CIO Leadership Series
WTN's CIO Leadership Series highlights the people who create change and value in their organizations through information technology.
Partners CIO touts integration of genetics and electronic health records
When it comes to predicting disease, determining medication dosage, and designing optimal treatments, Partners Healthcare's John Glaser believes there is great power in placing patient data from genetic tests on their electronic medical records. But Glaser, who will be a keynote speaker at WTN's 2008 Digital Healthcare Conference, knows there are ethical, legal, and technological issues to overcome before this vision becomes reality. Read article →
CIO Leadership: For Greg Marr, there's no faking it at Red Prairie
Greg Marr, vice president of IT for the supply chain software company Red Prairie, is in the enviable - yes enviable - position of making business cases for information technology projects to technologically savvy executives. For Marr, there is no faking it at Red Prairie, where astute superiors question his plans in ways that executives at other companies cannot. Marr views this as an advantage rather than an obstacle. Read article →
CIO Leadership: Metz launches business intelligence operation
Having deployed virtually all of the core Epic Systems' ambulatory and insurance modules, and McKesson clinical-management tools, Group Health Cooperative's Galen Metz looks forward to leveraging the new medical records for a purpose that many hospitals and clinics haven't yet had time to think about - business intelligence that optimizes business performance. He has established a data warehouse as a first step to building a broader business intelligence capability. Read article →
CIO Leadership: Dean's Karl Richards would rather walk the walk
When it comes to technology adoption, Karl Richards of Dean Health Insurance applies a lesson of history to get the job done. Richards, vice president of technology for Dean, has a lot on his technology plate but because he believes in relying on business sponsors, such eight-course meals are easier to digest. Read article →
CIO Leadership: For Wheaton's Greg Smith, process is paramount
Greg Smith, senior vice president and chief information officer for Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, did not start his career seeking to be a technology executive, but his ability to get things done convinced a former boss that he was the right person to lead Wheaton's information services operations. It didn't take Smith long to figure out technology's rightful place in business, and that place is complementary to business process transformation. Read article →
CIO Leadership: Lundal focused on Epic implementation
Dave Lundal has an Epic project on his mind, and the fact that he's not a control freak is a great help. As vice president and regional CIO of SSM Health Care of Wisconsin, Lundal has by choice and necessity taken a collaborative approach to implementing the Epic electronic medical record at St. Mary's Hospital, and he anticipates a wide pattern of benefits. Read article →
CIO Leadership: Journal Sentinel's Herzfeld part cancer survivor, part consolidation driver
What do cancer and technology consolidation have in common? They both have challenged Jim Herzfeld in recent years, and they have given him and his employer, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, a new perspective on things. Herzfeld, the newspaper's vice president and CIO, has successfully made the business case for consolidation of applications and for other business and publishing IT, and he's been able to help implement them while achieving the work-life balance that is part of his recovery. Read article →
CIO Leadership Series: Meriter's Kerra Guffey takes the strategic lead
Kerra Guffey, the new CIO of Meriter Hospital in Madison, may be taking some time to get accustomed to her new surroundings, but she's also developing strategic IT plans for the 448-bed teaching hospital. In this CIO Leadership profile, Peter Strombom's successor spells out her philosophy on strategic IT, virtualization, and hiring technical professionals. Read article →
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