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Meet the opportunity and challenge of AI in medical imaging

AI in radiology pushes the move to quantitative imaging, and brings new opportunities, as well as challenges to technology developers from different vendors.
Preventing diagnostic errors in medicine with software

In this podcast, a medical expert talks about how physicians can avoid diagnostic errors -- a top threat to patient safety -- by using AI-based clinical decision support software.

AI in radiology more than a fad, but work remains

In a podcast from the RSNA 2017 medical imaging conference, a veteran radiologist reflects on AI hype versus reality and the new generation of radiologists growing up with AI.
2017 hurricanes show importance of telehealth in a disaster

In the wake of an extremely active hurricane season, telehealth providers are ensuring that patients in affected areas can get the services they need without going to the hospital.
HIT Squad podcast recaps HIMSS 2017 Orlando hot topics

In this podcast, the SearchHealthIT HIT Squad recaps HIMSS 2017 hot topics including AI in healthcare, patient engagement and a relative lack of government issues.
HIMSS 2017 health IT topics to include cybersecurity, value-based care

In this podcast, the HIT Squad talks about hot health IT topics SearchHealthIT expects to cover at HIMSS 2017; they include health data cybersecurity and value-based healthcare.
HIT Squad e-health 2016 lookback and IT health predictions for 2017

In this podcast, the HIT Squad reviews top 2016 interviews and looks ahead to 2017, with speculation of how new administration will fund government agencies that oversee health IT.
Telemedicine pediatrics is focus of new telehealth provider offering

The Nemours children's health system is offering pediatric telemedicine services for out-of-state patients as part of the new American Well telehealth exchange.
Mobile ultrasound scanner joins ecosystem of connected health devices

As mobile devices in healthcare proliferate, clinicians are using mobile diagnostic tools, like hand-held ultrasound scanners, to provide care outside of traditional hospital settings.
Investor steers venture capital for healthcare to proven technologies

In choosing investments, a health IT venture capitalist looked for technologies with proven outcomes, not just pilot studies, notably in population health.
At 2016 CHIME CIO forum, health IT CIO group chief looks ahead

In a podcast from the CHIME fall forum in Phoenix, Russ Branzell, CEO of the health IT CIO organization, explains CHIME's policy agenda for 2017.
Blockchain healthcare promise, problems aired at government conference

Blockchain distributed ledger technology bears big potential and poses challenges for health IT applications; supporters and skeptics debated blockchain at a government workshop.
CRM goliath Salesforce aims at dominating CRM for healthcare market

A CRM system for healthcare as explained at Dreamforce by Josh Newman, M.D., Salesforce chief medical officer; and a visit to West Coast ambulatory EHR vendor Practice Fusion.
Expert says patient privacy practices are not possible without security

In this podcast, a health IT compliance expert discusses how security is essential to achieving true patient privacy practices and offers three security tactics.
Ambulatory EHR vendors having success on East and West Coasts

As big EHR vendors battle for large healthcare system market shares, purveyors of EHRs for small physician practices are still finding success with moderately priced systems.
Healthcare APIs, now required by the government, seen as interoperability aid

While the government has essentially required APIs, many health IT vendors are looking at them as a key to easier health data interoperability.
Blockchain for healthcare applications envisioned by expert

With accelerated interest in applications for blockchain in the healthcare industry, a health IT expert discusses use cases for the technology in health IT.
Blockchain in healthcare is quickly becoming a reality

Blockchain technology -- already becoming widely used in financial industries -- is coming to healthcare, as the federal government and big companies get involved.
Pharmacovigilance software helps detect lethal drug trial errors

Cloud-based pharmacovigilance systems help prevent lethal mistakes in clinical drug trials and other medication programs and can be used by provider systems and pharma companies.
Intermountain becomes telehealth provider in a big way

Utah's Intermountain Healthcare, one of the country's biggest health systems, has become a major provider of telehealth services, including direct to the consumer.
Healthcare IT topics: Cloud, consumerization, wearables are hot

Among the trending topics in health IT are cloud technology, consumerization of healthcare services and wearable devices, says SearchHealthIT editorial director Scott Wallask.
Epic EHR installation a challenge for Massachusetts hospitals

Challenges of Massachusetts hospitals' adoption of an EHR from Epic Systems Corp. and a federal health privacy official's Fitbit experience discussed in HIT Squad podcast.
Vendors selling into health IT market talk tech to HIT Squad

A recent health IT conference was a forum for health IT and cybersecurity vendors to reach healthcare organizations and potential customers; the HIT Squad talks with the vendors.
Certified health IT disclosure rules to be enforced, ONC official says

ONC senior policy adviser explains in this HIT Squad podcast the rationale for and benefits of new certified EHR transparency requirements and how they will be enforced.
At health IT conferences, information blocking, telemedicine star

Information blocking and new telemedicine systems are hot health IT conference topics, with government officials pushing interoperability and telehealth finding more adoption.
Mobile health security and BYOD tips from an expert

An expert offers strategies for securing mobile devices in healthcare settings, including restricting BYOD, personalized training for physicians and ransomware protection tools.
Telemedicine lawyer at ATA 2016 says acceptance growing

Telemedicine has come a long way in terms of acceptance, but reimbursement and cross-state licensing issues are still impeding growth, a legal expert says at ATA 2016.
HIT Squad hits Health Datapalooza, telemedicine shows

Top federal officials are soon expected to promote a new Medicare reimbursement system. The HIT Squad eyes Health Datapalooza and American Telemedicine Association coverage.
HIPAA audit program serious business, expert says

As OCR HIPAA audits get underway, healthcare law expert David Harlow says healthcare organizations should prepare, and that patient access to data will be part of audits.
HIT Squad drops in on Epic Systems Corp. booth at HIMSS 2016

The HIT Squad's unannounced visit to the Epic Systems Corp. booth at HIMSS 2016 produced a quotation, but also a polite evasion, as the HIT Squad roamed the exhibition floor.
HIPAA compliance audits coming, cybersecurity expert says at HIMSS 2016

In a podcast from HIMSS, cybersecurity expert Mac McMillan discusses a new health data security simulation system, long-delayed HIPAA audits and the safety of cloud technology.
HIT Squad visits Epic, IBM Watson Health booths at HIMSS 2016

The HIT Squad took to the HIMSS 2016 exhibition floor, mic in hand. Among the booths they visited were Epic and IBM Watson Health.
Improving patient experience on HIMSS 2016 agenda

CRM systems, such as Salesforce's, are examples of vendors at the HIMSS conference trying to improve the patient experience, says health IT consultant Murtuza Mukadam.
HIMSS 2016 features keynote by HHS chief, new health IT

In addition to hot technologies such as cloud, predictive analytics and IoT, HIMSS 2016 will feature a big presence by government health IT regulators.
Intermountain CISO on importance of healthcare data security

Intermountain Healthcare CISO says in a podcast that health data security best practices include thorough training and retraining, encryption technology, and risk assessment.
HIMSS conference 2016: Range of health IT experience present

Coming up soon, the HIMSS conference 2016 and show in Las Vegas is a unique opportunity for sectors of health IT -- vendors, users, regulators and others -- to come together.
Privacy, security controls for healthcare HIPAA compliance

For HIPAA healthcare compliance, providers and other healthcare organizations need to prepare for HIPAA audits and use effective privacy and security controls.
Medical image exchange lacks interoperability, expert says

Medical image exchange needs more interoperability for hospital systems to be able to easily share CT scans, MRIs and ultrasound images, according to expert Hamid Tabatabaie.
Healthcare 3D printing and CRM are what's hot in health IT

As HIMSS16 approaches, new and established technologies such as 3D printing and CRM are making strong headway in health IT, SearchHealthIT reporters say in this HIT Squad podcast.
RSNA 2015 drew international crowds, new imaging tech

RSNA 2015, the biggest North American healthcare tech conference, featured an international crowd and medical imaging innovation. Meanwhile, the ICD-10 transition has been smooth.
Rasu Shrestha on radiology innovations, interoperability obstacles

RSNA 2015 spotlights radiology innovation in cloud, analytics and 3D printing, said Rasu Shrestha, M.D., chair of the RSNA Scientific Program Radiology Informatics Subcommittee.
Wearable health technology crossing health IT boundaries

Wearable health technology turns up in various guises in this HIT Squad podcast, including devices to treat pain and diabetes. The HIT Squad also looks at RSNA and radiology IT.
Cerner Corporation's Zane Burke: ready for DoD EHR contract

Cerner Corporation president Zane Burke, said the vendor is ready for the $4.3 billion DoD EHR contract. SearchHealthIT's HIT Squad discussed Burke's proclamation in this podcast.
CHIME chair discusses wish to delay CMS meaningful use stage 3

In this podcast, SearchHealthIT caught up with exiting CHIME Chairman Chuck Christian to discuss CMS meaningful use stage 3 and why providers need new motivation to attest.
Health data analytics growing, despite interoperability woes

Health data analytics is increasingly popular, particularly in precision medicine and revenue cycle management, despite health data interoperability challenges.
At 2015 AHIMA convention, leaders welcome, look past ICD-10

On the eve of the ICD-10 transition, AHIMA leaders at the 2015 AHIMA convention look ahead to a year of ICD-10 implementation and beyond.
ICD-9 to ICD-10 transition top of mind in health IT

SearchHealthIT's HIT Squad touched on the ICD-9 to ICD-10 transition, AHIMA conference, Salesforce Health Cloud and medical device integration.
Health data analytics success for John Halamka, plus wearables

Health IT CIO John Halamka turned to analytics to treat wife's cancer. Health data cybersecurity and wellness were also on the agenda in this podcast.
Critics, fans debate implementing ICD-10 coding system

In this HIT Squad podcast, SearchHealthIT reporters discussed the benefits and problems of ICD-10 coding as seen by experts.
CIO John Halamka's farm, health IoT on HIT Squad agenda

In this podcast, SearchHealthIT's HIT Squad talked healthcare IoT, CIO John Halamka's farm, ICD-10 opinion and Allscripts news from its user conference.
Cerner DoD EHR contract, mHealth ROI HIT Squad topics

In this podcast, SearchHealthIT's HIT Squad discussed Cerner's DoD EHR contract and whether mHealth delivers ROI and health IT security.
'Next generation of health IT policy' for medical informatics

Jeff Smith, public policy VP of the American Medical Informatics Association said informatics pros and health IT CIOs have some common interests.
HIT Squad: Wearable health technology, HIPAA, Epic-Cerner

In this podcast, SearchHealthIT's HIT Squad talks about the FDA oversight of wearable health technology and the Epic-Cerner battle.
CISO feels strain to balance open data with mobile health security

In this podcast, Dan Bowden, CISO at University of Utah Healthcare, says mobile health security is a top concern and risk assessment is paramount.
Analysis of mobile health apps, BYOD security

SearchHealthIT reporters Shaun Sutner and Kristen Lee talk about the security of mobile health apps, as well as wearable technology and telemedicine.
Big data fuels telemedicine, remote patient monitoring

In a podcast, former IBM Watson healthcare analytics expert says remote patient monitoring and personalized medicine can be honed by mining big data.
Telemedicine reimbursement has ATA leaders optimistic

In a podcast from the ATA annual meeting, ATA leaders expressed optimism because of telemedicine reimbursement.
FBI joins cybersecurity discussion at HIMSS 2015

Cybersecurity guru Mac McMillan, in a HIMSS 2015 podcast, says state-sponsored and criminal threats against health data sometimes overlap.
Expert warns OCR HIPAA audits ahead

In this podcast, first of a two-part series, CynergisTek health data privacy expert David Holtzman says the 2015 round of HIPAA audits are coming soon.
HIPAA audits to affect healthcare business associates

HIPAA privacy expert David Holtzman says healthcare business associates will be audited. Patient access to health data will be part of audits.
CHIME hopeful for shorter meaningful use reporting period

In this podcast, a CHIME executive says Congress may not need to act on the Flex-IT bill and CHIME hopes meaningful use attestations pick up in 2015.
New CHIME chair talks KLAS, AMDIS partnerships

In this podcast, Charles Christian, new chairman of CHIME, discusses collaborative goals with market researcher KLAS and medical informatics group AMDIS.
New CHIME chairman talks meaningful use reporting period

Charles Christian, CHIME chairman, talks about 2015 priorities, topped by a push for meaningful use reporting to be shortened to 90 days.
KLAS Enterprises imaging expert talks image sharing

Enterprise imaging strategies, specifically how vendors are designing their products to allow image sharing, were hot topics at RSNA 2014.
Analysis: Epic Systems Corp.'s big cloud gambit

Will Epic Systems Corp.'s massive data center give all health IT cloud vendors street cred? Also: CommonWell Health Alliance's interoperability moves.
At RSNA 2014, GE exec raps radiology meaningful use

GE Healthcare exec Don Woodlock discusses RSNA 2014 hot issues such as cost containment for shrinking radiology practices and meaningful use.
CHIME group tackles health information security

The Association of Executives in Health Information Security, a new group from CHIME, has accumulated 200 members in two months.
CDC Ebola health IT plan, VNA systems in the news

Texas Health Resources apologizes for Ebola patient care; was it partly for Epic Systems' benefit? Also: CDC Ebola plan and health IT, VNA systems.
Talking Epic Systems, Ebola and ICD-10 at AHIMA

Don Fluckinger and Shaun Sutner analyze the week's stories in health IT, discussing Epic Systems, Ebola, health data governance, interoperability.
Outgoing AHIMA President Angela Kennedy talks 2015 priorities

Departing AHIMA President Angela Kennedy explains why the conversion to ICD-10 shouldn't be put off any longer.
FDA mHealth app regulation: A developer's perspective

Joseph Cafazzo of the University of Toronto represents both a healthcare provider and an mHealth app developer. His reaction to the FDA's approach to the U.S. app market: What's safe for the patient?
Mainstream healthcare systems embracing telemedicine implementation

Accountable care organizations and the return of capitated payment schemes make this a watershed year for telemedicine implementation in healthcare.
Hackensack CIO tells personal tale of health data interoperability woe

Shafiq Rab, M.D., VP and CIO of Hackensack University Medical Center, discusses ICD-10 and his brush with lacking health data interoperability.
Critical access hospital gets new EHR to meet meaningful use stage 2

A Colorado critical access hospital upgraded their EHR. Managing costs for meaningful use stage 2 will now be easier, their IT director says.
Intermountain healthcare big data analytics thrive with team input

'Hotspotting,' or improving care for high-cost patients via healthcare big data analytics, is the subject of a five-year Intermountain project.
Physician's wish: EHR usability 'Easy as using an iPhone'

What physicians need, says Brigham & Women's Hospital CMIO Adam Landman, M.D., is a high-usability EHR that doesn't require instructions.
Expand the hospital wireless infrastructure, maintain HIPAA compliance

Advice from Henry Ford Health System, which grew its hospital wireless infrastructure for BYOD while maintaining HIPAA-compliant security.
Population health management, reimbursements coming into focus

In this podcast, a CIO shares the motivation behind his hospital system going ahead with a population health management technology initiative.
CHIME CIO Forum: HIE, care coordination work well together

At Children's Medical Center of Dallas, CIO Pam Arora sees health information exchange making a real difference for kids with sickle cell anemia.
CHIME rallies others in asking for meaningful use implementation aid

Russ Branzell discusses why physician and other medical associations joined CHIME in asking HHS for meaningful use implementation relief.
Pre-HIMSS 2014: Forms, standard order sets can lead to data governance

George Hickman, CHIME Foundation chair and CIO at Albany Medical Center in New York discusses what drives health data governance at his organization.
HIMSS 2014 podcast: CHIME board director talks meaningful use stage 3

CHIME board chair Randy McCleese discusses rural provider issues and potential meaningful use stage 3 issues for CIOs charged with implementing it.
PACS integration: Consider all departments' needs in planning phase

PACS integration poses enterprise-sized IT challenges, but is manageable with right planning, said UPMC Radiology Chief Rasu Shrestha, M.D.
Health data interoperability woes could be solved fast if we wanted

An FDASIA workgroup member and mHealth Summit speaker says health data interoperability is technically easy to fix. Politics are getting in the way.
WLSA: Patient data security, ownership are hot mHealth Summit topics

Patient data ownership is still misunderstood in health IT, and patient data security is becoming a more difficult problem to solve.
RSNA 2013: VNA, PACS market trends broken down by KLAS researcher

KLAS research Vice President Ben Brown discusses PACS and vendor neutral archive market trends in reports released around RSNA 2013.
AHIMA execs on HIPAA privacy rules, data integrity, governance in 2014

We sit down AHIMA's two top guns to discuss health data integrity and governance concerns, and what's hot at this year's 85th Convention and Exhibit.
Tegethoff: Implementing ICD-10, meaningful use a 'timing challenge'

Gretchen Tegethoff, VP/CIO of Athens Regional Health System in Georgia, talks about how a meaningful use extension would help with ICD-10 implementation.
Probst: National patient identifier would reduce cost, increase safety

Marc Probst, VP and CIO at Intermountain Healthcare, discusses a national patient identifier's impact on patient safety and reducing healthcare costs.
McNutt: Stage 2 medication reconciliation more complex than it looks

Pam McNutt, SVP and CIO at Methodist Health System, discusses what keeps her awake at night when it comes to implementing meaningful use stage 2.
Healthcare big data analytics: Mythical beast or emerging trend?

Our reporter hits a data analytics conference looking for examples of big data in healthcare. Here's what he found.
Where HIE, physician practices and ACO data analytics meet

Tom Doerr, director of innovation research at Lumeris, discusses how ACO data analytics will lead to new payment models.
How the CommonWell Health Alliance affects statewide HIE efforts

Laurance Stuntz and Micky Tripathi discuss HIE governance, discrepancies among state laws that complicate HIE, and the CommonWell alliance.
At ATA 2013, telemedicine reimbursement is the name of the game

ATA 2013 roundup: coal miners gamify heart health; a telemedicine reimbursement progress report; and another instance of where the fax is still king.
CIO discusses making analytics systems more meaningful

With payment reform just around the corner, many providers are looking to implement analytics systems.
Intermountain develops open source telemedicine software

Intermountain Healthcare's telehealth chief talks about trends in care, as well as the provider's $25M open source telemedicine software project.
How one provider took the lead on vendor's telemedicine system design

New vendor-provider collaborations address real-world telemedicine system workflow issues, ironing them out in the development stage.
HIPAA omnibus rule takes center stage at patient privacy conference

PHI Protection Network's first Boston forum throws the spotlight on HIPAA omnibus rule compliance, data breach prevention and patient privacy.
Podcast: What you missed at HIMSS 2013

SearchHealthIT reporters Ed Burns and Don Fluckinger break down the big stories and hot health IT themes emerging from HIMSS 2013 in New Orleans.
ONC interop czar on CommonWell Health Alliance, HIMSS 2013 matters

Podcast: ONC interoperability czar Doug Fridsma discusses the private sector CommonWell Health Alliance initiative to promote cross-vendor HIE.

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