Chris Karam serves as senior vice president at Christus Health-Louisiana & Southeast Texas.
Category: Q&A
How Kentucky emergency response coordinator prepares ‘for whatever is thrown our way’
Teamwork has been imperative for healthcare organizations tested to the extreme in the last couple of years. Billie Newbury, regional preparedness coordinator at West Kentucky Healthcare Coalition, will serve on the panel “The Next Wave of Emergen…
1 person’s innovation is another person’s disruption, CIO says
From challenges to opportunities, a healthcare leader explores healthcare’s future.Chero Goswami serves as the chief information officer at Madison, Wis.-based UW Health. Mr. Goswami will serve on the panel “What Top Hospital IT Team Will Look Lik…
The intersection of disciplines invites innovative and vital work, IT leader says
With healthcare professionals retiring at a rapid pace, one chief innovation officer believes in teams interacting with other teams to bind the organization.Richard Zane, MD, serves as the chief innovation officer at Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth.Dr. Za…
A dive into regulatory changes and employee retention with 1 vice president
IT and RCM must work hand in hand, says Luminis leader. Sheldon Pink, vice president of revenue cycle at Annapolis, Md.-based Luminis Health, spoke with Becker’s to explain what challenges he foresees. Mr. Pink will serve on the panel “Health…
The ‘firefighting mentality’ in hospitals has to go, healthcare leader says
A CCTO goes in-depth about how healthcare needs to rethink how it operates.Rick van Pelt, MD, is the chief clinical transformation officer at Birmingham, Ala.-based UAB Medicine.Dr. van Pelt will serve on the panel “How to be a Daredevil Innovator in H…
1 vice president is growing and creating new career paths to combat staffing shortagesÂ
Nursing and healthcare technology have an unforeseeable future, so a healthcare leader is taking matters into his own hands. Raymond Lowe is the senior vice president and chief information officer at Los Angeles-based AltaMed Health Services.Mr. L…
Digital data is in, physical paperwork is out
Many advancements in healthcare directly affect healthcare workers and patients, mostly for the better. Chris Carmody is the chief technology officer at Pittsburgh-based UPMC. Mr. Carmody will serve on the panel “The Next Evolution of CIOs an…
How 1 CMIO is anticipating the workplace transition in a post-pandemic society
Foreseeing the change in the workplace is necessary for employers, so a healthcare leader explains what challenges are coming over the next two years. Dusadee Sarangarm, MD, serves as the chief medical information officer at Albuquerque-based Univ…
The pressure to deliver top-tier patient care with 1 vice president
A healthcare leader discusses how technology is positively affecting healthcare patients.Niobis Queiro serves as the senior vice president of revenue cycle management at Boston-based Tufts Medicine. Ms. Queiro will serve on the panel “Healthcare i…
