Healthcare IT Weekly Roundup – November 2, 2024
Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week.
NextGen Maintains Its Focus on Steady Improvements and AI. Colin Hung attended the company’s User Group Meeting, where NextGen Healthcare highlighted user adoption of performance benchmarking and Ambient Assist, along with deeper partner integration. Read more…
simonONE Whole Body Plus Scans Review – and Thoughts on Routine Screenings of Healthy Patients. John Lynn and his wife got full-body MRI scans that some stakeholders say aren’t worth the trouble. The results of the scans were valuable, but the administrative process left a lot to be desired. Read more…
The Role of Analytics in Identifying and Addressing Population Health Challenges. Use cases described by the Healthcare IT Today community included incorporating public health data, improving behavioral health, peering into patient registries, and focusing on n=1 health. Read more…
The Value of Health Data for Business Intelligence. John connected with Angie Bass, MHA at Velatura Public Benefit Corporation to discuss why interoperability is about finding value in data and not just exchanging data. That depends on data quality and consent management, she said. Read more…
Addressing Potential Vulnerabilities in Connected Medical Devices. Key considerations from the Healthcare IT Today community included network segmentation, routine firmware updates, and authentication and access controls. Standardized security protocols would help, too. Read more…
Leveraging Call Verification for Identity Management. John caught up with Tracey Nyholt , Founder & CEO at TechJutsu , and learned about the importance of verifying a user’s identity to reduce social engineering attacks on IT help desks. Read more…
A Plethora of AI Announcements at the eClinicalWorks Annual Conference. eClinicalWorks announced the healow Genie AI agent at its user conference, which John attended. Also of note: Efforts to improve the speed of documentation and increased use of visual displays. Read more…
Healthcare IT Today Podcast: Is Patient Experience Marketing or Tech? John and Colin debate this topic and ask if patient experience suffers because organizations have to bridge the gap between marketing and tech. Read more…
AI’s Place in Physician Compensation and Contract Compliance. Physician contracts are notoriously complex. Leading organizations are using automated workflows to process timesheets, create invoices, and ensure payment process compliance, said Ismail Moola at TimeSmart.AI. Read more…
How AI Is Transforming Medical Coding. Automation has shown significant potential to bolster the bottom line of health systems, noted Cathy Donohue at CodaMetrix. That’s because AI can alleviate provider burden, improve claim quality, and produce comprehensive code sets. Read more…
Why the U.S. BIOSECURE Act Misses the Urgent Need to Secure DNA Data. Bruno Kurtic at Bedrock Security Security said the government should require robust security measures for all entities handling DNA data, rather than focusing on a few companies as current legislation does. Read more…
Minimizing the Impact of Ransomware in the Cloud. Cloud adoption has expanded healthcare organizations’ attack surfaces significantly. Steps such as automated monitoring and root cause analysis can limit the damage, noted Scott Ragsdale at Nutanix . Read more…
Cybersecurity Best Practices for Patient Data Sharing. Overburdened staff and limited resources leave healthcare vulnerable to cyberattacks. Encryption, role-based access, robust authentication, and secure data transmissions can all help, said Alexander Norell at VikingCloud . Read more…
This Week’s Health IT Jobs for October 30, 2024: Multiple roles in information management an IT operations for leading health systems. Read more…
Bonus Features for October 27, 2024: Almost 90% of info blocking complaints to ONC/ASTP are against providers, plus 74% of patients with health plan questions want to speak to a human. Read more…
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