# Jesse Folds at CHIME Fall Forum

By Healthcare · Published 2024-12-18 · Updated 2026-07-23 · Healthcare on MarketScale
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> Healthcare IT leaders are rethinking how they measure success, moving beyond traditional metrics to prioritize patient care and staff wellbeing

## Key points

- Healthcare IT leaders are prioritizing patient care over traditional success metrics.
- Zero trust policies and cybersecurity are becoming crucial focuses.
- Partnerships should align with budget cycles and aim to improve patient and staff experiences.

**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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