State strategies toward information technology challenges differ based...
State strategies toward information technology challenges differ based on specific needs, said a joint survey and report from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (http://bit.ly/11U8DcA). The survey included results from…
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26 states and territories and focused on healthcare and information technology. CIOs are taking a “global or enterprise view” of these challenges and looking toward consolidation and optimization, the report said. “The overarching goal is to link existing silos, and to implement a unified framework across state agencies, departments and projects whenever possible.” These CIOs are important collaborators in the state and in state-to-state efforts, with 72 percent of survey respondents citing “a significant role” in the State Level Health Information Exchange. “Data governance is the least mature capability across states,” the report said. It added that “80 percent of surveyed State CIOs reported no data governance structure in place.” Shared services, however, were far more popular, with only 4 percent of respondents saying they weren’t using shared services. “These findings should be a call to action for states and State CIOs in navigating their future successfully,” it said.