CIO Podcast - Episode 21: Dirk Stanley, MD on Healthcare Informatics and the Role of CMIO

For the 21st episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we sat down with Dirk Stanley, MD, CMIO at UConn Health.  Dirk Stanley is a long time friend of Healthcare IT Today from our times on social media (You can find Dirk @DirkStanley) and he has an outstanding CMIO blog where he covers many of the healthcare informatics nuances he faces every day. In this episode, we dive into his experience applying informatics to healthcare and the impact it can have on patients.  We discuss what makes a great workflow and how he works to balance the competing interests when designing those workflows.  Stanley also shares some of the best advice he’s been given and shares his own advice for aspiring CMIOs. Here’s a look at the questions and topics we discuss on this episode: Let’s talk about informatics. What’s one thing many health IT pros don’t know about informatics? Do you have an example of what it takes to create a really great workflow? When doing workflows, how do you balance competing interests? If you could solve one health informatics problem with the snap of your fingers, what would it be? What’s the best advice you’ve ever been given? For aspiring CMIOs, what skills should they work on most to be a successful CMIO? Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the CIO Podcast by Healthcare IT Today. We release a new CIO Podcast every ~2 weeks. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: NOTE: We’ll be updating the links below as the various podcasting platforms approve the new podcast.  Check back soon to be able to subscribe on your favorite podcast application. Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Thanks for listening to the CIO Podcast on Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube.  Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. We’d love to hear what you think of the podcast and if there are other healthcare CIO you’d like to see us have on the program. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post with @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. We appreciate you listening! Listen to the Latest Episodes