At the close of the CMIO Leadership Forum: Transforming Healthcare Through Evidence-based Medicine, we invited five luminaries to build on the abundant discussions and dive deeper into the quality of the evidence in medicine, the lack of evidence in many cases, the struggle to engage physicians and patients, and strategies for integrating evidence-based medicine (EBM) into clinical practice. 

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) is increasing the availability of its Certified Healthcare CIO Program on a global scale. 

Health IT holds great promise in improving the quality of care for patients with behavioral health issues, according to speakers at a Feb. 27 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) webinar. 

Compared to last year, providers are reporting greater progress in their preparedness for ICD-10 conversion, according to speakers at a Feb. 27 KLAS Enterprises webinar.Many providers have moved beyond the roadmap development stage and shifted their energies to workforce training and preparedness, according to the industry research findings presented.

One ripple effect of Meaningful Use is the increasing focus on medical device integration (MDI). However, Julian M. Goldman, MD, medical director of biomedical engineering at Partners HealthCare in Boston, suggests that providers need to strategize beyond Meaningful Use. He discusses the potential and current limitations of MDI with Clinical Innovation + Technology.

Hospitals produce enormous quantities of waste and consume energy 24/7. Forward-thinking providers make improving environmental performance a priority because it is the right thing to do, and also because waste reduction and energy conservation increases efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Operating rooms (ORs), with disproportionately large environmental footprints, are one place where a few thoughtful changes can make a huge impact.

The Office of Emergency Management at the Department of Veterans Affairs in Martinsburg, W.Va., has awarded a contract to Troop Health Initiatives for the JEMS Technology Disaster Relief Telehealth System.

As other industries raced through the 1990s and early 2000s to improvebusiness with faster, cheaper and smarter information systems, healthcare largely lagged behind. Some moved against the grain as early health IT adopters, but healthcare reform initiatives launched in the last six years placed increased focus on a previously inconspicuous position: the CMIO. Forced to do more with less, providers are turning to CMIOs to achieve value through clinical information systems.