CIO Podcast - Episode 50: California Health IT with David T. Ford

For the 50th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we sat down with David T. Ford, VP of Health Information Technology at California Medical Association (CMA). With the big spring CMA Health IT Conference coming up on May 22nd, Ford kicks the episode off with sharing what he expects the hot topics to be. Next, we take a look specifically at the healthcare scene in California. Ford gives us insights into unique situations with health IT that people outside of California may not understand. Then, we take a look at the big challenges that California is facing in healthcare and what people are doing to work on them. Having lived through the adoption experience of EHR and HIE, we ask Ford what he thinks has gone right with this in California and what still needs improvements. Then, we take a look at the future of health IT to talk about what we’re most excited about. Lastly, we end the episode with Ford sharing the best advice he’s received in his career. Here’s a look at the questions and topics we discuss on this episode: You have a big spring CMA Health IT Conference coming up, what do you expect will be the hot topics of discussion at the event? What’s something about health IT in California that people outside the state may not understand? What are some of the biggest challenges in California that may be the same and what do you see happening to deal with them? You lived through the EHR and HIE adoption experience, what do you think we’ve gotten right and where do we still have work to do to improve care in California? Which part of health IT gets you most excited for the future? What’s the best piece of advice you’ve gotten in your career? 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