It may be easy to feel discouraged at times – by challenges at work or at home, or the current political scene, or the conflicts in the world. But I like to be an optimist and maintain a positive a…

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11.04.2024

Building bridges for success: the role of interim leaders in healthcare IT | sueschade

I have written in the past about interim management in terms of when it makes sense for an organization and shared some lessons from my own experience. Following my career as a CIO at two leading a…

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26.03.2024

Celebrating Women’s History Month: Championing Diversity in Health IT | sueschade

What better time than Women’s History Month to highlight the many initiatives lifting up women in our health IT industry. It has been 10 years since I started speaking out more publicly as a health…

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16.03.2024

HIMSS24 from a distance | sueschade

I haven’t been to a national HIMSS conference since 2019. We all remember how the early days of the pandemic led to a last minute cancelled HIMSS20. Since then, there has been a multi-year transiti…

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05.03.2024

How healthcare providers can empower voters for a healthier democracy | sueschade

It’s Super Tuesday – a day when voters in 15 states and one U.S. territory go to the polls for the presidential primary election. I’ve written in the past about the importance of exercising your ri…

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23.02.2024

The art of mentoring: insights for leaders | sueschade

Being a mentor is a fundamental role of leaders. A mentoring relationship may be a formal or informal arrangement. I’m currently participating in two formal mentor programs through the NEHIMSS chap…

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13.01.2024

What do healthcare CEOs want from technology in 2024 and beyond? | sueschade

When do you stop wishing people “Happy New Year”? Probably soon if not yesterday. When do you stop reading recaps from 2023 and predictions/forecasts for 2024? It depends. When do you stop listenin…

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28.12.2023

From reflection to action – preparing for 2024 | sueschade

It’s that time of year when you can find 2023 recaps and 2024 predictions everywhere you watch, listen to, or read content. In health IT, we are no exception to this. My StarBridge Advisors colleag…

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30.11.2023

Beyond Hero Culture: Trusting Your Team to Shine | sueschade

Do you trust your team to cover when you are gone? I was inspired to comment on the importance of team, especially at this time of year, after listening to one of Bill Russell’s Friday podcasts on …

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16.11.2023

Navigating career crossroads | sueschade

I’m fresh off another stimulating in person CHIME Fall Forum. Many colleagues have already posted on LinkedIn their recaps of the forum speakers and key takeaways. One of my takeaways is the import…

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28.10.2023

Health IT leadership searches and Interim management industry trends | sueschade

I have written in the past about interim management in terms of when it makes sense for an organization as well as my own experience. Over the past several years, I’ve been fortunate to serve four …

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13.10.2023

Developing tomorrow’s leaders through mentorship and coaching | sueschade

My commitment to developing next generation leaders is something I’ve often talked and written about. That commitment is as strong as ever. This week I started a 10-month formal mentor program thro…

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13.10.2023

From listener to host: conversations with health IT leaders | sueschade

I’ve been a fan of podcasts for several years and a regular consumer of many different ones. I’ve shared some of my favorites in past blog posts. My health IT favorites are the multiple shows that …

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13.10.2023

Beyond Cost Cutting: Health IT’s Role in Financial Health | sueschade

Health systems continue to face complex financial challenges. Industry articles highlight the few that have strong operating margins while also noting the many facing continued operating losses. Be…

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31.08.2023

Fulfilling life goals and bucket list dreams | sueschade

I don’t have a bucket list. But I did set four big broad life goals for myself about 10 years ago. They are doing work I like at a more manageable pace, travelling more, spending time with family, …

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22.08.2023

Nana Camp Chronicles: year 2 insights and adventures | sueschade

We held our second Nana Camp last week. Given how well it went (despite my husband and I being exhausted by Friday night), I think we’ll make it an annual event in the summer. Last year I wrote abo…

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11.08.2023

Healthcare as a right in more progressive countries | sueschade

I wasn’t going to write anything this week since my husband and I just returned from an 18-day trip with Road Scholar – The 4 Nordic Capitals. We spent 3-4 days in each – Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockhol…

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21.07.2023

Leadership and crisis management lessons from Pennsylvania | sueschade

I love seeing stories of success with lessons to apply to our work in health IT. The recent I-95 collapse in Philadelphia and the re-opening in just 12 days is one of those stories. There was a gre…

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13.07.2023

Lessons from Succession: What not to do as a leader | sueschade

I recently wrote a blog post called “Ted Lasso leadership lessons”. If you were a fan of the Ted Lasso series, you can readily see there were many lessons to be learned. Another popular series, Suc…

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07.07.2023

Divided opinions on AI in healthcare | sueschade

Are you and your doctor ready for AI? While patients may be getting more comfortable with AI, how healthcare professionals embrace AI is critical to its evolution and eventual use. Boston Children’…

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29.06.2023

The transformative power of bold leadership in healthcare | sueschade

With reproductive rights and LGBTQ+ rights under attack in so many states, it was good to see the Summer 2023 Issue of the Brigham magazine in the mail this week. This issue is titled “Care for Eve…

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21.06.2023

Unlocking the power of time: insights from an inspiring leader | sueschade

Today is the longest day of the year and the official start of summer. This longest day leads me to reflect on how we spend our time. I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Saad Chaudhry, Chie…

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15.06.2023

ACP – addressing the digital divide | sueschade

“We need to advance health equity in a sustainable way – not with charity care and not performative health equity”, said Dr. Alister Martin, ED physician and CEO of A Healthier Democracy in the clo…

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06.06.2023

Ted Lasso leadership lessons | sueschade

I was late to the “Ted Lasso” series so there were some seasons of binge watching. From its earliest days on Apple TV, I kept hearing about this show from my colleague at StarBridge Advisors, David…

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02.06.2023

Healthcare for all: ensuring inclusivity in LGBTQ+ patient care | sueschade

June is Pride Month. In recent years, LGBTQ+ rights have come under attack. All this after the landmark Supreme Court decision in 2015 supporting marriage equality. These attacks are taking many fo…

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26.05.2023

Memorial Day: remembering the sacrifice, celebrating the summer | sueschade

This coming holiday weekend for most of us is the first bookend of the summer season. It’s a time for picnics and barbeques, gathering with family and friends. Depending on where you live, it may b…

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17.05.2023

Inspiring the next generation of healthcare heroes | sueschade

It’s Health Technology Management Week, a time to celebrate and thank all the biomed technicians and clinical engineers who make up the critically important HTM teams in our hospitals. Not being in…

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11.05.2023

Amplifying the voice of nurses | sueschade

May 6-12 is National Nurses Week. Nursing has been the most trusted profession for the past 20 years according to a Gallup Poll. That’s no surprise when you think about the nurses you have interact…

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05.05.2023

From workaholic to fitness enthusiast: living a healthier lifestyle | sueschade

When I turned 50, I joined a gym – it was a birthday present to myself. Many years of working long hours, commuting, and raising two daughters kept me from regular workouts. I figured at 50 it was …

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26.04.2023

Navigating the AI landscape in healthcare: HIMSS23 recaps and more | sueschade

Last week I jumped in on the hot topic of AI with my post, “AI in healthcare – is 2023 the breakout year?”. HIMSS23 was just wrapping up so I was waiting to hear overall recaps and especially updat…

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21.04.2023

AI in healthcare – is 2023 the breakout year? | sueschade

It has been a while since I wrote on a technology subject. I usually leave it to others who stay much more current and are doing the day-to-day IT work in healthcare organizations. But the rapid ac…

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14.04.2023

HIMSS as a networking event | sueschade

For those of you attending HIMSS23 in Chicago next week, it will be a mix of education, vendors, and networking. Let’s face it, while education and the exhibit hall are what our organizations are w…

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06.04.2023

What makes an effective sales approach? | sueschade

HIMSS23 is less than two weeks away. The second annual ViVE event happened last week. It is a busy time of year for healthcare vendors and their sales staff. I’ve been on both sides of this relatio…

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23.03.2023

What advice would you give your younger self? | sueschade

I love this question. It was one of the questions for a panel I was supposed to be on this week. The NEHIMSS chapter has an annual Women in IT conference, and I was one of four invited panelists fo…

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15.03.2023

Confidence gap, wage gap, and more | sueschade

We have much progress to celebrate as women but sad to say that in 2023, there is still so much more to do. I’ve seen many excellent pieces recently that illustrate the gender gaps that exist in th…

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08.03.2023

#EmbraceEquity | sueschade

Today is International Women’s Day (IWD) and March is Women’s History Month. The International Women’s Day 2023 campaign theme is #EmbraceEquity. As their website says, “The aim of the IWD 2023 #Em…

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02.03.2023

Leadership means being bold and taking on the tough issues | sueschade

As a leader, do you shy away from issues that may be considered too controversial or too political? What if those issues are at the core of delivering healthcare to your community and supporting yo…

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24.02.2023

STEM needs a youth pipeline | sueschade

It has been quite a while since I wrote a blog focused on STEM – the last one was “STEM or not, own your career”. A field trip with my 8-year-old granddaughter, Kylie, and 6-year-old grandson, Coli…

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16.02.2023

Leadership lessons at sea | sueschade

How do you handle or deal with unmet expectations or changes that are outside your control? Do you complain and spread negative energy or accept it and make the most of it? More importantly, as a l…

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30.01.2023

Considering a career move? | sueschade

The start of the new year is often a career transition time for people. We’ve heard much in the recent period about the great resignation, silent quitting, and remote work options being in demand. …

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Live your values and be the change | sueschade

Building bridges for success: the role of interim leaders in healthcare IT | sueschade

Celebrating Women’s History Month: Championing Diversity in Health IT | sueschade

HIMSS24 from a distance | sueschade

How healthcare providers can empower voters for a healthier democracy | sueschade

The art of mentoring: insights for leaders | sueschade

What do healthcare CEOs want from technology in 2024 and beyond? | sueschade

From reflection to action – preparing for 2024 | sueschade

Beyond Hero Culture: Trusting Your Team to Shine | sueschade

Navigating career crossroads | sueschade

Health IT leadership searches and Interim management industry trends | sueschade

Developing tomorrow’s leaders through mentorship and coaching | sueschade

From listener to host: conversations with health IT leaders | sueschade

Beyond Cost Cutting: Health IT’s Role in Financial Health | sueschade

Fulfilling life goals and bucket list dreams | sueschade

Nana Camp Chronicles: year 2 insights and adventures | sueschade

Healthcare as a right in more progressive countries | sueschade

Leadership and crisis management lessons from Pennsylvania | sueschade

Lessons from Succession: What not to do as a leader | sueschade

Divided opinions on AI in healthcare | sueschade

The transformative power of bold leadership in healthcare | sueschade

Unlocking the power of time: insights from an inspiring leader | sueschade

ACP – addressing the digital divide | sueschade

Ted Lasso leadership lessons | sueschade

Healthcare for all: ensuring inclusivity in LGBTQ+ patient care | sueschade

Memorial Day: remembering the sacrifice, celebrating the summer | sueschade

Inspiring the next generation of healthcare heroes | sueschade

Amplifying the voice of nurses | sueschade

From workaholic to fitness enthusiast: living a healthier lifestyle | sueschade

Navigating the AI landscape in healthcare: HIMSS23 recaps and more | sueschade

AI in healthcare – is 2023 the breakout year? | sueschade

HIMSS as a networking event | sueschade

What makes an effective sales approach? | sueschade

What advice would you give your younger self? | sueschade

Confidence gap, wage gap, and more | sueschade

#EmbraceEquity | sueschade

Leadership means being bold and taking on the tough issues | sueschade

STEM needs a youth pipeline | sueschade

Leadership lessons at sea | sueschade

Considering a career move? | sueschade

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