By William Hersh MD – I often muse that there are few computer applications that truly save me time. For all the fun and productive things that computers enable me to do, they are just as often a time sink rather than a time saver, especially when hardware or software go wrong.
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Now on Demand – In this episode of Tell Me Where IT Hurts, host Dr. Jay Anders speaks with David Higginson, EVP and chief innovation officer for Phoenix Children’s Hospital, who has had a long career in healthcare IT and children’s health in particular.
The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of October that we think deserve sharing again.
By John Fryer & Rick Goddard – Recently, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation introduced their strategic refresh “Putting All Patients at the Center of Care” to support broader, more equitable, and outcome-based healthcare delivery transformation while streamlining current and future payment models.
By Irving Loh MD – As healthcare has moved from analog to digital along the entire care continuum, conceptual models have evolved that characterize how this transformation has altered the experience for all stakeholders, from patients, to providers, to support staff, to administrative and operational personnel.
In case you missed the second season, of Healthcare by the Numbers, the podcast topics focused on the building blocks of population health and highlighted the outstanding work of their clients at a variety of health systems across the country. Take a listen.
By Steven Posnack – In a field like health care where precision can mean saving a life, one irony I often reflect on is how unclear we’ve been about “sex” and “gender.” Among many anecdotes, this includes at times putting the prefix “administrative” in front of each to inexplicably constrain the meaning in ways that are rarely universally understood.
By Jeff Shuren MD JD & William Maisel MD MPH – At the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health, we are committed to protecting the public health by ensuring patients have more timely access to safe, effective, and high-quality medical devices.
By Derek Jones – The Covid-19 pandemic outbreak affected the way many industries operate, but especially healthcare. There was suddenly a massive pressure on the healthcare system as workload continued to increase with the speed of light.