Becker's Healthcare June 28, 2022
Staffing and cybersecurity are among the biggest challenges hospital CIOs face in 2022, 12 health system executives told Becker’s.
Becker’s asked hospital technology leaders for their three most-pressing health IT issues. Of the 16 topics mentioned, the following five were noted most (and are ranked in order of the number of mentions):
1. Staffing
“Talent is an area we see a ton of pressure,” said Kathy Azeez-Narain, chief digital officer of Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hoag. “Everyone is competing for the top talent to come into IT/digital roles. The offers from pay to benefits to perks have been expansive, which makes it a very competitive space when trying to recruit the ‘A’ team.”
2. Cybersecurity
“The known and unknown threats combined...