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22 Healthcare IT News ■ February 2008 www.HealthcareITNews.com Then came September 11, 2001, which changed our lives forever including how we value information technology as it relates to security, uptime availability and organizational assurance. now we are living in a world of complex Web-based and new “open” service systems; technology and functional standards promulgation; an evolving Internet infrastructure; disparate cultural expectations regarding technology uses; and an industry that is not quiet “local” anymore; all of which I took my first cIo job in 1989. at that time, the “I” of HImSS had Continued from page 21 only been in place for a couple of Who inspires you, and why? years as we were still a growing my colleagues and peers, cer- profession in our industry. Further, tainly. I learn so much from them, the title “cIo” was still fairly new, and they share so generously. and, and a small cohort of my colof course, my family – how could I leagues had the insight to organize us into a “college,” cHIme, which not be inspired by my girls? How has the role of the health- has now become a key venue for care CIO changed over the healthcare cIo networking and 25 years you have been in the career growth. The cIo role of the 1980s was healthcare industry - and what Healthcare Drive see it changing in the6:30 PMof Page 1 that a pioneer of sorts. a lot how do you 8x10.5 1/15/08 future? of effort was spent trying to shift HICKMaN an organization’s focus from the financial systems necessary for running to business toward the opportunities that IT could bring to the clinical venue. The 1990s continued the pattern of clinical systems growth, and we sought to scale and fully integrate systems that could further transform the delivery of care. We survived y2K, but the related readiness work shifted our focus to legacy systems that required remediation, in some cases distracting us from our clinical systems efforts. As the 2006-2007 HIMSS board chairman, Hickman welcomed attendees to the 2007 HIMSS Conference and Exhibition. DRIVE collaboration on one converged network. You’re faced with a growing need for interactive video and other telemedicine applications. With a converged, MPLS-based network from AT&T, you can bring all your applications together on a secure, private network. Maximize medical resources. And provide care that doesn’t compromise privacy. That’s teamwork. Delivered. require all the more IT governance and professional discipline. The cIo journey has certainly evolved most remarkably, and every season seems to bring ever increasing complexity, challenges and opportunities. ■ More at HealthcareITNews.com e Connect: HickMaN 0208 ● wade Continued from page 21 For more ways to move ahead, go to att.com/healthcare Visit AT&T at HIMSS 2008 in booth 5947 message of necessity to our country. Whether it’s advocacy of our own organizations, elected officials at the federal or state level, area employers or our neighbors, we need to educate this nation on the value of healthcare IT. If we don’t address the issue aggressively now, we face the risk of allowing the U.S. healthcare industry to account for 25 percent of the GDP in just 10 years. We’ve already seen the impact of losing the competitive edge within the U.S. auto manufacturing industry, in large part due to the high cost of healthcare for their employees and retirees. The collective power of HImSS08 could go a long way in convincing skeptics that healthcare IT improves patient safety and quality, and with technology in place, healthcare costs can be slowed down and reduced. as the leading healthcare IT professional organization in this country, HImSS is meeting the challenge and its responsibility to advance the adoption of health information technology and management systems in this country and around the globe. We, as members of HImSS, have that same responsibility as we return to our healthcare organizations following this conference. Take the knowledge from HImSS08 to the individual level to better communicate the benefits and value of healthcare IT. enjoy the conference. ■ More at HealthcareITNews.com e Connect: Wade 0208 ● AHA Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of the American Hospital Association, is compensated for the use of the AHA marks and for its assistance in marketing endorsed products and services. 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