Health system technology leaders are also responsible for functions ranging from supply chain and facilities to enterprise strategy and investment. Here are five examples from Becker’s 2026 profiles of chief digital officers:
Innovation
Every year, hundreds of organizations pitch Mass General Brigham on the idea that their solutions can close a gap traditional healthcare hasn’t. Only one wins the Somerville, Mass.-based health system’s Kraft Prize for Excellence and Innovation in Community Health —…
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives has elected Zafar Chaudry, MD, as chair of its Board of Trustees for 2027, and added Cleveland Clinic CIO Sarah Hatchett to the board, the Ann Arbor, Mich.-based association said Sept. 23. Dr.…
New York City-based One Brooklyn Health has launched Ready Set Sickle, a virtual reality educational game that teaches patients, families and community members about sickle cell disease. The health system’s Comprehensive Sickle Cell Program developed the game with funding from…
A bipartisan coalition of 26 attorneys general is urging Congress to establish a federal regulatory framework for AI development, citing recent reports of AI agents engaging in unauthorized or potentially harmful activity. New York Attorney General Letitia James led the…
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Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health is partnering with startup accelerator Tampa Bay Wave to launch a dual-region tech cohort focused on behavioral health and addiction treatment companies. HealthTech|X, run through Vanderbilt Health’s Brock Family Center for Applied Innovation, will give founders…
Health systems are not the only groups pushing back against a CMS proposal to restrict remote patient monitoring. In July, CMS pitched banning Medicare payments for remote patient monitoring services carried out by third-party companies. As proposed, starting Jan. 1,…
Margaret Lozovatsky, MD, chief digital information officer at Dayton, Ohio-based Premier Health, has watched her own job description change out from under her. “Initially, the role of the CMIO or the CNIO was to be at-the-elbow support. Right, we stood…
“I’m a poor career planner,” Geoff Patterson said — not exactly the sentence you’d expect from an executive at one of the nation’s largest health systems. Mr. Patterson, senior vice president and chief digital and information officer of Detroit-based Henry…
The pipeline of AI tools seeking a foothold inside health systems has never been longer or faster-moving. For CIOs and CMIOs, the hardest question is no longer whether to pilot new technology, but how to know when a pilot has…