By Matthew A. Michela – It seems everyone has jumped on the AI bandwagon in healthcare these days. Behind the hype are fundamental structural and cultural considerations that will either make these efforts successful or doom this nascent effort into being another industry fad until a later time.
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New Dr. Nick: The Incrementalist: With guest Prof. Arik Eisenkraft, MD, MHA, the Chief Medical Officer for BioBeats – a new step in continuous monitoring for blood pressure with a wearable device (watch or patch) that does not use an inflatable cuff for measuring your blood pressure.
By Jenny Gold – Sutter Health will pay $575 million to settle a closely watched antitrust case filed by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, whose office had accused the nonprofit health care giant of using its market dominance in Northern California to illegally drive up prices.
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 December that we think deserve sharing again.
By Art Gross – Amazon isn’t a company that lets an opportunity go by. With the awareness of cybersecurity rising every single day, opportunity presents itself in a variety of ways.
By Gilbert Hoelscher – As the saying goes, you only get one chance to make a first impression. This applies to the go-live of an EHR system as well. The first two weeks post go-live will set the benchmark for provider satisfaction with the new EHR.
New Dr. Nick: The Incrementalist: With guest Lawrence Kosinski, MD, MBA, the Founder and CMO of SonarMD a company offering a pathway to optimizing the treatment of patients with complex chronic conditions to improve outcomes and decrease costs.
By John Halamka MD – In my first few days volunteering at Mayo Clinic to meet colleagues, establish collaborations, and better understand the amazing patient services Mayo provides throughout world, I had the opportunity to tour the historic Plummer Building…
By Matt Fisher – HIPAA experienced yet another year of attention, questioning, and enforcement. The issues around in 2019 were not necessarily new, though arguably approaches are beginning to change.