Opinion: Is your healthcare IT governance keeping up?

Over the past decade, healthcare information technology has transformed. Health systems small and large are increasingly automated and dependent on information systems. But even as they have embraced IT, a divide has emerged within organizations. Advanced governance allows some front-running organizations to rationalize IT spending, achieve unprecedented automation, and use critical data to drive the organization. But others -- perhaps yours -- struggle with ineffective steering committees, budgets that slash critical IT support, and disengaged and oppositional users. Which side of this sounds like your organization? Here are some ways to tell.