One of the ways that Answers Media is different from other media sites is the sense of community. The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. We publish at least eight guest posts a week now, so in case you missed some, here are the top ten read and shared guest posts in the month of October. You can also read previous month’s Top Ten Lists. Thank you for contributing and reading.
Most Played Episode from Healthcare NOW Radio in October
From Digital Health Talks: Host Megan Antonelli interviews Ben Smith, CISSP, Strategic Agentic Technology Specialist at SailPoint in the episode entitled, “Securing the Machine Workforce: Identity, Zero Trust, and the Recovery Plan for When It Still Goes Wrong with Ben Smith of SailPoint.” Zero trust sounds simple until you try to implement it in a hospital where clinicians share devices, legacy systems can’t be segmented, patients access care virtually across state lines, and AI agents are multiplying faster than you can inventory them.
Most Read Posts from October
Why the January 2027 Interoperability Deadline Is Really a 2026 Problem
Dr. Ali Azeem Rajwani, Founder and Group CEO, Mentor Global
LinkedIn: Dr. Ali Azeem Rajwani
CMS-0057-F, the Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule, applies to Medicare Advantage organizations, state Medicaid and CHIP agencies, Medicaid and CHIP managed care plans, and Qualified Health Plan issuers on the Federally Facilitated Exchanges. It expands the existing Patient Access API and, more significantly, requires impacted payers to stand up three additional Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources based APIs Continue reading…
Can AI Solve Heart Rhythm Monitoring’s Data Woes?
By Beth Friedman, FACHDM, Sr. Partner, FINN Partners
LinkedIn: Beth Friedman
LinkedIn: FINN Partners
Host of FINN Voices
The Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) predicts more than 12 million Americans will have atrial fibrillation (the most common heart arrhythmia) by 2030, and another 8.7 million will have heart failure. A tsunami of heart disease is ahead. Healthcare provider organizations must work together with their cardiac device clinic leaders to prepare. Continue reading…
Why Healthcare Organizations Need AI Governance Before Deploying AI Agents
By Rony Sebastian, Founder and CEO, Softnotions Technologies
LinkedIn: Rony Sebastian
LinkedIn: Softnotions Technologies
Healthcare is moving quickly from AI pilots to AI agents. These tools can schedule appointments, draft clinical notes, check coverage, and support prior authorization with little human input. The promise is real: less administrative work and faster service for patients. But when software acts on its own inside clinical and financial workflows, the cost of a mistake grows. Governance should come first, not after launch. Continue reading…
Why Major Health Systems Are Investing in Ambient Documentation Technology
By April Miller, Senior Writer, ReHack.com
LinkedIn: April Miller
X: @rehackmagazine
Doctors spend significant time documenting care during and after patient visits. Heavy paperwork demands may also contribute to administrative burden, workflow pressure and burnout. Today, large health systems are investing in ambient documentation technology to help ease that workload and allow physicians to focus more on patient care. Continue reading…
Operational Transparency as a Trust Requirement for Virtual Care Platforms
By Andy Palenzuela, Founder and CEO, New Blue Health
LinkedIn: Andy Palenzuela
LinkedIn: New Blue Health
Virtual care platforms have matured past the era when a sleek intake flow alone could win provider and patient trust. Buyers now ask harder questions about how a platform is structured, who delivers clinical care, where services are available, and what independent signals support those claims. For operators selling into provider and payer environments, operational transparency is becoming a core product requirement rather than a legal footnote. Continue reading…
Rural Hospitals Need More Than Telehealth. They Need Sustainable Care Models.
By Ron Kubit, CEO, TeleNeph
LinkedIn: Ron Kubit
LinkedIn: TeleNeph
Telehealth has changed what is possible for rural healthcare across America. A rural clinician can access expertise that may not be available locally. Hospitals can extend the reach of their existing teams and give patients access to care that geography once made difficult or impossible to provide. That promise is real, and we are only beginning to see what technology can make possible for rural communities. Continue reading…
From Clean Data to Human Adoption: Takeaways from the Oracle Health & Life Sciences Summit
By Jody Buchman, Senior Vice President, Continuous Services, Healthcare IT Leaders
LinkedIn: Jody Buchman
LinkedIn: Healthcare IT Leaders
At the Oracle Health & Life Sciences Summit in Orlando, health IT and clinical leaders gathered to address the future of clinical and administrative software. The core message across nearly every event this year centers on data integrity, foundational infrastructure, and sustained organizational capacity. Continue reading…
The Petrov paradox: Why Agentic AI in Healthcare Needs a Human Hand on the Button
By Ivor Campbell, Chief Executive, Snedden Campbell
LinkedIn: Ivor Campbell
LinkedIn: Snedden Campbell Ltd
In September 1983 Stanislav Petrov, an unknown lieutenant colonel in the Soviet military, made a snap decision that cost him his job, but saved the world from potential nuclear catastrophe. Petrov was on duty at a secret command center outside Moscow when his computer screen flashed “Launch” in bold red letters, warning of five incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles that would soon obliterate large areas of the Soviet Union, killing hundreds of millions of its citizens. Continue reading…
Why Hospital AI Passes the Demo and Fails the Workflow
By Harvey Castro, MD, MBA, Practicing Emergency Physician, Healthcare AI Advisor (DR GPT)
LinkedIn: Harvey Castro, MD, MBA
Most hospital AI projects look convincing in a conference room. The slide deck is clean. The pilot cohort is curated. The demo patient has a complete chart. Then the model meets a real emergency department at 2 a.m., and the story changes. I still work that shift. The chart is thin. The patient is undifferentiated. Continue reading…
Section 504 Deadline Extension Calls on Healthcare Enterprises to Focus on Procurement
By Glenda Sims, Chief Information Accessibility Officer, Deque Systems
LinkedIn: Glenda Sims
LinkedIn: Deque Systems
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently extended the Section 504 digital accessibility compliance deadline. This means any healthcare enterprise with 15 or more employees that accepts HHS funding now has until May 11, 2027, to make sure all patient-facing software is accessible for people with disabilities, as defined by Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 AA. Continue reading…