CIO Secrets: How to Lead Through Healthcare's Biggest Challenges

Watch this CIO panel from the HIMSS Virginia Chapter Annual Conference for expert insights on hospital system management. Join Sonney Sapra - UVA Health, Arman Latif - Virginia Department of Health, Sanjeev Sah - Centra Health, Dennis Lee - Children's Hospital of The King's Daughter (CHKD), and Mike Canfield - formerly CIO at Augusta Health, as Moderator. This session focuses on the strategic priorities defining modern healthcare leadership, offering a rare look at how high-level executives approach complex organizational challenges. For professionals working in health IT or hospital administration, this conversation provides a practical overview of the current operational landscape. You will gain a clearer understanding of the decision-making processes that drive success within large-scale systems as our panelists share their perspective on navigating the evolving needs of the industry. 0:00 Introducing the Panel of Healthcare CIOs 0:50 Defining the Scope of the Conversation 4:21 Navigating Leadership and Organizational Change 7:50 Empowering Teams Through Technology 11:40 Transitioning to a Customer-Centric IT Model 16:13 Implementing Agile and DevOps in Healthcare 20:08 The Reality of Interoperability Today 32:56 Responsible AI and Governance Frameworks 53:21 The Unsolvable Vulnerabilities of Cyber Security #himss #himssVirginia #cio #healthcare #leadership #UVA #VADepartmentofHealth #CHDK #Centrahealth