By Devin Partida – Health care is witnessing a surge in IT innovations, from telemedicine to electronic health records management to AI integrations. Providing adequate training to adapt to these advancements is necessary to ensure staff can harness their full potential in enhancing patient outcomes and operational efficiency.
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Joshua Liu MD explains why AI and automation can’t solve everything for healthcare providers.
By Matthew Fisher – The Office for Civil Rights continues to dig into reports about delayed access to records by covered entities. The initial flurry of resolutions from many years ago now has not necessarily resulted in a significant change of behavior, which is frankly a bit surprising.
By Venky Chellappa PhD – The book “Finite and Infinite Games” by James P. Carse, although published in 2013, long before things like COVID or even AI invaded our public consciousness, the book’s message sticks with me and applying it to healthcare.
From the Health IT Buzz Blog – Since 2021, the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and the American Board of Family Medicine have collaborated to develop and field survey questions designed to better understand family physicians’ experience using health IT in primary care.
By Phil Galewitz – Facing an ultracompetitive market in one of the nation’s fastest-growing cities, UF Health is trying a new way to attract patients: a combination emergency room and urgent care center.
By Daniel J. Marino and Damon Morse – Healthcare providers have never been at more of a disadvantage when it comes to negotiating payor contracts. With hospitals and provider organizations experiencing inflationary cost pressures driving down margins, it falls onto CFOs and managed care leaders.
The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of July that we think deserve sharing again.
By Isaac Smith – Injury care management requires precision, efficiency, and streamlined processes to treat patients quickly and effectively. Health IT solutions have transformed injury management workflows, efficiency, and administrative burdens as healthcare systems evolve.