Q&A with HIMSS CEO Hal Wolf, Part 1: “We Threw a Lot Against the Wall. Now We Have to Step Back.”
HealthsystemCIO.com January 14, 2021
“There’s not a single part of our ecosystem that hasn’t been negatively impacted. There’s been disruption all the way to the core.”
It would be difficult to sum up 2020 more accurately. Healthcare, like most industries, was turned on its head, and those in leadership roles were forced to pivot quickly and find ways to continue to provide care through the most difficult of situations. They also figured out how to leverage that disruption to accelerate innovation, particularly in areas that had long lagged behind, including digital health and supply chain management.
With this “new normal,” however, comes a new set of challenges for leaders, according to Hal Wolf, president at CEO of HIMSS. During a recent interview, he talked...