# Organizational Design * **Definition:** Organizational Design in healthcare refers to the process of structuring an organization to align its resources, roles, and processes with its strategic goals, ensuring effective delivery of healthcare services and optimal patient outcomes. * **Taxonomy:** CTO Topics / Organizational Design ## News * Selected news on the topic of **Organizational Design**, for healthcare technology leaders * 1.5K news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech and healthcare-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/30/2025 | [**The Growing Importance Of AI In Provider Data Management**](https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2025/05/30/the-growing-importance-of-ai-in-provider-data-management/) | [[Forbes]] | | 5/20/2025 | [**With U.S. absent, WHO adopts pandemic treaty aimed at improving vaccine access**](https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/who-pandemic-treaty-tedros-us-covid/?utm_campaign=rss) | [[STAT]] | | 5/16/2025 | [**Opinion: STAT+: The FDA is embracing AI boldly. Now it must show what responsible innovation looks like**](https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/16/fda-generative-ai-medical-product-review-offices-transparency-regulation/?utm_campaign=rss) | [[STAT]] | | 5/13/2025 | [**Enterprises Say Stronger Governance is Key to AI Business Value: ISG Research**](https://www.morningstar.com/news/business-wire/20250513735705/enterprises-say-stronger-governance-is-key-to-ai-business-value-isg-research) | [[Morningstar]] | | 4/2/2025 | [**Business of Culture - Charlotte Business Journal**](https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/event/171667/2025/business-of-culture) | [[The Business Journals]] | | 3/13/2025 | [**Why Traditional Banks Keep Failing At Fintech - K2 Integrity - JDSupra**](https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/why-traditional-banks-keep-failing-at-1276714/) | [[JD Supra]] | | 2/21/2025 | [**The urgency of centering safety-net organizations in AI governance - npj Digital Medicine**](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41746-025-01479-4) | [[Nature]] | | 1/16/2025 | [**Huron Announces 22 Senior-Level Promotions - Morningstar**](https://www.morningstar.com/news/business-wire/20250116600000/huron-announces-22-senior-level-promotions) | [[Morningstar]] | | 1/6/2025 | [**Don't 'cannibalize' virtual nurses, nurse leaders say**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/news-and-analysis/dont-cannibalize-virtual-nurses-nurse-leaders-say.html) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 11/21/2024 | [**Baystate CEO's plan to 'march forward' after financial losses**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-administration/baystate-ceos-plan-to-march-forward-after-financial-losses.html) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 11/20/2024 | [**Uncovering Hidden Treasures to Reach Organizational Goals - Becker's Hospital Review**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/strategy/uncovering-hidden-treasures-to-reach-organizational-goals.html) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 11/10/2024 | [**ALIGNMT AI and HFMA Collaborate to Offer AI Governance Micro-Credentialing for ...**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/alignmt-ai-and-hfma-collaborate-to-offer-ai-governance-micro-credentialing-for-healthcare-professionals-302295869.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 10/16/2024 | [**The Case For Multilingual Patient Engagement**](https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/case-multilingual-patient-engagement) | [[Health Affairs]] | | 10/3/2024 | [**44 health IT & revenue cycle up-and-comers - 2024 - Becker's Hospital Review**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/lists/44-health-it-revenue-cycle-up-and-comers-2024.html) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 9/30/2024 | [**Hospital C-suites ditch certain leadership traits**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-administration/hospital-c-suites-ditch-certain-leadership-traits.html) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 9/27/2024 | [**Health systems elevate CTOs - Becker's Hospital Review**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-administration/health-systems-elevate-ctos.html) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 9/16/2024 | [**CarGurus Appoints Jennifer Hanson as Chief People Officer - Yahoo Finance**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cargurus-appoints-jennifer-hanson-chief-130000335.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 9/13/2024 | [**Furst Group Recruits Chief People Officer for Fairview Health Services - Hunt Scanlon Media**](https://huntscanlon.com/furst-group-recruits-chief-people-officer-for-fairview-health-services/) | huntscanlon.com | | 9/13/2024 | [**Maintaining Clinical Workflow Integrity in Times of Transition - RSNA**](https://www.rsna.org/education/upcoming-education-events/maintaining-clinical-workflow-integrity-during-organizational-transitions) | rsna.org | | 9/10/2024 | [**Navigating the Cloud Frontier : Naya Savera for PSUs - APAC News Network**](https://apacnewsnetwork.com/2024/09/navigating-the-cloud-frontier-naya-savera-for-psus/) | apacnewsnetwork.com | | 9/9/2024 | [**8 Best Scrum Master Certifications for 2024**](https://www.techrepublic.com/article/best-scrum-certifications/) | [[TechRepublic]] | | 8/22/2024 | [**The newest member of the health system C-suite? Chief AI Officer - Healthcare IT News**](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/newest-member-health-system-c-suite-chief-ai-officer) | [[Healthcare IT News]] | | 8/19/2024 | [**CoachCare Announces $48 Million Investment Led By Integrity Growth Partners**](https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2024/08/19/coachcare-announces-48-million-investment-led-by-integrity-growth-partners/) | [[Healthcare IT Today]] | | 8/8/2024 | [**Low Code Innovation Factory - DMI**](https://dminc.com/platform/low-code-innovation-factory/) | dminc.com | | 7/10/2024 | [**Where Redbox meets healthcare leadership**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-administration/where-redbox-meets-healthcare-leadership.html) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | ## Topic Overview (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Key Players - **Chief Transformation Officer**: A role focused on spearheading growth strategies and managing organizational change. - **Deloitte**: A consulting firm that emphasizes the economic necessity of improving health equity in the U.S. healthcare system. - **Stephanie Walsh**: New HR leader at Orthofix, with extensive experience in talent management and organizational design. - **CPO**: Chief People Officer, oversees human resources and employee development initiatives. - **Brown & Brown**: Invested in Workday to enhance talent data utilization for better business decisions. - **HRCI**: A leader in HR credentialing, expanding its board with new directors to align HR with business performance. - **Wendy Horton**: CEO of UVA Health, promoting agile and decentralized leadership structures in healthcare. - **Orlando Ashworth**: Chief People Officer at the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, focusing on people strategy and diversity. - **Darcy Smith**: Chief People Officer at Compass Surgical Partners, enhancing talent acquisition during growth. - **Huron**: A global professional services firm that promotes leadership in client service and company growth. - **Robert Slepin**: Emeritus CIO advisor at Epic, emphasizing the importance of change management in healthcare IT. - **Porter**: A leader in AI-driven care coordination solutions, expanding its leadership team to enhance operational capacity. - **FinThrive**: Developed a five-stage RCM Technology Adoption Model (RCMTAM) to enhance efficiency in healthcare organizations. - **Bespoke Partners**: An executive search firm that utilizes AI-driven methods to recruit top executives. - **CIO**: Chief Information Officer, responsible for overseeing the information technology strategy and implementation within an organization. - **Brian Bronson**: New CEO of Orion Innovation, focusing on digital transformation in healthcare technology. - **GlobalLogic**: A Hitachi Group Company recognized for its expertise in delivering enterprise-grade Generative AI solutions. - **Motivus**: A company specializing in digital transformation and AI services, recently appointed Deb Boyda to its Board of Directors. - **CTO**: Chief Technology Officer, responsible for the technological direction of the company. - **Lucas Vitale**: Chief People and Business Operations Officer at Orthofix, emphasizing the importance of Walsh's experience. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **Bespoke Partners and Ampersand Leadership Group**: Collaboration to enhance talent solutions for private equity firms. - **Business Talent Group**: A network of independent professionals providing on-demand leadership in healthcare. - **Economist Impact and SAS**: Produced a report emphasizing the importance of culture and technology for enhancing government productivity. - **GlobalLogic**: Aims to empower enterprises through strategic partnerships and a flexible, cloud-agnostic platform for AI solutions. - **GRG Technology**: Launched to support governmental and corporate organizations in overcoming skills gaps in the tech sector. - **Omniscient Health**: Formed from the merger of CenturyGoal and Analyticar, aims to provide specialized data science services to improve financial performance for healthcare providers. - **Avaap and AccurateAI**: A strategic partnership to launch AI-powered solutions for improving employee engagement. - **ALIGNMT AI and HFMA**: Partnered to launch a micro-credentialing program aimed at enhancing AI governance skills among healthcare professionals. - **Integrity Growth Partners and Topmark Partners**: Collaborated to invest in CoachCare to accelerate its growth. - **Tria Federal and Softrams**: Tria's acquisition of Softrams enhances capabilities in delivering digital transformation solutions to federal health and public safety agencies. - **Coalition for Health AI (CHAI)**: Released a draft framework for responsible health AI, inviting public review to ensure effective and safe AI technologies in healthcare. - **Moffitt Cancer Center with NVIDIA, Oracle, and Deloitte**: Partnership to enhance cancer care delivery through AI and machine learning. - **Integrity Growth Partners and CoachCare**: A $48 million investment to enhance CoachCare's capabilities in remote patient monitoring. - **Children's Nebraska**: Implemented initiatives to foster diversity and inclusion, including internship programs for diverse high school students. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **Restructuring at Indiana University Health**: Consolidating operational regions to improve organizational design and effectiveness. - **Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)**: Organizations are increasingly focusing on DEI programs to enhance collaboration and business outcomes. - **Shift to Agile Structures**: Healthcare organizations are moving from traditional hierarchical models to more agile and decentralized structures to foster innovation. - **Data-Driven Decision Making**: Emphasized as a principle for enhancing predictability and guiding technology leadership in healthcare organizations. - **On-demand Leadership**: Healthcare organizations are increasingly utilizing on-demand executives for flexibility in operational areas. - **Chief Transformation Officers**: Increasingly appointed to manage organizational change and spearhead growth strategies in response to rapid transformations in healthcare. - **Emerging Leadership in Health IT**: Innovative leaders are influencing organizational growth and care delivery through creative thinking and implementation of impactful ideas. - **Virtual Nursing Models**: Healthcare systems are exploring various organizational designs for remote nursing to address staffing shortages. - **Talent Data Utilization**: Companies like Brown & Brown are leveraging talent data to improve decision-making and employee experiences. - **CIEN+ Health**: A consultancy aimed at promoting inclusion and health equity in healthcare through strategic frameworks. - **AI-Powered Employee Engagement Solutions**: Avaap's ACEBenefits help desk automation system aims to provide quick responses to employee inquiries. - **Value-Based Care Models**: Healthcare leaders are expanding their expertise beyond clinical knowledge to include business acumen and technological literacy. - **Patient Engagement Initiatives**: Using patient and family advisory councils to enhance care quality and foster patient-centered cultures. - **AI in Healthcare**: The rise of AI is streamlining administrative tasks, allowing leaders to focus on building human connections and improving patient care. - **Cloud Technology Transition**: Public sector units are navigating the shift to cloud technology, facing challenges and opportunities. - **Generative AI in Health Insurance**: Health insurers are exploring generative AI to automate tasks and improve employee and member experiences. - **RCM Technology Adoption**: FinThrive's RCMTAM provides benchmarks for healthcare organizations to evaluate technology investments. - **EHR Transition**: IU Health plans to transition to the Epic EHR system to enhance patient care and organizational operations. - **Generative AI**: Rapid growth in the GenAI market necessitates enterprise investment in AI technologies for competitiveness. - **AI Adoption in Healthcare**: 75% of healthcare providers anticipate widespread AI adoption within three years, highlighting a trend towards integrating AI into clinical workflows. ### Challenges and Concerns - **Organizational Design in Government**: A lack of adaptive organizational structures can impede productivity improvements in public sector agencies. - **Organizational Change Management**: Healthcare organizations must address challenges related to the adoption of new technologies. - **Employee Engagement Decline**: A noted decline in employee engagement globally, with a need for organizations to foster autonomy and mental health support. - **Leadership Gaps**: 77% of organizations report a leadership gap due to inadequate technology infrastructure and development practices. - **Trust Issues**: Lack of transparency and accountability in workplaces is eroding collaboration and growth. - **Leadership Crisis in Healthcare**: A gap in personalized leadership is jeopardizing patient care and service delivery, as highlighted in Glenn Llopis's manifesto. - **AI Governance Gaps**: Safety-net organizations face challenges in AI governance due to resource limitations and lack of engagement in ethical AI practices. - **Data Privacy and Security**: Ensuring data privacy and security is crucial as organizations implement AI solutions. - **Financial Pressures**: Health systems are experiencing decreased margins, leading to layoffs and organizational restructuring. - **Change Management**: Neglecting effective change management can lead to failed initiatives in healthcare transformation efforts. - **Recruitment in Tech Sector**: GRG Technology addresses skills gaps amidst initiatives like Emiratisation and Saudization. - **Recruitment of Cloud Talent**: Public sector units struggle to attract skilled cloud professionals due to outdated hiring practices. - **AI Implementation**: Healthcare leaders face challenges in transitioning AI from pilot projects to production-ready solutions, requiring proof of concept and trust-building. - **Mental Health Neglect**: A concerning trend where only 21% of employees feel their mental well-being is prioritized, affecting productivity. - **Talent Shortages**: Restrictive immigration policies may lead to severe talent shortages in critical industries, impacting operational costs. - **Regulatory Frameworks**: Only about 40% of healthcare providers have reviewed or plan to review AI regulatory guidance, indicating a gap in compliance awareness. - **Diversity in Patient Advisory Councils**: Concerns about the lack of diversity representation in patient and family advisory councils, limiting inclusivity. - **Outdated IT Systems**: Health insurers face challenges from legacy systems that cost the industry billions annually. - **Virtual Nursing Concerns**: Potential 'cannibalization' of nursing staff as healthcare systems may pull virtual nurses to bedside roles during shortages. - **Data Privacy and Cybersecurity**: Significant concerns persist regarding data privacy and cybersecurity as AI technologies are integrated into healthcare. ## Related Topics [[Organizational Strategy]]