CHIME Fall Forum 2024
Erin Osbourn, CIO at the Child Mind Institute, shares her experiences at the Chime Fall Forum and highlights the importance of building a culture of inclusion, belonging, and work-life harmony within her team. She discusses her leadership approach of fostering vulnerability, empathy, and balance, while emphasizing the critical need to destigmatize mental health, especially in…
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CHIME Fall Forum 2024
Jesse Folds at CHIME Fall Forum
Jesse Folds, Director of IT Operations and Cybersecurity at Opelousas General, discusses the growing focus on zero trust policies, cybersecurity, and the challenges of understaffed IT departments in healthcare. He highlights the importance of vendor partnerships that understand budget cycles and emphasizes shifting ROI metrics toward improving patient satisfaction and equipping nurses with tools to…
CHIME Fall Forum 2024
Ryan Thousand at CHIME Fall Forum
Ryan Thousand, CIO of Dahl Memorial Healthcare in rural Montana, discusses the unique challenges and opportunities of leading a critical access hospital in a small community. From leveraging AI and strategic partnerships to enhance patient care and operational efficiency, to his decision to join the Panda Health family for its vendor-agnostic, community-driven approach, Ryan shares…
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Flood the Zone: University of Virginia’s New Strategy to Scale Experiential Learning for Every Student
Experiential learning is having a bit of a reckoning moment in higher ed. For years, the default answer was “get an internship” or “do a co-op”—as if every student can pause life, relocate for a summer, and take on a high-stakes role that’s supposed to define their future. But students’ realities have changed: many…
The True Cost of Free Tools: When Free Platforms Own More of Your Network Than You Do
Nowadays, getting a project off the ground usually means moving fast. A quick map gets sketched. A file gets shared. A design gets reviewed in whatever tool is closest at hand. In the moment, it feels efficient — even smart. But in the telecommunications industry, as networks become more automated, location-aware, and powered by AI,…
Predictive Networks: How Baron Weather and GIS are Strengthening Telecom Operations
Severe weather is no longer an occasional disruption for telecom providers—it’s becoming part of the operating environment. During Hurricane Ida in 2021, the Federal Communications Commission reported that nearly 1,000 cell sites across Louisiana and Mississippi went offline. In 2024, Hurricane Milton left more than 12% of cell sites in impacted areas of Florida…
The DAISY Foundation: Impacting Nurse Careers Through Recognition
Recognition is often described as a “nice to have” in healthcare, but on this episode of Care Anywhere, it’s framed as something far more essential. Host Lea Sims sits down with Deb Zimmermann, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, Chief Executive Officer of The DAISY Foundation, and Bonnie Barnes, FAAN, co-founder of the organization, to explore…
