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Healthcare IT leaders are re-evaluating success metrics, moving from traditional measurements to prioritize patient care and staff wellbeing. Jesse Folds highlights the importance of cybersecurity and zero trust policies in understaffed IT departments. Emphasis is placed on partnerships that align with budget cycles and improving patient satisfaction.

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Healthcare IT leaders are prioritizing patient care over traditional success metrics.

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Zero trust policies and cybersecurity are becoming crucial focuses.

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Partnerships should align with budget cycles and aim to improve patient and staff experiences.

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Jesse Folds, Director of IT Operations and Cybersecurity at Opelousas General, discusses the growing focus on zero trust policies, cybersecurity, and the challenges of understaffed IT departments in healthcare. He highlights the importance of vendor partnerships that understand budget cycles and emphasizes shifting ROI metrics toward improving patient satisfaction and equipping nurses with tools to enhance patient care while reducing burnout.

Shifting ROI metrics toward improving patient satisfaction and equipping nurses with tools to enhance patient care while reducing burnout.

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Jesse Folds

Director of IT Operations and Cybersecurity

Opelousas General

Jesse Folds discusses the importance of zero trust policies and cybersecurity in healthcare. He emphasizes the necessity of vendor partnerships aware of budget cycles and the shift towards improving patient satisfaction and reducing nurse burnout.

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