SIIM U - Section 5: What Keeps CIOs Awake at Night
Friday, May 16, 2008
1:15 pm - 2:45 pm
Ballroom 6C
Section
Head: George H. Bowers, MBA
Health
Care Information Consultants, LLC
Section Description:
Chief Information Officers in healthcare organizations have many things that
keep them awake at night. In this session, we will explore three of these areas
that concern CIO’s. Chris Meenan from University of Maryland will discuss
disaster recovery. George Bowers, a former CIO, will present issues concerning
data theft. Finally, Mike Balassone, CIO of West Virginia University Hospitals,
will talk about managing change and the rate of change in technology.
105: Disaster Recovery
Christopher D. Meenan
University of Maryland Medical System
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the risk of a disaster to your operations.
2. Explore potential technical solutions.
3. Understand key elements of disaster recovery planning.
205: Information Theft George H. Bowers, MBA
Health Care Information Consultants, LLC
Learning Objectives:
1. Recognize an organization’s obligations under HIPAA.
2. Describe types of information theft.
3. Describe strategies for preventing information theft.
305: Managing Change and the Rate of Change
Michael T. Balassone
CIO,
West Virginia University Hospitals
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand that change is a constant. Be ready for it.
2. Realize technology is evolving much faster in recent years.
3. Recognize generations work differently.
