CIOs must understand change management theories, frameworks and practices

Robert Slepin, emeritus CIO advisor at Epic, explains why with the story of JCL Connect, a complex business, clinical, and IT infrastructure transformation program at John C. Lincoln Health Network in Phoenix.

Change management is a very important subject today in health IT as more and more new and amazing technologies make their way into the delivery of healthcare. (Hello, artificial intelligence.)

Robert Slepin knows quite a bit about change management. He is an emeritus CIO advisor at EHR kingpin Epic. There, he constantly is helping CIOs across the country change their health IT setups.

There are only a dozen or so of these contractors, who are available on demand to Epic provider clients that need strategic advice or interim executive assistance from someone who's deeply experienced with planning, implementing and maintaining Epic EHR systems.

Slepin – who has served as chief information officer or in other top IT roles at many top health systems nationwide – enjoys helping other healthcare leaders manage the challenges of EHR operation and optimization. And how to manage change – which he is there to do.

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