Becker's Healthcare August 15, 2025
Laura Dyrda

A few weeks ago, CIO of Richmond, Ind.-based Reid Health Muhammad Siddique was doing a round of the ED department when he ran into one of his physician colleagues. She stopped to make a quick but meaningful comment.

“She looked at me, glanced at my computer, and said, ‘You know what? I spend more time fighting this computer than I do connecting with my patients’,” said Mr. Siddique. “That moment really hit me hard as a chief information officer.”

While challenging to hear, the physician’s comment reinforced Mr. Siddique’s commitment to an EHR-first strategy. Health systems across the U.S. are pitched new AI-driven products and point solutions on a daily basis to solve a variety of small friction points; communication...

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