For the 99th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Michael Mainiero, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Information Officer at Catholic Health, to talk about Catholic Health being awarded Epic’s Honor Roll Good Maintenance Grant! We kick this episode off by first discussing what being recognized by Epic’s Honor Roll Good Maintenance Grant Program meant to Mainiero and his team. Then, Mainiero shares some of his achievements that came from this program and details what other CIOs can learn from them. Next, we talk about how to prioritize opportunities when there are so many options for improvement. Mainiero then shares what he is planning to do with the grant money from Epic. We then discuss how much Mainiero is leveraging the EHR to enable innovation versus outside vendors as he approaches innovation. Moving outside of EHRs, we talk about what Mainiero’s biggest challenges are and how he’s working to address them. We conclude this episode with Mainiero passing along the best piece of advice he’s gotten in his career.

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

• What did it mean to you and your team to be recognized by Epic’s Honor Roll Good Maintenance Grant Program?
• What were some of your achievements as part of this program, and what can other CIOs learn from them?
• How do you prioritize opportunities when there are thousands of ways to improve what you’re doing with Epic?
• What are you planning to do with the grant money from Epic?
• As you approach innovation, how much are you leveraging the EHR to enable innovation versus outside vendors?
• Outside of the EHR, what do you see as some of your biggest challenges, and how are you working to address them?
• What’s the best piece of advice you’ve gotten 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.