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Kaiser Permanente's CIO Aims to Make Healthcare More Delightful

Kaiser Permanente CIO Philip Fasano discusses how the electronic records 'bet' has paid off and how social and mobile technologies will advance the effort. He also offers advice on making big tech projects successful, how to encourage innovation, what it means for CIOs to be the 'CEO' of their organizations and why healthcare provider should be in the business of delighting customers and patients.

One CIO's Answer for Improving Healthcare IT

How Yale New Haven Health's CIO tackled integrating three IT systems into one while keeping customer care front and center

Top-paying industries for IT

Use data from Computerworld's 2012 Salary Survey to compare IT salaries across a sampling of industries and job titles.

Data analytics driving medical breakthroughs

Big data and other technologies are poised to start saving lives and enhancing quality of life for sick patients.

The perfect storm for innovation

In the course of our careers, there are occasionally confluences of events. Those moments should be seized. (Insider; registration required)

Is the 'quantified self' movement just a fad?

The quantified-self movement appears to be going mainstream, but are these people who measure everything they eat and monitor every step they take any happier or healthier than the rest of us?

The Grill: Indranil Ganguly

Indranil 'Neal' Ganguly, vice president and CIO at CentraState Healthcare System, is helping to communicate the benefits that technology can bring to healthcare and shape public policy on the issue. Insider (registration required)

10 questions for Sesame Communications CFO Jon Engman

-- Name: Jon Engman

Why healthcare IT security is harder than the rest

In this interview, security expert Gunnar Peterson explains why securing health care IT systems is quite different from other types of business IT infrastructure.

Why Microsoft's vision of the future will really happen

Two videos from Microsoft show the future of technology. The videos fascinate in the way that science fiction does, but what's even more interesting is that this vision will almost certainly come true.

Coping With IT Decision Fatigue

In the 80s and earlier, issues were escalated by writing and mailing a letter. But in the time that it took to compose, type, mail and deliver a letter, many problems solved themselves. Insider (Registration require)

Are certifications less crucial for healthcare IT jobs?

As regulatory requirements push healthcare organizations to roll out new technology, CIOs, CTOs and other managers see more value in some certifications than others. But they're also looking for 'hybrid IT employees' who can translate technology into business value.

Liar liar, brain's been fired

Gibbs wonders what will happen when we can no longer lie?

IT staff sheds 1,500 pounds

Kaiser Permanente's 'CIO Challenge' pumps up IT morale while promoting healthier lifestyles.

Elgan: Your health isn't a game, but it should be

Turning healthy activities like exercise and losing weight into a video game can make them fun and change an addictive behavior into a benefit. Columnist Mike Elgan explains.

Florida hospice saves with SAAS-based CRM

When David Lafferty arrived at Tidewell Hospice two years ago as the care provider's first CIO, customer relationship management was a bit of what he calls a "milk crate" operation.

Hospitals compete for IT talent with funding at stake

Health care providers in the U.S. are encountering a lack of qualified candidates as they race to meet federal government deadlines for EHR (electronic health record) and health IT use.

NetWitness' CSO on healthcare security

We recently interviewed Edward Schwartz, chief security officer for IT security firm NetWitness (recently acquired by RSA) to get his thoughts on the move to electronic medical records and the impact on the security and privacy of those records. During his extensive career, Schwartz has served in various executive positions for a number of security vendors including CTO of ManTech Security Technologies Corp, SVP of operations of Guardent Inc. and EVP of operations for Predictive Systems. Schwartz also worked as CISO at Nationwide Insurance.

A Special eGuide: Healthcare IT's Challenges & Opportunities

An eGuide from the editors of Computerworld on technology's progress in the healthcare industry.

What is health experience design and why do EHRs need it?

The design of applications that facilitate the digital health experience is often far removed from the needs of users who deliver care