HealthsystemCIO.com December 23, 2025
Healthcare IT leaders reflecting on industry trends gleaned at the CHIME Fall Forum identify direct clinical engagement and peer networking as essential strategies for navigating digital transformation challenges while managing AI governance gaps, workforce shortages, and constrained budgets.
Direct engagement with clinical operations has become essential for CIOs seeking to deliver relevant technology solutions, panelists revealed during a recent healthsystemCIO webinar. Understanding actual workflows, procedures, and daily challenges enables more effective problem solving and builds trust with clinical partners.
Several CIOs described regularly scrubbing into operating rooms, shadowing radiologists, and spending time in emergency departments to gain firsthand understanding of clinical needs. This approach transforms the perception of IT from distant service provider to engaged partner.
Sonney Sapra, SVP and...







