CIO Podcast - Episode 113: Balancing Hospital Needs with Technology and Innovation with Nitin Agarwal

For the 113th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Nitin Agarwal, Chief Information Officer at Wayne Memorial Hospital, to talk about balancing hospital operational needs with technology and innovation! We kick this episode off with one of the biggest technologies in healthcare right now – AI. Agarwal shares where and how he sees AI currently benefiting his organization. Then we discuss how to approach AI as it evolves so quickly. Next, we take a look at Agarwal’s approach with implementation to learn more about how he chooses what to implement. With hundreds of solutions out there, how does he decide among them, and why not go with just one nice AI platform? 

We then transition over to innovation by discussing whether Agarwal views his EMR and ERP platforms as an approach to innovation or a challenge to innovation. Next, we get Agarwal’s perspective on healthcare interoperability. We dive deep to see where interoperability is helping his organization and what areas it should be in that it’s not. Next, we get into the big question of the episode – how do CIOs balance hospital operational needs with technology and innovation? Then we learn more about the challenges Agarwal is facing, that aren’t getting enough acknowledgment. We then conclude this episode with Agarwal passing along the best piece of advice he’s been given in his career.

Here’s a look at the questions and topics we discuss in this episode:

• Where and how do you see AI benefiting your organization? How are you approaching it as it evolves so quickly?
• What’s your approach to choosing what to implement with hundreds of solutions out there, and not just one nice AI platform?
• Do you see your EMR and ERP platforms as your approach to innovation, or do you see them as a challenge to innovation? Why?
• What’s your perspective on healthcare interoperability? Where is it helping your organization, and where is it not happening that you’d like it to happen?
• How do you, as a CIO, balance the needs of hospital operations with technology and innovation?
• What’s a challenge you face that not enough people are acknowledging?
• What’s the best piece of advice you’ve been given in your career?

Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the CIO Podcast by Healthcare IT Today.