| | March 20168UTLOOK Healthcare Tech OpinionIn myWe are entering a time of dramatic transformation within medical care with a focus on technology. Every clinician I speak with expresses elevating needs and expectations for how technology will support them in care delivery. As a healthcare CIO, it can be a daunting task to determine what the right approach is for your organization and clinical teams.Throughout my career, the approach I have found most effective in navigating these challenges is to put the patient at the center of all decisions. If you design your environment and culture in that manner, technology will allow clinical capabilities to reach new levels of excellence in healthcare. Technology doesn't forget the patient is first.The cost of healthcare in the United States is high and our nation's combined clinical outcomes do not reflect the invest-ments being made. Although we may not be able to solve the larger problem, must all tackle this issue within our own sys-tems when making strategic decisions around the technology portfolio. This is where technologists must become dedicated business partners to our clinicians and hospital operators. Before we use technology to pro-vide automation, we must ensure we understand the business at a level that allows us to drive con-structive disruption. Often, if we sim-ply reframe the Technology Enables Patient EmpowermentBy Kristin H. Darby, CIO, Cancer Treatment Centers of America®
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