The role of chief medical information officer (CMIO) s is a relatively new job in the healthcare industry, although one that is becoming increasingly important since the acceleration of government efforts to establish a national record-keeping system for health records. To understand where the role fits in the eHealth landscape, IDM spoke with Dr Ronnie Ptasznik, appointed CMIO at Victoria's Monash Health in 2015. in addition to his duties as CMIO and an Associate Professor at Monash University, Dr Ptasznik maintains a senior clinical role as Deputy Director of Monash Health Diagnostic Imaging over its five campuses.
