The Healthcare Information Officer: Crisis or Opportunity?
Tarun Inuganti, Michael Corey
November 2009
Healthcare has traditionally been one of the industries least influenced by information technology. But government goals for the universal adoption of electronic medical records within the next five years have brought new momentum and focus to healthcare technology implementation — and to the role of the healthcare chief information officer (CIO).
In this environment, healthcare CIOs face pressure to accomplish in a few years what healthcare institutions previously couldn't over decades. They also have an opportunity to hasten their elevation into a strategic partner whose decisions have an increasing impact on patient care and the bottom line. Spencer Stuart interviewed several CIOs and healthcare leaders to learn more about the challenges CIOs are facing, the top technology priorities for healthcare organizations, and the future of the healthcare CIO role.
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