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Variation and Waste in Healthcare

New On Demand Healthcare Upside/Down: With guest Elliott S. Fisher, MD, MPH, Professor of Health Policy and Medicine at The Dartmouth Institute. Dr. Nick and Dr. Fisher discuss how some innovative organizations are embracing alternative payment models—and succeeding.

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HIPAA Right of Access Goes to the Dentist

By Matt Fisher – Covered entities as defined by HIPAA come in various types and shapes. It is not just a physician’s office or a hospital. Any entity that provides healthcare services and bills insurance (very gross oversimplification) can and likely does qualify as a covered entity.


The Future of Patient Identity and Public Policy

Now on Demand Tell Me Where IT Hurts episode with host Dr. Jay Anders and his guest Mari Savickis, Vice President of Public Policy for the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) to discuss patient identification, and why it remains a thorny issue.


Minimizing Risks and Maximizing Rewards from Machine Learning

By Kathryn Marchesini, Jeff Smith, & Jordan Everson – When talking about artificial intelligence today, people are usually referring to predictive models—often driven by machine learning techniques—that “learn” from historic data and make predictions, recommendations, or classifications (outputs) which inform or drive decision making.





Everyone Can Be a Winner

New On Demand Healthcare Upside/Down: With guest Bryan Carmody, MD, a pediatric nephrologist and associate professor of pediatrics at Eastern Virginia Medical School. They discuss how medical education is changing and what we can do to fund programs that better fill our communities’ needs.


HIPAA & Cybersecurity Insurance

By Art Gross – Healthcare businesses need to be aware of the requirements that come with a cybersecurity insurance policy. In a world of online profiles, splashy websites, and great social media campaigns, businesses can misrepresent themselves in more ways than one.