CIOs and innovation officers bolster clinical informatics, cyber defenses and more

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of strategically investing in a secure and integrated foundation of digital tools for healthcare organizations. IT leaders learned valuable lessons by shadowing clinical staff on the front lines and witnessing their support needs. Lessons learned included the need for clinical informatics at the point of care, bolstering cyber defenses with multiple layers of security tools, and the importance of an integrated digital tool foundation for patients and clinicians.