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Newsday

Hosted by Bill Russell, Drex DeFord, Sarah Richardson

A weekly roundup of the biggest healthcare IT news stories. Bill Russell, Drex DeFord, and Sarah Richardson discuss the headlines and what they mean for the industry.

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Episodes (218)

Aug 1, 2022·Newsday

Newsday - From the Hill: The Looming Interoperability Deadline and Challenging Compliance Landscape

Aug 1, 2022: Mari Savickis , Vice President, Public Policy at CHIME joins Bill for the news. What’s happening on the Hill? The October 6 interoperability deadline is looming. Information blocking. 21st Century Cures. Where are we at? What is CHIME doing to help prepare its members for this deadline? How much of this is falling on the EHR providers and how much is falling on the systems themselves? Navigating the compliance landscape is challenging. Even for larger health systems who are more wel

Jul 25, 2022·Newsday

Newsday - Inflation’s Impact on Health IT, Layoffs, and the Latest Events in the Industry

July 25, 2022: Chris Logan , Senior Vice President and Chief Security Officer at Censinet joins Bill for the news. OhioHealth is eliminating 637 jobs with 567 of them in information technology, as part of a plan that is necessary to drive improvements in patient care. Could their biggest layoff ever be their biggest mistake ever? A ransomware attack at Professional Finance Company may have exposed data from patients at 600 healthcare providers. As inflation rises across the globe, CIOs are strat

Jul 18, 2022·Newsday

Newsday - Purchasing Real Estate in the Metaverse in Real Time and the Latest in Health IT

July 18, 2022: Charles Boicey from Clearsense joins Bill for the news today, and wow, do they cover a lot. The Metaverse and virtual reality are gaining a foothold in healthcare and Charles shares his personal experience with investing in the Metavers universe. 86% Of Medical Alert System Users Say The Devices Have Helped Save Them From An Incident. CMS Issues Proposed Rule for Rural Emergency Hospitals. Synaptic Health Alliance provider data blockchain initiative expands. Hospitals see challeng

Jul 11, 2022·Newsday

Newsday - Emerging from the Pandemic in Healthcare: What Should We Expect and How do We Reprioritize

July 11, 2022: Darrell Bodnar , CIO of North Country joins Bill for the news. As the healthcare industry emerges from the pandemic, its leaders are embarking on a major reboot of their priorities to improve the delivery of patient care. How will they shift course to navigate a changed world? Priorities that are considered in the rearrangement are: expanding digital transformation, managing a human capital crisis, and closing the equity gap. A Vizient report shows that hospitals will experience a

Jul 6, 2022·Newsday

Newsday - Is Any Experience Free, or is Your Data the Collateral? Data Privacy & Health IT News

July 5, 2022: Ryan Witt , Industries Solutions and Strategy Leader at Proofpoint joins Bill for the news, and trust us, you’re going to want to listen to this episode. A tracking tool installed on many hospitals’ websites has been collecting patients’ sensitive health information and sending it to Facebook. Experts say this violates a federal law protecting health information. Last week Oracle closed its much-anticipated acquisition of Cerner. In a webinar to discuss their vision and intent

Jun 27, 2022·Newsday

Newsday - Making the Most out of the Least: CIOs Deal with Multiple Shortages in Healthcare

June 27, 2022: Sue Schade , Principal at StarBridge Advisors joins Bill for the news. On this episode we discuss four main subjects, leading with how twelve leading hospitals are scaling back care for a variety of reasons, including financial challenges and staffing issues. Trinity Health in Connecticut suspended inpatient and outpatient surgeries on June 9 due to a staffing shortage. And Johnson Memorial Hospital is now referring both their outpatient and inpatient surgery patients to other sys

Jun 20, 2022·Newsday

Newsday - How Exposed will Health IT Be with a Down Economy and Cybersecurity Worker Shortage?

June 20, 2022: Drex DeFord , Executive Healthcare Strategist at CrowdStrike joins Bill on Newsday to talk about the economy, cyber labor issues and cyber liability insurance. We explore options for how a health IT leader can prepare for a down economy. While we have to brace ourselves for a slowdown in healthcare, agility will be essential. The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rates three-quarters of a percentage point, its most aggressive hike since 1994. New research suggests near

Jun 13, 2022·Newsday

Newsday - How can Health IT make a Difference in Hospital Safety, Care Models and Feedback Platforms?

June 13, 2022: Patty Hayward , Vice President, Strategy Healthcare and Life Sciences at Talkdesk joins Bill for the news. A gunman killed two doctors and two others at an Oklahoma medical building after blaming one of the physicians for causing him pain from a recent back surgery. How can we better prepare our hospitals for these unthinkable tragedies? Could solutions lie within more technological advances within the front doors of a hospital? What are the 3 main challenges with cloud adoption a

Jun 6, 2022·Newsday

Newsday - In Light of Quitting Culture and Nurse Shortages, How can Care Services Fill in the Gaps?

June 6, 2022: Matti (Perilstein) Burnett , Co-Founder of Eternally joins Bill for the news. Eternally www.myeternally.com is a personalized service providing advanced care planning support for patients of hospital systems. A Gartner report states that the annual quit rate will jump up nearly 20 percent from annual pre pandemic levels. Healthcare organizations should prepare themselves as this new culture of quitting becomes the norm. With more than two years having passed since the pandemic bega

May 30, 2022·Newsday

Newsday - How is Data the Foundation of the Future of Digital Health?

May 30, 2022: Dr Colin Banas , Chief Medical Officer for DrFirst joins Bill for the news today. What went on at the AMIA 2022 Clinical Informatics Conference? What areas of healthcare are most in need of disruption and digital transformation today? If we don't continue to invest in virtual care, we could lose the coordination of a significant volume of patients. How do we make the delivery of care better? What happens when COVID-19 emergency declarations end? What are the implications for Covera

May 23, 2022·Newsday

Newsday - Traveling Nurses: A Problem or Solution in Healthcare and Health Systems?

May 23, 2022: Christine Parent , Associate Vice President at MEDITECH joins Bill for the news. ANA releases updated 'Nurses Bill of Rights'. The document can act as a tool to facilitate discussions about workplace concerns. A KLAS Arch Collaborative report found that sufficient ongoing health IT training is linked to EHR satisfaction. Compared to other clinicians, nurses are the most likely to have plans to leave their organization in the next year, according to a KLAS report. Key Points: The ri

May 16, 2022·Newsday

Newsday - Is the Role of the CIO still a Desirable Role?

May 16, 2022: Ryan Witt , Industries Solutions and Strategy Leader at Proofpoint joins Bill for the news. It’s not as obvious as it once was, who the next round of CIOs will be. Has the role changed? Is it becoming more operational? Is it still desirable? How can we develop the next generation? Mental health apps have worse privacy policies for users than most other app categories, according to a Mozilla report. In a rare show of alliance, Apple, Google and Microsoft have joined forces to expand