MU as a catalyst—“It has forced us to go to a whole new level.”

Analytics & decision support department

Goal: consistency throughout the organization

CIO role — “There’s a lot more to the position than IT.”

Physician engagement — “It’s a give and take.”

Working on the CHCIO certification process

“It keeps me learning.”

Source: Gary Barnes, CIO, Medical Center Health System, Chapter 3 on healthsystemcio.com - healthsystemCIO.com is the sole online-only publication dedicated to exclusively and comprehensively serving the information needs of healthcare CIOs.