Happy Labor Day!
I thought this picture captured what I hope you’re all experiencing today. Pure Joy and Happiness!
Every Labor Day I think of all the amazing healthcare workers that have to work 24/7/365. That can be really hard and I appreciate the sacrifice of so many that work on holidays like Labor Day because healthcare and people needing care doesn’t stop on the holiday (although, wouldn’t it be great if it did?).
Thanks to all the healthcare workers out there and thanks to all of you who read and support the work we do here at Healthcare IT Today. It’s a labor of love for us and we hope we provide as m...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - September 4, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Healthcare IT Labor Day Personal Musings Source Type: blogs
Bonus Features – September 3, 2023 – 60% of cybersecurity incidents impact patient care, the average medical device has six or more security vulnerabilities, and more
This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.
News and Research
ONC renewed its contract for The Sequoia Project to be the Recognized Coordinating Entity for TEFCA implementation. That process will involve working with seven current Qualified Health Information Network can...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - September 3, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT AION Biosystems Akshay Sharma Alexander Group American Telemedicine Association Asimily ATA Atropos Health BeMe Health Carenet Health Claroty Cognizant Craig Hovda Digital Medicine Society eClinicalWorks eCW E Source Type: blogs
Weekly Roundup – September 2, 2023
Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week.
Improving Security When Lives Are on the Line. John Lynn spoke to John Wilson and Scott Pross at SolarWinds about the importance of proactive security in healthcare. That means everything from configuring new security features right away to closing the security gaps that appear when disparate clinical systems are integrated. Read more…
How Healthca...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - September 2, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup Source Type: blogs
Life As a CIO Humor – Fun Friday
Happy Friday everyone! Another week has almost come and gone and you know that that means. It means it’s time for another edition of Fun Friday where we let our hair down and try to entertain you to kick off the start of your weekend. Plus, sometimes humor is a great way to inspire and put things into perspective. This week’s edition of Fun Friday comes from one of the top healthcare CIOs in the country, Aaron Miri (@AaronMiri) Not only is he a great CIO, but he keeps the work of CIO in perspective with some great humor that I think you’ll enjoy.
Look how well he rides those waves though. Which...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - September 1, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Healthcare IT Aaron Miri Fun Friday Healthcare CIO Healthcare Leadership Hospital CIO IT Downtime Source Type: blogs
Security When Lives are on the Line
Computer vulnerabilities, threats, and security practices are similar in every industry. But health care presents particular challenges, discussed in this video with John Wilson, Director of Sales, SLED and Healthcare at SolarWinds and Scott Pross, Vice President of Technology, Monalytic, a SolarWinds company. Wilson and Pross make up part of the new dedicated team that SolarWinds has put together for healthcare.
Several factors make health care challenging. Patient data is particularly sensitive and highly regulated, leading Pross to say “We treat our health care customers the way we treat our DoD customers”...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - September 1, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC Security and Privacy Healthcare Cloud Healthcare Cloud Security Healthcare Cybersecurity Healthcare IT Video Interviews Healthcare Security Source Type: blogs
Finding Balance in Patient-Centric RCM
The following is a guest article by Laxmi Patel, Chief Strategy Officer at Savista
Achieving a delicate equilibrium between automation and human engagement is critical. In the world of healthcare, this balance not only enhances the patient experience but also enables systems to effectively manage patient communication and financial obligations while delivering optimal clinical care. As the industry shifts focus to automation and processes to lower cost-to-collect, it is vital to ensure that these efforts remain patient-centric.
Instead of being seen as just a series of numbers, financial statements, and outcomes, a s...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - September 1, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Administration Ambulatory Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Revenue Cycle Management Care Journey Healthcare Costs Laxmi Patel Patient Communication Patient Education Pati Source Type: blogs
Experity Acquires OnePACS, the Leader in Teleradiology PACS
Acquisition Further Strengthens Experity’s Position as the Leading Urgent Care Teleradiology Provider
Experity, the national leader in on-demand healthcare solutions, has acquired OnePACS, a SaaS PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication Systems) platform purpose-built for teleradiology.
OnePACS is the only PACS platform to offer a fully location-agnostic, distributed multi-user, cloud-based PACS with a cloud-based modality worklist and its own automated structured reporting solution with both native OnePACS and third-party voice recognition integration. With the addition of OnePACS, the leading teleradiology PACS platfo...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - September 1, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Dr. David Stern Experity Experity Teleradiology Health IT Acquisitions Healthcare M&A OnePACS Radiology Tech Teleradiology PACS Thomas Bryce MD PhD Source Type: blogs
HFMA Edition: How Are You Incorporating AI and Technology like ChatGPT Into Your Organization or Product?
The overarching goal of incorporating AI into the world of healthcare has always been to make the lives of our practitioners and patients easier. Sometimes this can mean using chatbots so patients can have an immediate response to their questions. Sometimes this can mean letting an AI run through the mundane repetitive tasks of the practitioners, freeing up their schedules for what really matters. There are just so many areas of healthcare that the possibilities of how and where you integrate new technology like AI and ChatGPT into your organization are endless. To prove this point we reached out to three different organiz...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 31, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Grayson Miller Tags: Administration AI/Machine Learning Ambulatory Health IT Company Healthcare IT HIM Hospital - Health System Revenue Cycle Management ChatGPT Claim Denials Data Analysis Experian Health Grayson Miller HFMA HFMA 2023 HFMA23 Ja Source Type: blogs
Social Isolation: A Broader View
The previous articles in this series explain how technology is being used to bring people out of social isolation. But sometimes, loneliness springs from other mental conditions, such as anxiety and depression. Targeting these problems can help bring the patient back into a community.
Treating Psychological Conditions
One of subtler negative effects of moving online is that people lose the small, casual social interactions that previously would buoy their spirits and leave them smiling: asking for help from the post office staff, chatting with cashiers while bagging purchases, greeting people in the elevator, etc. The mi...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 31, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: AI/Machine Learning Analytics/Big Data Clinical Health IT Company Healthcare IT LTPAC Caretakers Carta Healthcare Dor Skuler ElliQ Facebook Gather Healthcare AI Healthcare Metaverse Intuition Robotics loneliness Matt Hollin Source Type: blogs
Revolutionizing Fertility Care: Femtech CEO Weighs in on the Power of Remote Monitoring and Advancing Technologies
In conclusion, fertility care is on the cusp of a revolutionary transformation, and embracing at-home remote monitoring and advancing technologies are keys to unlocking its full potential. As a thought leader in the Femtech industry, I believe these innovations will continue to improve patient experiences, reduce barriers to care, and empower individuals and couples as they navigate the intricacies of their reproductive health.
By championing the adoption of remote monitoring and fostering collaboration between fertility tech and clinics, we can create a future where fertility care is more accessible, personalized, and suc...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 31, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: AI/Machine Learning Clinical Health IT Company Healthcare IT Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring 7wireVentures At Home Care FemTech Fertility Care Fertility Tech Healthcare RPM IVF Mira Remote Care Reproductive Health Sylvia K Source Type: blogs
Preventative Health and Longevity Company, Viome Life Sciences, Closes $86.5M Oversubscribed Series C Funding Round
Additional Financing Supports the Further Development of its Suite of Advanced Personalized Health Tests and Expansion into Key Nationwide Retailers such as CVS
Viome Life Sciences, a longevity company committed to translating scientific advancements into practical and individualized health solutions, today announced the successful closure of its $86.5 million oversubscribed Series C funding round. Lead investors include Khosla Ventures and Bold Capital with participation from other existing ones as well as new ones. The raise brings Viome’s total to $175 million and will be used to support research and development and r...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 31, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Bold Capital CVS Gut Intelligence Test Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment Khosla Ventures Naveen Jain Robbie Schwietzer Viome Viome Life Sciences Source Type: blogs
Dr. Temi, The Autonomous Robot Will See You Now
It seems we’re just at the start of robots in healthcare. We see them moving around supplies. We see robots working in the pharmacy. Plus, we have a long list of robots doing virtual tasks. When I came across the Dr. Temi robot, it was the first application of an autonomous robot to assist nurses and doctors that I’d seen.
At the HIMSS annual conference, we sat down with Yaron Yoels, CMO at Temi Robot, to learn more about Dr. Temi, an autonomous robot for patient care. What’s cool about this robot is that it doesn’t need a nurse to get to the bedside. The robot can go to the room request...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 30, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Clinical Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops LTPAC Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring Autonomous Robot Dr. Temi Healthcare IT Video Interviews He Source Type: blogs
How Technology Can Overcome Social Isolation
The previous article in introduced the topic of social isolation and showed its relationship to the subjective feeling of loneliness. Now we’ll start to look at the use of technology (which has been implicated in making these conditions worse) to try to improve them.
Physically Connecting Lonely Individuals
mPulse Mobile evaluates patient needs and suggests local resources they can tap, including peer groups. The service gets data from patient records through AI and natural language processing (NLP). as well as from what the patient says to the service. According to Eden Brownell, director of behavioral science, mP...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 30, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andy Oram Tags: Analytics/Big Data Clinical Health IT Company Healthcare IT LTPAC Aging in Place Andy Tubman Avanade Caretakers Christiana Voelker Dr. Kate Burke Eden Brownell HealCommunity Healthcare AI Healthcare NLP James Maskell loneli Source Type: blogs
Three Ways Healthcare Organizations Can Improve System Security Right Now
The following is a guest article by Dr. Richard Searle, Vice President of Confidential Computing at Fortanix, Inc.
Today’s world is increasingly driven by technology and digitalization, and the healthcare industry finds itself at a vital intersection between patient care and data security. The rise of cyberattacks, particularly in the healthcare industry, has shone a spotlight on the significant disparity between the healthcare sector’s commitment to cybersecurity and the continually evolving threats it faces.
This stark contrast between the magnitude of cyber risks and the allocation of resources to protect ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 30, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC Security and Privacy Cyberattacks Cybersecurity Cybersecurity Policies Data Breach Dr. Richard Searle Fortanix Healthcare Cybersecurity Source Type: blogs
Featured Health IT Job: Imaging System Analyst
We like to regularly feature a healthcare IT job that might be of interest to readers. Today, we’re featuring the Imaging System Analyst position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by Llyod Staffing and is remote.
Here’s a description of the position:
Has minimum 3 years’ experience in previous support of Endoscopy imaging, Ophthalmology imaging, Urology imaging systems
Knowledge of Radiology and Cardiology PACS systems
Advanced knowledge of a VNA, preferably Hyland Mail Reader and PACS Gear MDR
Dicom modality interface troubleshooting
Knowledge and experience with ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 30, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Health IT Jobs Tags: Career and Jobs Healthcare IT Analyst Jobs Health IT Jobs Health IT Procurement Healthcare IT Jobs Imaging System Analyst Job Seekers Llyod Staffing Source Type: blogs
