Healthcare may be going through the greatest technological metamorphosis today, as the Internet of Things, smartphones and cloud computing are transforming patient care. As CIO of the University of Vermont Health Network, a 4-hospital system serving Vermont and northern New York, Dr. Adam Buckley described how his agency is leveraging tech to save lives.
Every CIO has to address different needs. What is your main focus?
Right now, we are looking at 4 things on a regular basis: First, on a high level, aligning IT investment with the overall health network strategy; Second, the subcomponents of each defined place and what will enable strategic targets; Third, our largest project is rolling out [the medical management system] EPIC, utilizing the academic center as the hub and adding in critical access, and since the medical center will effectively be hosting EPIC, we are making certain our infrastructure can support it; lastly, we are concentrating more on general security as a whole, not just particular data, but keeping everything secure.
Regarding EPIC, everyone in the network is on a complete tapestry of things. The maintaining of all these disparate systems is a Herculean task, and even though the staff does a wonderful job, it is not great for patient care. Luckily, we far and away are not the 1st system to do a conversion, so we have others to offer (us) insight into the procedure.
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