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The Importance of Asking Why in Digital Transformation Efforts: CTO Talk with Steve Wretling
Matt Ferrari – In this episode Steve Wretling, the CTIO of HIMSS and I dive into how our work in healthcare technology has us both looking at framing our healthcare conversations in a new light: Getting to the Why.
ML and AI in HealthIT … Things to Think About
By Keith Boone – A very long time ago (at the beginning of my career in HealthIT), I got to do some really cool work on the front end and processing infrastructure for a set of machine learning and linguistic services that would automatically extract problems…
Trends for HIEs in 2020
By Kelly Thompson – SHIEC is the national collaborative representing health information exchanges (HIEs) and their strategic business and technology partners. SHIEC’s mission is to; educate public and private entities regarding the benefits, functions and roles of HIEs…
Importance of a Risk Assessment
By Art Gross – While it is required within HIPAA rules and regulations to complete a risk assessment regularly, the question may still be in your mind regarding WHY you have to do this. The legal ramifications are obvious.
Health IT Issues that Deserve a Second Read – October 2019
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.
Population Health Management, IDD Patients and the Importance of Practical Approaches
By Velvet Thorne – An organization’s computers may run on the most powerful software in the world, but if the servers aren’t plugged in, the system will be, shall we say…ineffective. Same goes for the primary care provider office.
Why is Addressing Workflow Woes the Next Big Thing for Patient Engagement?
By Abhinav Shashank – Can we ensure the well-being of a sapling that was not watered for weeks after being planted? Consistency in care matters just as much for patients seeking to improve their wellness and to achieve healthier outcomes.
New Data Show Nearly One-Third of Hospitals Can Access PDMP Data within their EHR
By Elisabeth Myers & Talisha Searcy – Combatting the opioid crisis is a top priority for the US Dept of Health and Human Services and the nation. Equipping healthcare providers with easy access to data about their patients’ opioid prescriptions is one strategy to help reduce opioid misuse.