Richard Corbridge
A CIO hooked on working with people to achieve the most for everyone he works with
All posts tagged Information Systems
eHealth Ireland and Clincial Engagement
I feel privileged, as a clinician, to be on the senior management team of the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OoCIO), a member of the eHealth Ireland committee and the coordinator of the Council of Clinical Information Officers (CCIO). The responsibility of these roles is somewhat onerous but this is counterbalanced by the advantages… Read More
Keeping it real, My IT dot to do
At high school it became a yearly tradition (to my mother’s happiness) that I received the pastoral award for my contribution towards caring for fellow students. When asked the popular question, ‘What do you want to do when you grow up?’ my answer, though vague, always included the statement ‘to work with people.’ I do… Read More
Everything changes…
It is nearly three years since I went to a football game, but a couple of weekends ago I made it back. Some would argue that Oakwell is perhaps not the epitome of the great game, its not quite grass roots football but it certainly shows a little bit of how the other half live… Read More
What is the ‘e’ in eHealth…
Well it’s more than just the second letter! eHealth has quickly become the term to provide an overarching reference point for all elements of technical advancement that supports the provision of health care. It’s not just a new ‘cool’ name and I don’t believe it is a passing fad. eHealth in 2014 describes an application… Read More
Open Source Analytics!
What to do? The need for detailed analytics capability is on the rise across the length and breadth of the organisation and the resource is limited. With the advent of the Open Data Platform (ODP) built on the QlikView technology and our App Centre now being live we have been able to implement the concept… Read More
Innovation leadership: Sustain or short sharp shock?
The world moves more and more quickly. The Stone Age lasted 48,000 years and came to an end with the innovation of how to create iron. The Iron Age and the Industrial Revolution changed the world at a rate so rapid that one could propose that it did as much damage as quickly as it… Read More
Achieving an open organisation through cutting-edge systems.
I have been asked to present at a summit of CIOs (http://www.ciouksummit.com/) later this week on the subject above and therefore thought it would be of use, and hopefully of interest to get some of the ideas down on here. What our organisation needs is the ability to provide interoperable systems, link legacy systems to… Read More
Open Data is here so how do we do it securely?
Security and research information is a hot topic right now for a number of reasons, not least the transparency agenda and the desire, quite rightly, to be as open as possible about data relating to the conditions and outcomes of clinical trials. However the information security of research data more generally has always been an… Read More
What skills make up the CIO skill set?
Leading a team. How did that become the key role of an Informatics specialist? The day the specialist became a CIO, that’s when! Trying to build a team whilst leading a team and trying to create enthusiasm in a whole team … that is a basic skill of the successful CIO in 2013. What is… Read More
Innovation or Science Fiction… It happens here!
Innovation is an abstract of what we do every day, but a new system that has been a couple of years in the coming will be delivered by Father Christmas this year. A system that will become the spine of information systems across the clinical research economy in the UK, a system that will live… Read More