Staying Laser-Focused on Easing the Way of Caregivers Who Depend on IS

The past few weeks have been busy and exciting. I’ve had the opportunity to share the vision of where we’re taking IS with our system executives, media, the investment community that rates our organization’s bonds that help fund our growth, and most importantly to groups of us in IS, internally.

Two service-level related areas I’m routinely getting feedback on during my visits with regional and ministry leaders across our system are: 1.) getting our caregivers prompt and easy access to the network and applications they need upon their initial onboarding or changes in role; and 2.) Ensuring a smoother experience and faster resolution via IS Service Desk for desktop support needs. These two efforts fall under the umbrella of a broader “IS Service Recovery” initiative we’ll share more about in coming months, which also includes engaging consulting firms on data strategy, ServiceNow platform improvement, and intake.

> Read the rest of B.J.’s note, including our work with consulting partner EY, our modernization efforts, and upcoming opportunities to ask your questions and learn more by clicking into the headline or graphic.

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Kirsten Halseth Shares Perspectives on the Guatemala Mission Experience

During the first week of March, 15 IS caregivers selected as part of the 2019 IS Mission Service volunteering trip were in the foothills of Guatemala, helping build latrines and hand washing stations for households that lacked these basic necessities so critical for sanitation and disease prevention. We’ve been sharing their stories.

> Click into the article headline or graphic to hear how Missoula-based principal project manager for IS PPMO Epic projects, Kirsten Halseth, embraced the challenges Guatemala service presented and came back changed for the better.

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IS Represents PSJH in LA

On April 22, the Los Angeles Business Journal hosted a dinner event at their annual CTO Awards at City Club LA. A table of Southern California IS leaders represented PSJH and supported “friend of IS,” Institute of Human Caring CMIO, Matt Gonzalez, who was nominated for an award.

> Click into the article headline or graphic to see the group photo from the event.

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Getting to the Bottom of SSO Slowness at St. Joseph Health

Every day, IS caregivers go the extra distance to get to the bottom of some pretty complex technical challenges. One such problem familiar to legacy St. Joseph Health in California has been the slow performance of the EasyPass sign-on solution.

> Click into the article headline or graphic to learn how Micah Bickford, Service Assurance manager, got to the bottom of it and was honored for his troubleshooting.

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Next IS Open Forum is June 11… But Open Forum on Yammer is Always ON!

On April 18, B.J. Moore, his executive leadership team, and 800 IS caregivers tuned in via a Microsoft Teams “live event” webcast to hear a reflection from Tabitha Lieberman, updates on ERP, the ServiceNow Madrid release, and live Q&A with B.J. and our execs.

Our next live IS Open Forum is May 29, but in the meantime, find out how we can keep the conversation going the new Open Forum Yammer group.

> Click into the article headline or graphic for the details and let’s share!

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Do You ❤ Caregiver Engagement?

Interested in helping shape and drive an engagement strategy to reach our 2,700+ caregiver organization?

The IS executive team is committed to improving our caregiver engagement and sponsoring a group of passionate caregivers interested in serving a year-long term on the second-year generation of this committee, founded in spring 2018.

> Click into the article headline or graphic for instructions on how you can apply to be part of the committee representing your fellow IS caregivers.

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