CMIO jobs

Don't miss all the CMIO (Chief Medical Information Officer) jobs on the NonClinicalJobs Job Board.

CMIO Survival Guide

Don't miss this great book if you're thinking about becoming a CMIO someday. The The CMIO Survival Guide: A Handbook for Chief Medical Information Officers and Those Who Hire Them

Despite the promise of improving care and other benefits, EMR implementations are highly disruptive to the organization. This book prepares you to lead or participate successfully in change management/technology adoption efforts, so that meaningful use of EMRs can be achieved. The authors provide successful strategies to plan and implement change. The content is based on their decades of combined experience managing the people side of implementation. The book covers the importance of making a business case for change management, explaining why technology implementations will not deliver benefits without significant focus on users. It describes two critical success factors in any large-scale change management efforts--a clear vision and effective leadership. Sections of the book deal with establishing a foundation for change; building commitment; and developing requisite skills in change management. The book includes numerous lessons learned, tips for success, best practices and case studies from organizations that have handled change well. (2010.)

CMO and CMIO Jobs

Interested in a Chief Medical Officer (CMO) or a Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) job? Because both CMO and CMIO job titles include the words Chief, Medical and Officer, you're likely to see CMO jobs alongside CMIO jobs if you're searching for CMIO positions. Of course, you can also simply type "CMIO" into a job search engine (but then you may find some Cost Management Implementation Office (CMIO) jobs too).

You may also want to look for Director of Health Information jobs if you don't have formal CMIO experience.

Organizations currently hiring CMIOs include:

Deaconess Health System
Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS)
Community Health Systems, Inc.  (CHS)
Advocate Health
And many others.

Find those CMIO jobs here on the NonClinicalJobs.com Job Board.

The Role of the CMIO (Chief Medical Information Officer)

What is the role of the CMIO (Chief Medical Information Officer)? Many organizations don't even have a CMIO. The HITECH Act has accelerated the need for CMIOs around the country, so before you start filling out job applications, get some information about this new and emerging position.

Here are four practical tips:

1. Read:  The Role of the CMIO 
2. Subscribe to CMIO.net
3. Join HIMSS and AMDIS. 
4. Consider attending the AMIA CMIO Boot Camp.

Finally, make sure to connect with other CMIOs so that you can learn from their experiences. There's a good chance that they will all have a different story to tell of how they got into their respective positions.

Healthcare Informatics Executive Summit 2012

The Healthcare Informatics Executive Summit is a small, intimate event of 100+ industry-leading CIOs, CMIOs, and federal policy and health IT leaders discussing meaningful use, HITECH, and more. Find out what industry pioneers are doing to meet the requirements for meaningful use and how they are moving forward with health information exchanges and accountable care organizations.

Among the topics to be addressed:

• Strategizing the Use and Analysis of Clinical Data for Meaningful Use
• ACOs: Policy Strategic and IT Issues
• Leveraging CPOE Implementation to Reduce Medical Errors and Improve Patient Safety
• The Journey Towards Evidence-Based Physician Ordering
• Optimizing Revenue Cycle Management
• The Evolution of the CIO - CMIO Relationship and the CMIO Role
• Readmissions and the Medical Home: Re-Visioning Care Management
• Health Information Exchange: Strategies and Sustainability

2012 CMIO Forum by iHT2

Do not miss this opportunity to join leading CMIOs throughout the country in collaborative activities and discussions geared toward defining, solidifying, and promoting the role and authority of the CMIO in America.

iHT² CMIO Forum in Phoenix
January 17-18, 2012
The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa - Phoenix, AZ

Panel Discussions and Presentations Include:

• Change Management & Processes in a Complex Care Environment
• Clinical Mobility: Leveraging New Technology & Maintaining Security
• Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Managing the Legal Challenges of Physicians in Informatics
• Beyond CDS: Business Intelligence & Comparative Effectiveness Research
• Strategies for Harnessing the Power of Innovation in Health Care

Attend the iHT² CMIO Forum and Receive CME Credits!

Job posts: CMIO (Chief Medical Information Officer)

If you're interested in finding a Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) job, take a look at the job posts here.

You'll find jobs in places like:

• Yuma Regional Medical Center - Yuma, AZ
• University of Georgia - Athens, GA
• Anne Arundel Medical Center - Annapolis, MD
• Connecticut Children's Medical Center - Hartford, CT
• and more...

Find CMIO jobs here.

Featured Physician Executive: Benjamin Kanter, MD

This week, our featured physician executive is Benjamin Kanter, MD. He is the Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) of Palomar Pomerado Health.

Dr. Kanter is board-certified in internal medicine and pulmonary disease, and received special certification in critical care in 1990. He has been in private practice in Escondido, CA, for 22 years. Dr. Kanter graduated from the University of Michigan with distinction and honors, after which he received his medical degree and internal medicine training at Northwestern University in Chicago.

Dr. Kanter completed his post-doctoral studies in both pulmonary disease and critical care medicine at the UCSD Medical center. Dr. Kanter continued to teach at UCSD as an associate clinical professor of medicine after going into private practice. He has served in numerous leadership roles within PPH including chairing the Departments of Medicine at both Palomar Medical Center and Pomerado Hospital, directing respiratory and critical care services at Pomerado Hospital. He founded and maintains his directorship over the Palomar Medical Center Sleep Disorders Laboratory.

CMO = Chief Medical Officer or Chief Marketing Officer

When you see someone who has the title CMO, what do those three letters mean to you? To physicians, we interpret CMO to mean Chief Medical Officer. To the rest of the world, CMO means Chief Marketing Officer.

We all know CEO, COO, and CFO. The C-suite can be an interesting place when you have a CMO as well. Hospitals may also have a CMIO or Chief Medical Information Officer.

Here's what Wikipedia has to say about the C-suite:

The highest level executives are usually called "C-level" or part of the "C-suite", referring to the 3-letter initials starting with "C" and ending with "O" (for "Chief __________ Officer"); the major traditional such offices are Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Operations Officer (COO), and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In technology companies, a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is also central, and for companies with a strong IT capacity a Chief Information Officer (CIO) is also significant. (Most other C-level titles are not universally recognized, and tend to be specific to particular organizational cultures or preferences.)

AT&T hiring for mHealth (mobile health) - looking for an Executive Director Chief Medical Information Officer

AT&T is hiring for its mHealth (mobile health) efforts. Here's a brief description:

By being hired into one of our mHealth jobs at AT&T, you’ll be a key member of the AT&T team. Professionals in mHealth careers come from a variety of backgrounds, bringing an assortment of knowledge and skills to every area of our business. Please click on your desired mHealth job below to learn more about the exact qualifications.

AT&T Executive Director Chief Medical Information Officer

The Chief Medical Information Officer, will guide and direct the overall strategy of AT&T's healthcare solutions practice by providing industry expertise in evidence-based medicine, health outcomes, disease management and wellness. The CMIO will utilize healthcare technology expertise to develop an industry viewpoint on AT&T offerings and represent those viewpoints and offers to clients, partners and associations across the healthcare ecosystem. This position is also responsible for driving the design, development, and delivery of healthcare information technology offerings to the market; and providing strategic guidance and impact to AT&T sales, marketing and technology organizations.

Primary responsibilities:
•Provide healthcare technology expertise to product, sales and marketing management teams to ensure the successful positioning of industry solutions and go to market tactics.
•Provide market-driven information for product strategy and development direction using industry expertise and direct interaction with customers, prospects, analysts, and other external resources.
•Develop and maintain relationships with partners, key consultancies and system integrators to establish focused and effective strategic teaming arrangements.
•Represent AT&T to medical societies and advocacy groups and medical advisory boards.
•Deliver the AT&T Healthcare strategy to senior leader and peers in the market.
• Manage and provide subject matter expertise in medical risk assessments.
• Advise and assist in developing and maintaining processes that govern pilots.
• Direct strategic issues, investment decisions, and actions regarding key regulatory demands and requirements.
•Create risk assessment documents and white papers related to product launches and post launch positioning.
• Coordinate publication and regulatory submissions that include clinical data in support of the Regulatory Affairs team.
• Identify and assess competitor advances in the market and develop required strategic responses.

Featured physician: James McGhee, MD

This week's featured physician is James McGhee, MD. He is a student enrolled in the Northwestern University Master of Science in Medical Informatics online program. Here's his testimonial (appeared in a recent e-mail promoting the Northwestern University Master of Science in Medical Informatics program):

"With extensive involvement of the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern's MMI program does an excellent job of combining the clinical and IT components of medical informatics. After practicing medicine for 25 years as an ENT, I'm using the program to launch my second career as a chief medical information officer or consultant to a medical informatics software vendor."  James McGhee, MD, student

The Northwestern University Master of Science in Medical Informatics online program is designed for clinical health professionals and IT professionals in the health care field.

Offered in partnership with Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine, the program focuses on the use of technology to improve the design, integration, implementation, management and evaluation of enterprise-wide health care information systems. Graduates of this online program will be poised to become leaders in clinical information technology, research and education, and health care administration.

Learn more about how you can advance your career by earning a Northwestern University Master of Science in Medical Informatics degree. Click here for more information.

Health Information Technology (Health IT) jobs for physicians

Many physicians are looking for jobs in the health IT industry, but they don't know where to get started. There are many clinical informatics positions available for nurses, but what about for physicians? Unless you're looking to be a Chief Medical Information Officer or CMIO in a hospital or medical center, you may have some difficulty identifying specific health IT jobs in the public and private sectors. Let's take a look at some of the different areas that are rapidly growing these days:

• Analysts and Implementation Specialists. Physicians are selecting and implementing electronic health/medical record (EHR or EMR) and they need assistance in knowing which EHR to select, how to implement the system, how to modify their current workflow structure, how to train their staff, etc. Look for titles such as Clinical Systems Analyst, Lead Analyst, Informaticist, Implementation Specialist, Health IT Specialist, Pharmacy Analyst, Medical Analyst, Systems Analyst, etc. Many of these jobs are highly technical positions that require you to have a background in engineering, programming, etc.
  
• Directors and Managers. There will always be a need for managers to oversee projects. So, you may see job titles such as Project Manager, Team Lead, Health IT Director, EHR or EMR Manager, EHR or EMR Director, Director of Health Information Management, Medical Director of Informatics, CMIO, etc.
• Trainers and Application Coordinators. These positions may still be of interest, even though they aren't the most appropriate settings for physicians. 
  
• Consultants. Physicians make great consultants, especially for start-up companies that are entering the health IT space. Do you have what it takes to be an EMR or EHR Consultant? Medical Informatics Consultant. Clinical Informatics Consultant.
  

Some health IT companies may also rely on physicians for health content, the application of clinical decision support, strategic planning, etc. So, there are positions that may require people to think "outside of the box." Many of these health IT jobs are geared for nurses, but physicians can also jump in and play an active role in the health IT space if they know how and where to get started.

Health IT jobs for physicians looking for non-clinical careers

With all the recent buzz about health information technology (health IT), you may be wondering: "what are the various types of health IT jobs that are currently available for physicians?"

You probably won't find many books on this issue. The health IT field has been growing over the past decade, but we're about to see a significant explosion because of the HITECH provisions within ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act). Recently, I've seen more webinars and conferences on health IT then I've ever seen. There is a lot of excitement about health IT, but many physicians who are interested in a non-clinical career in health IT simply don't know where to begin.

You may not jump to a Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) right away, but there are many other types of opportunities depending on your level of training and experience. I predict a growing role for health IT consultants who can help physicians, clinics, offices, and hospitals choose and implement electronic health record (EHR) and computerized physician order entry (CPOE) solutions. We will see an increase in e-prescribing usage. More physicians will rely on smartphones and other mobile computing devices on a regular basis. EHR companies will be looking for more clinical experts and consultants who can help them market, deploy, and distribute their products. Strategic partnerships will occur among companies that wish to combine resources and offer turn-key packages. Start-up companies will be looking for clinical experts and medical consultants who can help them develop marketable services and/or products. The bottom line is that I think we will see a large growth of non-clinical physician jobs in the health IT industry.

So, are you excited about information technology? Do you have strong computer skills? Maybe you should consider a career in health IT. Interested in receiving career advice from some health IT physicians? Contact me if you're interested.

Health IT Jobs for Physicians

There are so many different types of health information technology (Health IT) jobs for physicians. If you're a seasoned executive, then you could be a Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO). However, if you're not so "seasoned," then you'll have to earn your stripes. But where do you begin?

Sometimes, the best starting place is to join some professional societies and to learn about the different types of opportunities that are out there. Let me suggest 3 major organizations:

1. American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)
2. Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems (AMDIS)
3. Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)

You can learn so much by joining these groups and participating in some of the educational sessions. The landscape of health IT is changing so quickly that it remains critical to stay on top of all the updates and legislative changes that are impacting this industry. If you feel like you lack formal health IT education, then you may also want to consider some formal programs (either master's level or post-graduate fellowships) in health informatics (or they may be called medical informatics, biomedical informatics, etc.).