Operating effectively as a Chief Clinical Information Officer

Dr Phil Koczan CCIO UCLP

Overview

• My Personal Journey• Need for CCIOs• My Role• Skills• How to become a CCIO

My Journey

• Developed interest in IT at school and early medical carer

• 1989 Paperless training practice• 1990’s fundholding – interest in management• 2000 increasing involvement with Torex user group• 2002 – 2007 MSC in Clinical Informatics• 2002 Clinical Advisor to Torex/iSoft• 2005 BT LSP Clinical Advisor• 2007 Clinical Lead LPfIT NHS London• 2011 UCLP sponsored project within ONEL• 2011 Launch of myHealth London• 2011 appointed CCIO UCLP• AND I STILL SEE PATIENTS AT TIMES

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Why do we need CCIOs

• Changing model of healthcare• From provider-driven to consumer-driven• Focusing on populations, as well as individual patients• From ‘reactive’ to ‘proactive’• Emphasis on health, as well as healthcare

• Informed, activated patients who find utility in using information• About their own health• About their care options

• Need to improve data capture at source and develop safe sharing of the data

My Role

• The role of AHSCs and AHSN’s

• Use of information to support the journey from research to implementation

• Measure quality and value

• CCIO to work with the individual partner trust and drive collaboration and co-operation

• Develop a common platform to develop from

Overview of data linkage

Skills

• Depends on specific role

• Specific technical knowledge

• Understand IG and consent issues

• Translate between IT and clinical colleagues

• Leadership within and between organisations at various levels

• Understand issues with interoperability

• Drive the culture change

Issues concerning me

• Collect data at source where possible

• Avoid too many data warehouses

• Consent at different levels (including research)

• Information Governance

• Security

• Public perception and a shared understanding

• Joining across different care settings including social care – interpreting meaning

Advice for potential CCIOs

• Get involved and show an interest.

• Consider additional qualifications

• Decide on your focus Technical/managerial/leadership

• May need considerable investment in time

• Be prepared to take some risks

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Recap of current IT landscape

• Complexity of modern healthcare requires information capacity to match

• Information needed to drive action at different levels• Research• Improving local performance – transparency agenda• Connecting teams – integrated care• ‘Activating’ patients – patient record access and transactions

• The technology needed exists: what is missing is• Generalised uptake• Utility for patients • Leadership

CCIOs have an important role across and between organisations to enable

the use of available technology.

Drive appropriate use of information to support the culture change required to

deliver high quality care

Thank you

Phil.Koczan@uclpartners.comwww.uclpartners.com