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Q&A with CIO Ryan Smith, Part 2: “We Need to Start Thinking About Vendors in a New Light.”

Ryan Smith, CIO, Intermountain Healthcare When Ryan Smith first started as a software engineer at Intermountain Healthcare, he probably wouldn’t have guessed he’d come back one day as CIO. But he did aspire to become someone who could “influence the direction of technology,” just as Larry Grandia (the organization’s first CIO) had. And he knew… Read More »

Covid-19 infections among students have already caused some colleges to change their plans

Per capita, Georgia has reported the most cases per day over a seven-day average of any state, followed by Texas and Florida. The states are led by governors who pushed to reopen during the spring, saw major summer surges of cases and are currently pushing to reopen schools. Texas has issued a mandate requiring face… Read More »

Doctors: Take Effects of COVID-19 to Heart

Aug. 19, 2020 — When Ken Koontz tested positive for the coronavirus in mid-July, he had every reason to believe he’d recover fully and be just fine. The 53-year-old from Woodstock, GA, is a 16-time Ironman and Half-Ironman finisher, a professional triathlon coach, and a lifelong swimmer. The sickest of the sick, he had been… Read More »

Sullivan, Gross advance in Alaska US Senate primaries

Independent Al Gross has won the Democratic Alaska U.S. Senate primary By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press August 19, 2020, 8:13 AM 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article JUNEAU, Alaska — Independent Al Gross won the Democratic Alaska U.S. Senate primary Tuesday, advancing to challenge Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan in this fall’s… Read More »

“All About Team”: CIO Michael Restuccia on How Insourcing IS Helped Transform Penn Medicine

Michael Restuccia, SVP & CIO, Penn Medicine Rarely is the phrase “drinking the Kool-Aid” considered a good thing — and even rarer is it cited as the reason for staying with an organization. But in Michael Restuccia’s case, it makes perfect sense. When he was offered an opportunity to lead an IS project at Penn… Read More »