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Today in Health IT

Hosted by Bill Russell

A daily show delivering health IT news and insights in under 10 minutes. Bill Russell breaks down the latest headlines affecting healthcare technology leaders.

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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Disparities at JP Morgan Healthcare 21

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Disparities at JP Morgan Healthcare 21

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Health Disparities were front and center at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference. A small sample. Health Disparities "While African-Americans comprise of only about 14% of the state's population, they comprise 40% of the deaths related to COVID 19, the state of Michigan." Henry Ford Health System "We have two times the rate for hypertension in our African-American population than we do in our Caucasian". Advocate-Aurora DE&I "Our board approved our 2021 KPI

Vaccine Credential Initiative is a Proof Point for a decade of Interoperability Iniatives

Vaccine Credential Initiative is a Proof Point for a decade of Interoperability Iniatives

Start the clock. The Vaccine Credential Initiative (VCI) will show how far we've come with interoperability. Rewind three years. The idea that Cerner and Epic would participate in anything together, at least anything that was more than just a CYA announcement would be unheard of. Now they are both in on VCI. More on VCI. ----- FTA Participating organizations will agree to offer individuals with digital access to their vaccination records using the open, interoperable SMART Health Cards specifica

CEO Priorities from JP Morgan Healthcare 2021

CEO Priorities from JP Morgan Healthcare 2021

2021 will be the year that Cybersecurity finally becomes a top priority for healthcare. No really, this is the year. What are my data points. At the JPM conference this week I heard more executives talk about cybersecurity than at previous meetings. In fact, OhioHealth CEO floored me with their COVID plan which placed Cyber as one of the top two items back in March. Here's a quote. "It's been my experience that when you think about cyber, which is very, very important when you're going to

JPMHC Day 2 - How is your Health System's Core?

JPMHC Day 2 - How is your Health System's Core?

Day 2 of JP Morgan Healthcare is in the books. We are exploring the universal themes from Healthcare Providers. The Non-profit track is complete with 16 providers presenting to institutional investors. In previous years each health system had a set of growth strategies. We saw global expansion, investment and innovation strategies, new service organizations rising from within and taken out, M&A, low-asset moves into markets among others. #JMPHC21 was about the core. #COVID made a

JP Morgan Healthcare Day 1 - Dominant Theme

JP Morgan Healthcare Day 1 - Dominant Theme

JPM Healthcare conference ( #JPMHC21 ) day one is in the books. If there was one theme from provider presenters it was __________. Answer below. What are your thoughts? I listened to 11 providers present to bondholders and institutional investors on their journey through COVID, their financial outlook, and plans moving forward. COVID hit the financials of every healthcare organization. The CARES act funding was extremely helpful to fill the three-month hole in most of their financials. Some weat

Florida Vaccine Case Study and JP Morgan Healthcare

Florida Vaccine Case Study and JP Morgan Healthcare

What does not perfect but pretty darn good look like for vaccine distribution communication from a state perspective? Florida The Good. - The Governor is over communicating. https://www.flgov.com - There are many sites to get the vaccine. https://lnkd.in/gkHEkmD - You can register at the county website. https://lnkd.in/g9esqAQ - Multiple channels of communication. The COVID-19 Call Center is available 24/7 1 (866) 779-6121 | COVID-19@flhealth.gov | For Important Updates Text FLCOVID19 to 8

Optum Acquires Change Healthcare

Optum Acquires Change Healthcare

What does a national healthcare company look like in the US? Perhaps a large payer operation, a technology arm, an advanced data analytics and AI capability, a PBM and a large and growing provider network. That is UnitedHealthcare Group. Here are some numbers from just about Optum from last year. 1. Optum serves 120 million individual consumers and 80 percent of health plans. 2. OptumInsights serves 90 percent of hospitals in the U.S. 3. OptumInsights provides data mining services and predictive

The Chief Marketing Role During the Pandemic

The Chief Marketing Role During the Pandemic

How has the Chief Marketing Officer for a health system changed during the pandemic? Yesterday I received an email from my homeowners association. It was an outline from the local health system with talking points on the vaccine distribution, dates of administration, guidelines, locations, and links to schedule your appointment with reference to state resources on the topic. This got me thinking. How did this happen? NCH Healthcare System developed this email. A group must have thought how do we

Haven's End, A New Beginning

Haven's End, A New Beginning

Simple conclusions are often wrong and lead to incorrect learning. What is your takeaway from Haven's end? I wanted to remember what I was thinking when I heard about Haven. On January 30th, 2018 I posted an article on Health Lyrics website. Here's what the founders were saying from the article. (FTA) FTA: “The ballooning costs of healthcare act as a hungry tapeworm on the American economy. Our group does not come to this problem with answers. But we also do not accept it as inevitable.” Warren

Rolling Out the Covid Vaccine Is a Huge IT Challenge

Rolling Out the Covid Vaccine Is a Huge IT Challenge

What does our struggle to distribute and track vaccine administration in our community tell us about our health data infrastructure? I was surprised to find that many of the questions from two weeks ago with regard to vaccine distribution are still around. Who has it, where and when can I get it, how is it going to be tracked? Sure there are pictures of people getting the vaccine online, but who's next and how do I get in line are still unclear to many of the people I interacted with over the ho

Today - The First Episode

Today - The First Episode

Why Today in Health IT and what you can expect.

Keynote: Innovation vs. Security and the CIO’s IT Turning Point with Bridgett Ojeda

Keynote: Innovation vs. Security and the CIO’s IT Turning Point with Bridgett Ojeda

May 29, 2025: Bridgett Ojeda , CIO at Bryan Health , pulls back the curtain on the challenges facing the healthcare CXO, where every dollar must stretch between innovation, cybersecurity, and keeping the lights on. From physicians declaring that ambient listening technology has become a "career extender" to the shocking reality that fax machines still dominate patient care coordination in 2025, this conversation exposes the fascinating contradictions of healthcare technology. How does a health s