By Jim Hyman – Cyberattacks have crossed a critical threshold, and the risks have evolved from merely causing financial loss and damage to physical systems, to affecting people’s health and safety. Not long ago that statement might have been considered hyperbole, but now it is a stark reality.
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By Alena Nikuliak – The challenges healthcare providers face in managing patient mental health are multitude. The mental health situation in America continues to trend in a concerning direction. 20% of Americans reported suffering from a mental illness in 2019 and 2020, making for roughly 50 million patients.
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 December that we think deserve sharing again.
On this episode of The Digital Patient hosts Alan Sardana and Dr. Joshua Liu speak with Michael Mainiero, SVP, Chief Digital & Information. Michael shares his experience diving headfirst into the world of technology during the dotcom boom, and how trauma propelled his career into healthcare.
By David Burda – If you come to dinner at a casual or fast-food restaurant with my family, chances are, you’re going to hear someone say, “Are you going to finish that?” That someone usually is me. It’s usually me for two reasons. One, I like food and will eat pretty much anything within arm’s reach if you’re not careful. Two, I hate waste.
By Alex Kontur – In 2017 the Health Level Seven® standards development community began exploring the feasibility of standardizing a Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources® bulk data access application programming interface to facilitate large-scale data transfer between systems.
By Mark Spinner – For one out of three consumers, inflation is the top reason they fear being unable to pay for an unexpected medical expense. Yet consumers want to prioritize health and fitness spending in the year ahead, an Accenture survey found.
By Devin Partida – The health care industry is transforming as direct-to-consumer services ramp up. The COVID-19 pandemic in particular paved the way for retail health care clinics and virtual medical appointments to become the norm.
By Camille Cook – It is widely understood that health happens outside of the healthcare ecosystem, so why do we continue utilizing traditional clinical records, derived from a single source, for health outcomes analysis and predictions?