Q&A with SJRMC CIO John Gaede: “Community Hospital Cash Crunch Can’t be Solved Without Top Notch IT"

The community hospital market is struggling with razor-thin margins, according to John Gaede, CIO, at San Juan Regional Medical Center; the result of increasing payroll and technology costs, along with the sunsetting of pandemic-related government programs. CIOs, he says, are in the critical position of making sure every dollar of those technology costs is spent wisely, with a strong focus on increasing operational efficiency. In this interview with healthsystemCIO Founder & Editor-in-Chief Anthony Guerra, Gaede discusses where he’s looked to make a mark at SJRMC; why he’s routing for Oracle Health to flourish, and the reasons health systems should revisit their cyber-related business-continuity planning.