO.com SnapSurvey Shows CIOs Stressed About Work/Life Balance
Citing massive Meaningful Use and ICD-10-generated workloads, along with an inability to escape the wireless tentacles that bind them to the office, the majority of CIOs (53 percent) are not content...
View ArticleSurvey Shows CIOs Asking Specialists To Take One For The Team
Despite the fact that a third of CIOs are encountering ‘significant pushback’ from specialists who’ve been asked to use primary care-centric EMRs, and that almost 60 percent feel those physicians are...
View ArticleSurvey Shows MU Quality Reporting Top CIO Concern
Changing clinician workflows to collect the data CMS will require for quality reporting, then combining and submitting that data in the exact form stipulated, is the top CIO concern as the industry...
View ArticlehealthsystemCIO.com Survey Shows CIOs Concerned About Staffing Strain
The confluence of achieving Meaningful Use, morphing toward an accountable care model, transitioning to HIPAA 5010/ICD-10 and, of course, doing it all with fewer resources has CIOs concerned about...
View ArticlehealthsystemCIO.com Survey Paints Picture Of Industry In Crisis
The pace of changing being forced upon the industry by government programs such as Meaningful Use, ACOs and ICD-10 is proving all too much for those tasked with implementing them, according to the...
View ArticlehealthsystemCIO.com Survey Shows CIOs Researching ICD-10 Coding Tools
More than three quarters of CIOs are looking to technologies such as computer-assisted coding (CAC) and natural language processing (NLP) to help their organizations manage the increased coding...
View ArticlehealthsystemCIO.com Survey Shows CIOs Struggling With Staffing Challenges
Only 22 percent of CIOs currently have the staff they need to accomplish all the tasks on their overflowing plates, according to the October healthsystemCIO.com SnapSurvey. Of the remainder, 37 percent...
View ArticlehealthsystemCIO.com Survey Shows CIOs Frustrated With State Of HIE
The vast majority (92 percent) of CIOs say local, state, regional and national HIE initiatives are duplicating efforts/work, according to the November healthsystemCIO.com SnapSurvey. As such, it’s not...
View ArticlehealthsystemCIO.com Survey Shows CIO Migration In The Offing
The majority of CIOs feel their organizations will fail to meet their expectations of future compensation and, if such predictions come to pass, don’t intend on taking the news lying down, according to...
View ArticlehealthsystemCIO.com Survey Shows Many CIOs Stymied By Broken Governance
With more projects than ever on their plates, just under 50 percent of healthcare CIOs are struggling against faulty governance processes to get them done, according to the January healthsystemCIO.com...
View ArticlehealthsystemCIO.com Survey Finds More CIOs Turning To Consultants
As hospitals and health systems scramble to attest for Meaningful Use Stage 1 and begin gearing up for Stage 2, the need for outside help is constantly growing, and just under half of CIOs plan to take...
View ArticlehealthsystemCIO.com Survey Shows Most CIOs Not Sold On ICD-10
It comes as little surprise that most CIOs believe the decision to postpone ICD-10 was the right move; what is surprising, however, is that an overwhelming majority don’t see the benefits of converting...
View ArticlehealthsystemCIO.com Survey Says Connecting With Independents Is Top Priority
As government incentive programs place a greater emphasis on data sharing — both within and among organizations, connecting with independent physicians is moving higher up on CIOs’ to-do lists. In...
View ArticlehealthsystemCIO.com Survey Finds Independent Docs Most Resistant to Change
Change is never easy, but at a time when health systems face more requirements than ever before with quickly approaching deadlines, CIOs are finding that the ability to switch gears is a must. And the...
View ArticlehealthsystemCIO.com Survey Shows, Desipte the Load, CIOs Finding Time To...
Though saddled with heavy workloads, the majority of CIOs will be taking some sort of break this summer, with most planning a week out of office, and 21 percent taking even more time. While away, many...
View ArticlehealthsystemCIO.com SnapSurvey Shows CIOs Open To New Opportunities
With only 17 percent of CIOs indicating they are “totally” content in their jobs, the industry seems poised for a round of executive musical chairs during the next few years, according to the results...
View ArticlehealthsystemCIO.com Survey Shows CIOs Have Limited Patience For Vendor Pitches
While the majority of health system CIOs are open to vendor pitches, only a fraction of that number, 16 percent, are ok with unsolicited phone calls, according to the August healthsystemCIO.com...
View ArticlehealthsystemCIO.com Survey Says CIOs Just Want to be Players, No Matter Who’s...
When it comes to playing a key role in developing and executing strategies, CIOs are finding that an organization’s reporting structure isn’t as important as the relationships among its leaders. While...
View ArticlehealthsystemCIO.com Survey Says Innovation Is A Priority, But Hiring Another...
For most healthcare organizations, innovation is a top priority, particularly in today’s competitive environment. But when it comes to having a role on the C-suite team dedicated solely to innovation,...
View ArticlehealthsystemCIO.com Survey Says Superstorms Don’t Supercede Other Priorities
Even a Superstorm can’t propel disaster planning to the top of the list. When it comes to disaster preparedness, most CIOs take a proactive rather than a reactive approach. Yet still, an event like...
View ArticlehealthsystemCIO.com Survey Says CIOs Hit Their Mark In 2012
Despite the fact that CIOs are under enormous pressure to meet numerous goals — such as implementing complex systems, attesting for Meaningful Use, and aligning with physician practices —the majority...
View ArticlehealthsystemCIO.com Survey Says HIMSS Is Losing Appeal Among CIOs
Although overall attendance at HIMSS has increased steadily over the past few years, the show seems to be waning in popularity among CIOs, according to the January healthsystemCIO.com Snap Survey,...
View ArticlehealthsystemCIO.com Survey Says CIOs Find Final Omnibus Rule To Be Ominous
The recent unveiling of the final HIPAA omnibus rule has CIOs scratching their heads, according to the February healthsystemCIO.com Snap Survey, which found that just 17 percent have a “solid...
View ArticlehealthsystemCIO.com Survey Identifies Biggest Hurdles in Hospital M&A
With nearly $2 billion spent on hospital mergers and acquisitions in 2012, consolidation is becoming the new normal in the healthcare industry. And although there are several considerations that...
View ArticlehealthsystemCIO.com Survey Looks At What Drives Job Satisfaction
It’s no secret that strong leadership is critical, particularly in the current health IT environment. What seems less obvious, however, is figuring out how to retain skilled CIOs and keep them happy....
View ArticleSurvey: CIOs Support MU Delay, Citing Barriers That Still Exist
Although the majority of CIOs support an extension of Meaningful Use stage 2 and believe the federal incentive program is headed in the right direction, serious concerns remain, according to the May...
View ArticleSurvey: Big Data Not Living Up To Its Billing
When it comes to big data, the majority of CIOs say their organizations aren’t there yet — and that vendors are overpromising on what they can deliver. According to the June healthsystemCIO.com Snap...
View ArticleSurvey Shows CIOs Are Checking Baggage — And Email
When it comes to vacation time, CIOs aren’t fully committed, according to healthsystemCIO.com’s July Snap Survey, which found that although most CIOs take time off, few are able to truly disconnect. In...
View ArticleSnapSurvey Says CIOs Are Mastering The Art Of The Deal
When it comes to negotiating with vendors, hospital and health system CIOs are finding that the handshake is just the beginning. For CIOs, the ability to successfully negotiate with vendors is...
View ArticleSnapSurvey Says CIOs Are Poised For The Next Big Opportunity
With the demand for top IT talent outweighing the supply, skilled CIOs know that the next great opportunity might be right around the corner — and they’re keeping their eyes open. According to the...
View ArticleSurvey Says CIOs Support Audits But Question The Process
Although most CIOs support the idea behind Meaningful Use audits, they find the methodology to be maddening, according to the October healthsystemCIO.com SnapSurvey, which found that 55 percent view...
View ArticleSnapSurvey: Most CIOs Pressured To Forge Ahead With Flawed Projects
For weeks, the error-ridden launch of healthcare.gov has dominated the headlines, but to CIOs, there’s nothing newsworthy about the idea of forging ahead with project that isn’t ready. And in fact,...
View ArticleSurvey Says CIOs Still Hitting The Road, But With A Different Agenda
Despite facing constant budgetary and time constraints, CIOs continue to rack up the frequent flyer miles, according to the January healthsystemCIO.com SnapSurvey, which found that 53 percent plan to...
View ArticleSurvey Says Remote Monitoring Is On The Radar, But Not An Immediate Priority
Despite numerous reports citing mounting interest in remote monitoring programs, for most CIOs, the technology is still a “nice to have” and not a “must have,” according to the February...
View ArticleSurvey Says It Does Matter Who’s The Boss
When it comes to the CIO’s ability to achieve results, governance structure weighs heavily, according to the March healthsystemCIO.com Snap Survey, which found that 57 percent of CIOs believe an...
View ArticleSurvey: CIOs Committed To Their Vendor, But With Eyes Wide Open
Vendors, take note: If you don’t deliver, you’re out. With CIOs facing mounting pressures, the relationship with their core vendor is becoming increasingly critical. And although most are generally...
View ArticleSurvey: What CIOs Fear Most About Changing Jobs
As more CIOs contemplate career moves, it’s becoming clear that while their reasons for leaving may vary, their hesitations stem from the same source. In the May healthsystemCIO.com Snap Survey, more...
View ArticleSurvey: CISOs Key to Organizational, CIO Success
While less than one quarter of CIOs surveyed in healthsystemCIO.com’s June SnapSurvey feel security ranks among their strengths, 40 percent place their organisation’s security maturity at either the...
View ArticleSurvey: CIOs Can Play – But It Takes Work
There’s nothing easy about getting out of the office, but CIOs are doing it. According to the July healthsystemCIO.com SnapSurvey, the vast majority (92 percent) of respondents plan to take a vacation...
View ArticleSurvey: CIOs Say ACOs Great On Paper, But Not In Practice
When it comes to accountable care and other shared savings organizations, CIOs support the overall premise, but when it comes to application, it’s often a different story. In the August...
View ArticleSurvey Finds Large Gap Between M&A Expectations And Realities
Although hospital mergers and acquisitions have become increasingly common, the process is still fraught with roadblocks. And for many CIOs, it’s a much bumpier ride than they anticipated, according to...
View ArticleSurvey Finds Staff Turnover Isn’t All About Money
Talented IT professionals are testing the waters, and finding that climate is extremely inviting. According to the October healthsystemCIO.com Snap Survey, nearly a third of CIOs say their organization...
View ArticleSurvey: CIOs Question The Value Proposition Of Integration
As more health systems transition to an ACO model, CIOs face mounting pressures to align with independent practices and to create an integrated platform across the system. But for those organizations...
View ArticleSurvey: CIOs Checked Off Big Boxes In 2014
Despite having a heaping portion of priorities, CIOs are cleaning their plates, according to the December healthsystemCIO.com SnapSurvey, which found that the vast majority accomplished their major...
View ArticleSnapSurvey: Why Vendors Strike Out When Pitching CIOs
It’s become more difficult than ever for salespeople to gain access to CIOs, forcing them to get creative. But are some going too far to secure a meeting? Yes, according to the July healthsystemCIO.com...
View ArticleHuddle Up: Survey Says Brief, Daily Meetings Key To Lean Success
If you want to make lean work for your organization, be prepared to huddle up. According to the September healthsystemCIO.com SnapSurvey, in which the majority of respondents said their organizations...
View ArticleSnapSurvey: Greener or Not, Pastures Are Getting A Lot Of Looks From CIOs
Even CIOs who aren't actively seeking a new position are open to opportunities, according to a SnapSurvey, which cited frustration with the current organization and the need for a new challenge as key...
View ArticleSnapSurvey: Vacation Becoming A Bigger Priority for CIOs
The work may not be slowing down, but CIOs are — and they’re encouraging their staff do the same, according to healthsystemCIO.com’s SnapSurvey, which looked at trends when it comes to vacation time.
View ArticleOn Target: Survey Says CIOs Met The Bar In 2016, Set It Higher For Next Year
Despite the hurdles that always seem to stand in the way, the large majority of CIOs achieved their biggest goals in 2016, and have set their sights higher for next year, according to our SnapSurvey.
View ArticlehsCIO Survey: Strategy and Culture Drive IT Executive Career Moves
Money talks, but it isn’t always the loudest voice, according to a healthsystemCIO survey, which found that healthcare IT executives tend to value organizational culture over salary when searching for...
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