In this episode, Scott T MacLean, the Senior VP and CIO at MedStar Health, discusses the evolution of IT in healthcare, the importance of investing in technical infrastructure hygiene, a risk or investment worth making this year, and more.
Summary
Senior VP and CIO at MedStar Health Discusses the Evolution of IT in Healthcare
Introduction
In a recent episode, Scott T MacLean, the Senior VP and CIO at MedStar Health, discussed the evolution of IT in healthcare and the importance of investing in technical infrastructure hygiene. He also talked about the risk or investment worth making this year and more.Scott T. MacLean - Senior VP and COO of WestStar Health
Scott McLean is the Senior Vice President and COO of WestStar Health and has been with MedStar Health for three years. With a background in electrical engineering and a healthcare MBA, he believes that the healthcare provider revenue and expense model is broken, but MedStar Health has managed to achieve some strategic goals during COVID-19.Opportunities in Information Services
According to Scott, information services teams have a great opportunity to serve the business by providing transformed workflows to improve both patient and clinician experiences. The CIO role has become more of a strategic leader than just executing IT projects. In the future, Scott sees opportunities for growth in automation tools, telehealth, and ambient speech recognition. He also believes generative AI can help organize medical knowledge and make clinicians' lives easier.Providing Equitable and Advanced Quality Care
Scott discussed how healthcare systems are aiming to provide more equitable and advanced quality care with the help of new bandwidth and mechanisms. He believes that this is a great opportunity for everyone involved.Conclusion
In summary, Scott T MacLean discussed the evolution of IT in healthcare, the importance of investing in technical infrastructure hygiene, and opportunities in information services. He also talked about providing equitable and advanced quality care in healthcare systems with the help of new bandwidth and mechanisms.
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This episode aired on 04/06/2023 and can be listened here.
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