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Physician Computer Connection
Changing Roles in Health IT Leadership
June 26, 2013
David S. Muntz, CHCIO, FCHIME, FHIMSS
Principal Deputy National Coordinator
Jacob Reider, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT
Department of Health & Human Services

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Our target today is to:
Provoke Thought
Offer Guidance
Share Insight
Learn
Recruit

4. The History of the CIO
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5. The CMIO
• What’s a CMIO?
• I don’t need a
CMIO?
• Why are they
asking so many
questions about
“my” stuff?
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6. The CMIO
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7. The CMIO
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8. The CMIO
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• “Please Manage the
Doctors for us .. “
• “The vendor says we
need a clinical
champion …”
• “You’re into
computers …”

9. The Terrible CMIO
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10. The Terrible CMIO
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“You IT people don’t get it”
“Why the ^%$# didn’t I get invited to that
&^%$ meeting?”
“This &^%$ system isn’t going to work – I
told you so…”

11. The Traditional CMIO
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12. Transforming CMIO
• What is best for
YOU and the
business?
• What are my
strengths and
how do we work
best together?
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13. The Enlightened CMIO
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• What is best for the
patients and providers
and what role should I
play?
• How do we discover what
is best for all participants
and non-participants in
health care? How can we
inspire best efforts?

14. The Enlightened CMIO
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15. The History of the CIO
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17. The History of the CIO
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Wadley Institutes of Molecular Medicine
Dallas, TX est. 1969
Granville C. Morton Hospital
Long Radiotherapy Institute
Wadley Blood Bank
Wadley Research Institute
Goddard Computer Institute

18. The Terrible CIO
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19. The Terrible CIO
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• What is best for
ME?
• How can MY career/
power/control be
enhanced?
• I know what is best
for YOU.

20. The Traditional CIO
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21. Transforming CIO
• What is best for
YOU and the
business?
• What are my
strengths and how
do we work best
together?
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22. The History of the CIO
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23. The Enlightened CIO
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• What is best for the
patients and providers
and what role should I
play?
• How do we discover
what is best for all
participants and non-
participants in health
care? How can we
inspire best efforts?

24. The Enlightened CIO
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25. Solving The Problems
• Those are good
questions. I wish I’d
thought of them
• I think they could help
me
• How can I choose to
respond rather than
react?
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Solving The Problems: Partnering
I think we should be partners. We are great partners.

27. Putting the patient at the center
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28. Role Definition
Activity CIO CMIO CXOs
Strategy and vision Shared Shared CEO, COO,
CMO, CNO,
CSO, CFO
Technology assessment/management Primary Secondary CMO, CNO,
CSO
Clinical assessment/management Secondary Primary CMO, CNO,
CSO
Change management Shared Shared All
Value of Investment Shared Shared COO, CMO,
CNO, CSO,
CFO
Relationship management Shared Shared All
Execution Shared Shared All
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29. Major Challenge:
Change Management
• Workflow
• Lifeflow
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30. Sharing
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31. Sharing
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32. RACI / RASCI
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33. Career Opportunities
Activity CIO CMIO
Chief Operating Officer  
CEO  
CIO (somewhere else)  
CMIO (somewhere else) – clinicians only  
CFO
CMO – Clinical Leadership – clinicians only  
Chief Innovation Officer  
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Really?

34. Where the puck will be
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36. Data Liberation: Eclectic Data
• Chief Nursing Informatics Officer
• Chief Privacy Officer
• Chief Security Officer
• Chief Pharmacy Informatics Officer
• Chief Radiology Informatics Officer
• The Patient and Consumer
• Others…
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37. Value Analytics
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38. Safety

39. HHS Safety Plan
• Promote the health care
industry’s use of health IT to
make care safer.
• Continuously improve the safety
of health IT.
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40. HHS Safety Plan
• Learn
• Improve
• Lead
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41. HHS Safety Plan: LEARN
Increase the quantity and quality of data and
knowledge about health IT safety
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42. HHS Safety Plan: IMPROVE
Target resources and corrective actions to
improve health IT safety and patient safety
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43. HHS Safety Plan: LEAD
Promote a culture of safety related to health IT
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44. The best
care
At the
lowest
cost
For the
whole
population
Improve
individual
experience
Improve
population
health
Control
inflation of
per capita
costs
D. Berwick, Institute of Healthcare Improvement, 2007
The Triple Aim

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Our target today was to:
Provoke Thought
Offer Guidance
Share Insight
Learn
Recruit

46. Who are our Federal partners?
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More to
come…

47. Together, we are making a difference!
Thank you!
Please send comments or questions to
David.Muntz@HHS.gov
Jacob.Reider@HHS.gov

48. www.CMS.gov/eHealth
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49. www.HealthData.gov
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50. www.HealthIT.gov
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