Articles by Roberta Mullin

Meet the New HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra

Xavier Becerra has been confirmed as the 25th United States secretary of health and human services beginning on March 19, 2021. AMA, AHA, ATA along with dozens of other industry and professional organizations are standing by him and are ready to work with him.

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HIE Rundown – 3-16-21

Your personal health information is moving and being viewed to improve the quality of your healthcare and lower the costs. The job will not be complete until all health records are digital and interoperable. Here’s what’s happening to make that reality.


Newest Additions to Our Podcast Network

Last year we began to add Podcast Shows to our Radio network at HealthcareNOW Radio. We currently have 1400 episodes in our library and average 28,000 plays per month. And if you haven’t tuned in yet, you are missing out. Check out our newest additions to our network.


Health IT Appointments and Hires

Latest announcements made from companies and organizations on hiring and appointments include H1, HealthCare.com, Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc., Klick Health, VillageMD, Carbon Health, MobileSmith Health, Diameter Health, & IntelyCare.




Sorting out AI, ML, DL, and NLP

This is our ongoing reporting on how AI is being integrated into healthcare technology. We are seeking out the thought leaders and innovations that are moving the needle forward which include January AI, OSF Healthcare, BrainChip Inc., NaNose, Perimeter Medical Imaging AI, Inc., Vocalis Health & more.



What’s Happening at the ONC – 02-27-21

Supporting the adoption of health IT and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care, here is what is happening at the ONC, including an upcoming information session webinar to learn more about the LEAP in Health IT SEN, registration for the ONC Annual Meeting 2021 is now open, & one week left to participate in the Challenge Competition on Synthetic Health Data.