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.
A Look at Epic Culture and Interoperability with Brendan Keeler. The former Epic employee, now at HTD Health, talked to John Lynn for more than two hours. Part 1 of the interview focused on what it was like to work at Epic, as well as what opportunities exist to improve interoperability systems today. Read more…
Can You Build a Health Care System Without Notes? Dr. Alex Butler at River Records joined John to discuss how the company is taking AI-driven ambient voice to the next level by providing a concise list of relevant information and retrieving information from the right place at the right time. Read more…
CHIME 2024: Perspectives on AI, Cybersecurity, Leadership, and More. In San Diego, John connected with healthcare IT leaders who shared their thoughts on how to train AI, improve AI governance, and find the right AI use cases, all while leading a modern healthcare organization. Read more…
How Healthcare AI Automation Improves Accuracy and Trust. John sat down with Caleb Manscill at Vyne Medical and chatted about AI’s role in removing the documentation burden from intake, storage, and curation of documents. Read more…
Supporting Identity and Onboarding in the Home and the Clinic. Sandeep Kumbhat at Okta explained the value proposition for handling identity and security through facial recognition, especially when compared to passwords, digital cards, and even single sign-on. Read more…
Balancing Data Sharing With Protection Amid Competing Government Data Requirements. Mo Weitnauer at MRO offered suggestions for avoiding common pitfalls of aggregating healthcare data while managing ever-evolving federal and state regulations. Read more…
Evidence-Based Interventions That Improve Population Health. We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to provide some key examples; responses included maternal health, public health, value-based care, and genomic testing. Read more…
Implementing Healthcare AI Responsibly. At HLTH, John sat down with Maynd Jolly and Mike Stimpson at enGen to discuss how to ensure using AI supports both margin and mission, particularly when it comes to addressing healthcare cost trends. Read more…
Being Doctor to the President of the United States. John connected with Dr. Jeffrey Kuhlman, physician in the Clinton, Bush, and Obama administrations. Among John’s favorite anecdotes: When the President asks to see you but doesn’t say a.m. or p.m. make sure you’re available both times. Read more…
CIO Podcast: Being an AI Champion. Dr. Avi Sharma at Jefferson Einstein talked to John about AI topics that included governance, vendor selection, and product integration. Read more…
Critical Condition: The Increasing Frequency of Ransomware Attacks in Healthcare. Adopting a a robust 3-2-1 backup system helps organizations improve security posture and prevent data loss and downtime in the event of a cyberattack, noted Cody Hall at Synology. Read more…
Federal Innovation Hubs Can Jump-Start Healthcare Technology Adoption. Tim Small and Laura Baker at Deloitte discussed how federal health leaders can demonstrate the potential of emerging technology, encouraging adoption through human-centered design and collaboration. Read more…
How Health Systems Can Adapt to NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0. Under the new framework, organizations must incorporate cybersecurity into their broader risk management strategy. Scott Trevino at TRIMEDX explained how, noting the importance of governance. Read more…
How Technical Debt is Stifling Healthcare Innovation. Organizations accrue technical debt when they focus on short-term fixes instead of long-term solutions. Prasanna Ganesan at Machinify said the best way to pay back debt is gradually and in chunks. Read more…
The Last First Disruption: A Chance for Hospitals to Thrive. Narinder Singh at LookDeep Health described the potential for AI to recognize visual patterns and monitor patients, becoming an “always-on assistant” for doctors and nurses in the hospital and at home. Read more…
This Week’s Health IT Jobs for November 20, 2024: Several roles in informatics and information management, while Virginia-based Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is looking for a CFO. Read more…
Bonus Features for November 17, 2024: 63% of patients more likely to participate in clinical trials if they offer telehealth, plus 29% of healthcare payments in 2023 went through downside risk contracts. Read more…
Funding and M&A Activity:
- Virtual women’s health clinic Maven Clinic announced a $125 million Series F funding round.
- Motion analysis technology vendor OneStep secured $36 million in funding.
- Member engagement vendor RadiantGraph raised $11 million in Series A funding.
- Health data management vendor Harmony Healthcare IT acquired Trinisys, also a data management vendor.
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