CIO Podcast - Episode 22: Naomi Lenane on Going from EHR Rep to CIO Leader

For the 22nd episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we sat down with Naomi Lenane, CIO & VP of Information Services at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.  In this episode Lenane shares some of the unique aspects of her job as CIO of a Cancer Institute.  Plus, we look back at her early career as a marketing rep for MEDITECH and how she went from working at an EHR vendor to become CIO.  She shares how far we’ve come and some of the lessons she learned along the way.  Lenane also shares what her top 3 health IT projects are right now and some career advice for others that may be interested in following in her footsteps. Here’s a look at the questions and topics we discuss on this episode: What makes being CIO at a cancer institute different than other healthcare organizations? You started your early career as a marketing rep at MEDITECH. What are some lessons you learned in that job that you bring to your position as CIO? What’s been the biggest change in technology from when you first started at MEDITECH until now? What are the top 3 project areas you’re focused on right now? What are the biggest challenges you face with these projects? What’s the key to being a good CIO leader? Looking at your career, what’s the best piece of advice you’ve gotten that you could share with other CIOs or aspiring CIOs? 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