Weekly Roundup – June 1, 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.
Innovation on Full Display at eHealth2024. Colin Hung went to Vancouver for Canada’s version of HIMSS. Along with excitement about an uptick in pilot projects getting off the ground, Colin noticed many U.S.-based companies with a heavy booth presence. Read more…
Novel Applications of AI, Now and in the Future. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to talk about interesting AI use cases. Expert answers included the revenue cycle, imaging analysis, ambient listening, and clinical decision support. Read more…
Powering Transformation at Maryland Endocrine. Colin spoke to Kimberly Stahl about updating the organization’s eClinicalWorks install and modernizing practice workflows to streamline check-in, automate billing, and reduce no-shows. Read more…
Use the Right Tools and Data to Improve the Patient Experience. At the Qualtrics X4 conference, John Lynn interviewed Alpa Vyas at Stanford Health Care and Craig Richardville at Intermountain Health about how to use patient feedback to assess and improve the patient experience. Read more…
Healthcare IT Today Podcast: Health IT Media by the Numbers. John and Colin discussed findings from the Swaay.Health Survey, which explored the most popular and least popular topics in healthcare technology headlines. They also debate (probably not once and for all) if people are finally sick of AI. Read more…
Why Respiratory Diseases Are a Perfect Target for RPM. Nearly 16 million Americans have COPD. Dr. Michael B. Polsky at Pulmonary Associates of Richmond discussed how remote monitoring can track a patient’s worsening symptoms and alert doctors to offer proactive treatment options. Read more…
Addressing Communication Challenges Throughout the Patient Journey. By failing to look at communication holistically, organizations may be missing opportunities for improvement before, during, and after patient visits, according to John Zimmerer at Smart Communications. Read more…
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Embrace a Tech Mindset in the Fight Against Cyber Criminals. The Change Healthcare hack as shown all too well that investing in cybersecurity should be a strategic imperative, not just a compliance checkbox, said Jonathan Tomek at Digital Element. To step up, organizations need to address people, processes, and technology. Read more…
First, We Accelerated FHIR – Now It’s Time to Scale It. Shannon West at Datavant previously worked on Blue Button and Data at the Point of Care while at CMS. West said data exchange shouldn’t take longer than a Google search and argued system architecture and operational practices need an update for FHIR to reach its potential. Read more…
Could an ICD Code for Loneliness Address This Profound Public Health Threat? Loneliness increases mortality risk by 45% to 55%, yet healthcare views it as a symptom and not its own serious medical condition. A new ICD “Z” code would help legitimize loneliness and help patients get treatment for it, said Cindy Jordan at Pyx Health. Read more…
This Week’s Health IT Jobs for May 29, 2024: Positions at many leading hospitals and health systems throughout the country. Read more…
Bonus Features for May 26, 2024:?Only 43% of hospitals routinely exchange data; meanwhile, about 70% of organizations want to change archiving vendors. Read more…
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