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32 CIO / HEALTH IT 20 most common US passwords By Laura Dyrda H ealthcare providers are required to have several passwords to access their computers, EHRs and other sensitive information. SafetyDetectives analyzed 18 million pass- words found on hacking forums, the dark web and other marketplaces to find the most common 20. e report examined the most common passwords in the world as well as country-specific passwords. e most common passwords in the U.S.: 1. password 2. 123456 3. 123456789 4. 12345678 5. 1234567 6. password1 7. 12345 8. 1234567890 9. 1234 10. qwerty123 11. qwertyuiop 12. 1q2w3e4r 13. 1qaz2wsx 14. superman 15. iloveyou 16. qwerty1 17. qwerty 18. 123456a 19. letmein 20. football n CIOs are taking on 'COO by proxy' role By Jackie Drees A new set of responsibilities and expec- tations are emerging for many CIOs as organizations accelerate digital trans- formations while coordinating activities and managing risks for the entire organization, according to The Wall Street Journal. Strategic oversight of the entire organization is normally associated with a COO; however, many large organizations undergoing digital transformation in more traditional industries, such as energy and manufacturing, don't have a COO to coordinate their activities, Janelle Hill, research chief of Gartner's CIO practice, told the publication. By 2024, 25 percent of CIOs working in large, traditional enterprises will become "COO by proxy," according to the research and advi- sory firm's annual list of top strategic pre- dictions. CIOs will increasingly be expected to take on more operational accountability in the following ways: recommending which enterprisewide digital projects get approved, which activities can continue to be funded and which efforts to discontinue. CIOs will be expected to work with business leaders to create digital products and services and develop indicators to monitor digital per- formance results. They also will be held more accountable for whether their organization's digital investments succeed. n Epic's CEO says hospitals should have a 'chief imitation officer' and its initiative will help By Laura Dyrda F orbes Chair Steve Forbes interviewed Epic Systems CEO Judy Faulkner for his podcast titled "What's Ahead." In the podcast, Ms. Faulkner outlined the advantages of using pa- tient portals and described Epic's reach. She said more than 250 million patients have Epic electronic records and the EHR vendor would launch Epic EHRs at another 190 health systems worldwide in the fall of 2020. Ms. Faulkner also said Epic's customers often want to know what others are doing so they can replicate it. "We call that imitate to innovate," said Ms. Faulkner. "What we're saying is that it's good to have a chief innovation officer, but you really need a chief imitation officer to watch what others are doing and share." Epic sees about five to 10 creative ideas from health systems per week and wants to share those ideas, Ms. Faulkner said. The company created a site called EpicShare.org to share information for Epic and non-Epic users. Ms. Faulkner expects the website to be updated frequently, simi- lar to the articles published on Epic Health Research Network, a journal launched in the summer of 2020 designed to rapidly share knowledge among medical professionals. During the podcast, Ms. Faulkner also touched on Epic's aim to accel- erate claims processing. "Better decisions on claims are going to come because we are now having payers be our customers as well as health systems. Some of the things we want to do is get rapid and good decisions on claims," Ms. Faulkner said. She also wants to help expedite claims processing and approval by allowing providers and payers to share information about the patient and communicate through Epic systems. n