By Kerry Barker RN – During National Nurses Month 2026, it is important to acknowledge a persistent reality in our industry: health information technology (health IT) is often viewed as a hurdle for nursing staff to overcome. Communication disconnects between nurses and IT professionals remain commonplace and frequently intensify during major system changes.
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By Stephanie Fraser – The focus reflects growing national attention on rural care delivery, particularly following the launch of the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, a five-year, $50 billion initiative designed to help states strengthen access to care, modernize infrastructure, and stabilize rural providers.
The CereCore Podcast release: On this episode, host Phil Sobol talks with EHR experts Bob Gronberg, John Walsh, and Stephanie Murray. Hear their strategic approaches for discovering optimization opportunities, common issues facilities face, and how assessments can help leaders prioritize optimizations and uncover root causes.
HIMSS26 will be in Las Vegas, March 9-12. Exhibit Hall open on Tuesday the 10th. If you are heading there, stop by our Healthcare NOW Radio studio in booth 12800 and don’t miss this list of companies you should know.
Can the RHT initiative turn the deepening decline of rural healthcare around? Who will take on the challenges to not just spend the $50B but change the rural healthcare landscape? In the news this month is Alaska embarks on $272 million Rural Health transformation, TruBridge and The Health Management Academy launch the Rural Health Collaborative, & more.
Heading to the ViVE conference in Los Angeles? Add these booths to your trip to the exhibit hall. Say hi and tell them HealthIT Answers and Healthcare NOW Radio sent you!
The CereCore Podcast release: What happens when a former clinician becomes the architect of digital transformation? You get bold, practical innovation that actually works. On this episode host Phil Sobol talks to Julie Demaree, Executive Director of Clinical Innovation and Transformation at St. Mary’s Healthcare Amsterdam, about how she’s turning tech frustration into clinical empowerment.
NOW on Demand FINN Voices episode with host Beth Friedman and her guest Phil Sobol, Chief Commercial Officer at CereCore. They unpack the latest insights from CIO conversations, focus groups, and industry media to forecast what’s ahead for health IT purchasing in 2026.
Latest announcements made from companies and organizations on hiring include Civitas Networks for Health, NRC Health, IKS Health, VITL, PeopleOne Health, CentralReach, Health Prime, Priority Health, MRO, C3HIE, Concentra, Sellers Dorsey, Sightview, Office Ally, Prenosis, & CereCore.