Weekly Roundup – June 8, 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.
Are Any AI Topics NOT Getting Enough Attention Right Now? There are several in fact, according to the Healthcare IT Today Community. Answers included AI’s potential and impact for small practices, the responsible use of AI, getting access to the right data, and using AI less but making it work at scale. Read more…
AI and EHR in the Cloud at United Digestive. Colin Hung caught up with Rich Eells at the GIO service provider, which is making extensive use of the patient access features of eClinicalWorks for booking appointments and using AI tools to offer slots for waiting patients if a cancellation open up a spot. Read more…
Easy, Secure Logins for Accessing Patient Data. Patrick Toner at LG Electronics showed Healthcare IT Today how, through the company’s partnership with Imprivata, swiping a badge can launch a full virtual desktop on a thin client. This workflow should make both clinical and security leadership happy. Read more…
A Robot for Healthier, Happier Aging. Our latest product review is ElliQ, a senior care companion robot from Intuition Robotics. John Lynn’s father-in-law tried it out. He appreciated the proactive and polite interactions, along with the reminders, though he said one area of improvement would be more in-depth conversations. Read more…
CIO Podcast: The Benefits of AI. Bill Hudson at Aidoc joined John to talk about how to approach the latest wave of AI tools for healthcare, along with how to overcome the most common hurdles for AI adoption. Read more…
Integrating Patient Engagement to Enhance Value-Based Care Outcomes. Engagement is critical when provider reimbursement becomes based on patient outcomes, noted Laura Miller at TempDev. Adoption increases when software performs well, provides the right information, and is convenient to use. Read more…
Strengthening Security in the Wake of the Change Healthcare Breach. As cyber threats become more common and more severe, organizations can protect themselves by adopting a zero trust framework and segmenting their networks, according to Chuck Suitor at ColorTokens. Read more…
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Why Cybercriminals Target Healthcare – and How to Thwart Them. Trevor Dearing at Illumio also pointed to the importance of zero trust, saying organizations need to map out the systems, applications, and data they need to protect and set priorities for keeping them secure. Read more…
The Essential Criteria for Making Confident AI Vendor Decisions. When it comes to bringing AI to RCM, Austin Ward at Fathom recommended organizations consider automation rate, accuracy, EHR compatibility, adaptability, scalability, and vendor support. Read more…
Reforming Health Insurance by Automating It. Only 53% of health insurance premiums go back to members as benefits. Monte Jennings at Sentia Health said it’s time to reform the system by automating documentation, coding, billing, and collaboration – and returning the savings to physicians and patients. Read more…
This Week’s Health IT Jobs for June 5, 2024: Technical support and application specialist positions, plus the Western Arizona Regional Medical Center is looking for a CEO. Read more…
Bonus Features for June 2, 2024: 55% of practices give staff more data access than they need to do their jobs, while interest in DNA stool tests for colon cancer screening up 933% since 2018. Read more…
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