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Okta Does Identity and Onboarding at Home and in the Clinical Setting | Healthcare IT Today
It's widely understood that passwords for access to digital resources are both insecure and annoying for the users. Sandeep Kumbhat, Field Chief Technology Officer at Okta, points out that digital cards, widely used in health care systems, also have their difficulties: they must be securely distributed, and a constant stream of outside visitors has to
Managing Competing Government Data Requirements and Best Practices to Balance Sharing with Protection | Healthcare IT Today
The desire for healthcare data has never been greater. This is true for healthcare organizations that want legitimate access to data. Hackers that want to breach healthcare data. Startups that want appropriate access to data and some who want to push the envelope of what data should be shared. Patients who want access to their
This Week’s Health IT Jobs – November 20, 2024 | Healthcare IT Today
It can be very overwhelming scrolling though job board after job board in search of a position that fits your wants and needs. Let us take that stress away by finding a mix of great health IT jobs for you! We hope you enjoy this look at some of the health IT jobs we saw
NIST 2.0: Changes that Impact Cyber Programs and How Health Systems Can Adapt to the New ‘Govern’ Function | Healthcare IT Today
The following is a guest article by Scott Trevino, Senior Vice President of Cybersecurity at TRIMEDX Cybersecurity programs around the world are working to implement the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0. NIST 2.0 has significant enhancements, including the addition of the ‘govern’ function. By aligning their cyber programs with NIST
Maven Clinic Announces $125 Million Series F Round of Funding to Chart the Next Decade of Innovation in Women’s and Family Health | Healthcare IT Today
New Funds will Fuel Growth of Maven's End-to-End Platform, with a Focus on Scaling its Fertility & Family Building Program, Now the Largest Fertility Benefits Provider Globally Maven Clinic, the world's largest virtual clinic for women's and family health, today announced that it has raised a $125 million Series F funding round led by StepStone Group, with
Technical Debt is Stifling Healthcare Innovation | Healthcare IT Today
The following is a guest article by Prasanna Ganesan, Founder and CEO at Machinify With enterprise technology evolving more rapidly than ever before, and the advent of AI and other new tools, it has been a struggle for organizations to keep up. This lag is also known as “technical debt”—the idea that IT systems fall
Designing and Evaluating Interventions that have a Measurable Impact on Population Health through Evidence-Based Practices and Research | Healthcare IT Today
Research and evidence are two golden words in the world of healthcare. Through research and evidence, we are able to find out what we need to do, what is working, why something does or doesn't work, and much much more. Today we are going to focus on the use of these golden words in population
Healthcare AI and Implementing AI Responsibly with enGen | Healthcare IT Today
It's no surprise that one of the hottest topics of discussion at the HLTH 2024 conference was AI. We love AI and see its potential to transform so many parts of healthcare. However, we were particularly interested in learning where AI is not just a discussion point but is actually making an impact on healthcare.
CIO Podcast – Episode 84: AI Champion with Avi Sharma | Healthcare IT Today
For the 84th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by Avi Sharma, MD, Radiologist and Director of AI at Jefferson Einstein to talk about AI! We kick this episode off by discussing how you should approach being an AI champion in your organization. Then, Sharma shares how he
The Last First Disruption – A Chance for Hospitals to Thrive | Healthcare IT Today
The following is a guest article by Narinder Singh, Co-Founder and CEO at LookDeep Health The U.S. performs more lung transplants than the rest of the world combined. Our hospitals pioneered robotic surgeries, advanced stroke treatments, led the way in cancer therapies, and have driven most of the most significant clinical advancements of the past
Great Stories from Being Doctor to the President of the United States | Healthcare IT Today
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be the doctor to the president? Did you know that a doctor has to be within 2 minutes of the President of the US at all times? While we can't all have a doctor following us around, what can we learn from the care the
Harmony Healthcare IT Announces Acquisition of Trinisys | Healthcare IT Today
Data Management Leaders Unite to Deliver Unmatched Value to Healthcare Customers Through World Class Enterprise Solutions Harmony Healthcare IT, a first-to-market innovator of health data management and platform solutions, today announces the acquisition of Trinisys, a leader in data management based in Nashville, Tennessee. The acquisition enables Harmony Healthcare IT to advance its delivery of
Bonus Features – November 17, 2024 – 63% of patients are more likely to participate in clinical trials if they offer telehealth, 29% of healthcare payments in 2023 went through downside risk contracts, plus 18 more stories | Healthcare IT Today
Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to
Weekly Roundup – November 16, 2024 | Healthcare IT Today
Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week. More Insights From the Experts at
AI Poses Solutions to Healthcare CX Pain Points | Healthcare IT Today
The following is a guest article by Raffaella Bianchi, Ph.D., Global Executive Officer at Covisian USA While the healthcare industry has seen significant transformations in how patient scheduling and communications are conducted, there is more to be done to create a frictionless experience across the channels through which patients interact with providers. As technology continues to
More Insights from Health IT Experts at HLTH 2024 | Healthcare IT Today
At the HLTH 2024 Conference in Las Vegas, we had a chance to talk with a number of executives. They offered a variety of insights around innovation, briding the gap between payer and providers, a number of great announcements, and some unique perspectives on the business of healthcare. Check out some of the great insights
UK-Based HealthTech Startup Definition Health Raises £5.75 million in Pre-Seed Funding to Streamline Surgical Care with Advanced Predictive AI Technology | Healthcare IT Today
Funding to Drive Innovation in Digital Surgical Pathways, Now Poised for Strategic U.S. Expansion with Opportunities for Collaboration Definition Health, a UK-based, clinician-led HealthTech innovator, has secured £5.75 million ($7.5 million USD) in pre-seed funding for surgical care with cutting-edge predictive AI. This funding will further fuel the enhancement of its platform, designed to seamlessly integrate into
Resilience Lab Expands Care Delivery for Treatment-Resistant Depression and Other Moderate and Severe Mental Illnesses with the Acquisition of Options MD | Healthcare IT Today
Resilience Lab will Now Offer Medication Management in Addition to Therapy Integrates a Proprietary AI-Powered Point-of-Care Decision Support Platform and Intake Process with Remission and Retention Rates Almost Double the Industry Standard All Options MD Team Members will be Retained by Resilience Lab Resilience Lab, a clinician-driven, AI-supported provider of high-quality care and mental health access,
Reveleer Acquires Curation Health, Expanding Capabilities in Clinical Intelligence Solutions | Healthcare IT Today
Combined Expertise Enhances Point of Care Solutions, Driving Better Outcomes and Cost Efficiency in Healthcare Reveleer, the industry's pioneering value-based care platform, today announced the acquisition of Curation Health, a leader in providing advanced clinical insights that equip providers with the most relevant patient data to deliver optimal care. This acquisition elevates Reveleer's clinical intelligence
What’s Your Healthcare Data Strategy? | Healthcare IT Today
We talk a lot about the importance of data in healthcare. Not just data, but clean data that can lead to insights that improve outcomes. It turns out that high quality healthcare doesn't just magically happen. It takes a thoughtful strategy and good partners to help you address your data and insight needs. One of
eClinicalWorks Cloud and healow Providing Value to HealthNet | Healthcare IT Today
Having attended multiple eClinicalWorks user conferences, one of their big efforts was to move all of their users to the eClinicalWorks cloud. eClinicalWorks had made a big investment in cloud and they wanted all of their users to benefit from the reliability, scalability, and benefits of being on the cloud. With this in mind, I
Francisco Partners to Acquire AdvancedMD from Global Payments | Healthcare IT Today
Acquisition to Position AdvancedMD as Standalone Business to Accelerate Investment and Expansion Francisco Partners (FP), a leading global investment firm that specializes in partnering with technology businesses, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AdvancedMD, a leading cloud-based provider of medical office software, from Global Payments, Inc., a leading worldwide provider of payment
Pharos Announces $5M Seed Round To Automate Hospital Quality Reporting | Healthcare IT Today
Hospital quality reporting platform Pharos announced today the close of its oversubscribed $5M seed round led by Felicis with participation from General Catalyst, Moxxie, and Y Combinator. Moxxie previously led the pre-seed round. Pharos will use the funds to grow its engineering team, allowing customers to report to new clinical quality registries and measure a wider range
This Week’s Health IT Jobs – November 13, 2024 | Healthcare IT Today
It can be very overwhelming scrolling though job board after job board in search of a position that fits your wants and needs. Let us take that stress away by finding a mix of great health IT jobs for you! We hope you enjoy this look at some of the health IT jobs we saw
Unraveling the Maze: Tackling Out-of-State Medicaid Claims and Credentialing Challenges | Healthcare IT Today
The following is a guest article by Crystal Campbell, Director Out-of-State Medicaid at Aspirion For healthcare providers, managing out-of-state (OOS) Medicaid claims can feel like traversing a regulatory minefield. While Medicaid typically does not cover non-emergency care received outside a patient's home state, the realities of healthcare access in rural America have led to an
Backline and Dr G Share How to Scale Advance Care Planning in a Medical Practice | Healthcare IT Today
Andy Gulbis, MD, Owner at Dr. G Medical Solutions, says that one of people's top concerns is for the last week of their life "to be on my terms." In this extended video conversation, Gulbis and Rishi Sarna, MD, Chief Clinical Officer at Backline, discuss the purpose and process of advance care planning (ACP). Advance
Nabla’s Experience Generating 8 Million AI Clinical Notes and Where Their AI Assistant is Headed Next | Healthcare IT Today
One of the leaders in the AI medical assistant space is Nabla. We’ve had a front row seat to their growth over the last year led by Alex Lebrun, Co-founder and CEO at Nabla. While at the HLTH 2024 conference in Las Vegas, we had a chance to catch up with Lebrun to hear about
WellSky Acquires Leading Durable/Home Medical Equipment Software Provider Bonafide, Enhancing Home Care Solutions | Healthcare IT Today
Together, the Two Companies will Enable DME/HME Providers to Optimize Care, Accelerate Growth, Scale their Processes, and Meet Rising Demand WellSky, a leading health and community care technology company, announced today that it has acquired Bonafide, an enterprise software solution for durable medical equipment (DME) and home medical equipment (HME) companies. With the addition of
HHAeXchange Acquires Sandata Technologies, Enhancing Ability to Serve Homecare Providers, Payers, and Caregivers Nationwide | Healthcare IT Today
Best Positioned to Deliver Transformative Technology that Accelerates the Industry’s Evolution and its Ability to Improve Health Outcomes HHAeXchange, a leader in homecare management solutions for providers, caregivers, managed care organizations (MCOs), and state Medicaid programs, today announced that it has acquired Sandata Technologies. With four decades of experience, Sandata provides solutions that serve the
EMR Optimization is a Continuous Process | Healthcare IT Today
North Country HealthCare is a highly rated clinical provider running three critical access hospitals in northern New Hampshire. In this video, their CIO Darrell Bodnar describes their on-going efforts to optimize and integrate a new EMR. They have a long-term relationship with tech consulting firm CereCore, represented in this video by Bob Gronberg, their AVP MEDITECH
Concord Technologies Acquires Top-Rated Salesforce App Provider, Opero | Healthcare IT Today
Acquisition Powers Expansion of Salesforce Apps For Intelligent Document Processing Concord Technologies has acquired Opero, one of the top-rated developers of business process improvement apps in the Salesforce AppExchange. With this acquisition, Concord extends its portfolio of document exchange and workflow automation solutions for Salesforce users with a suite of native apps for Cloud Fax,
The Next Era of the Healthcare Industry: Integrating AI Without Losing the Human Touch | Healthcare IT Today
The following is a guest article by Patricia Pomies, COO at Globant Two hundred years ago, in 2024, and throughout the 22nd century, nothing is better than the human touch. Empathy is an irreplaceable value, capable of building trust in the most intense moments, for example, in a visit to the doctor. For most people,
RSNA 2024 Conference Preview – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 153 | Healthcare IT Today
For the 153rd episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast we are talking about the upcoming RSNA 2024 Conference! We kick this preview off by discussing what we think will be the hottest topics of discussion at the conference. Then on the flip side, we talk about what topics we think won't be discussed at
Cognosos Announces Acquisition of Cox Prosight to Enhance Real-Time Location Intelligence Solutions for Hospitals | Healthcare IT Today
Integration of Two Top Healthcare Platforms to Accelerate Innovation in Asset Tracking and Staff Safety Cognosos today announced its acquisition of Cox Prosight, an award-winning, real-time location service (RTLS) platform purpose-built for hospitals. This strategic move will unite Cognosos’ AI-native location technology with Cox Prosight’s software platform, providing hospitals with a cutting-edge real-time location services
Bonus Features – November 10, 2024 – 22% of health-related search terms have a potential risk of malware, just 35% of health IT leaders say AI is essential, plus 17 other stories | Healthcare IT Today
Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to
Weekly Roundup – November 9, 2024 | Healthcare IT Today
Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week. Digital Health's Role in Enhancing Population
Democratizing Cancer Detection: How AI Can Bridge Healthcare Disparities | Healthcare IT Today
The following is a guest article by Prashant Warier, Co-Founder and CEO at Qure.ai Despite ongoing advancements in healthcare technology, certain factors continue to heavily influence medical treatment and outcomes, particularly in cancer care. Where you live and what resources you have access to largely determine your chances of surviving this deadly disease. However, a
Applying AI to Simple Healthcare Problems – Fun Friday | Healthcare IT Today
Happy Friday everyone! I've been enjoying an amazing week in San Diego at the CHIME Fall Forum conference. Hopefully, you've had a great week. As we wrap up the week we wanted to do another edition of our Fun Friday series where we offer something humorous to start your weekend off right and maybe learn
Autonomous Medical Coding Engine Nym Announces $47 Million Growth Investment Led by PSG | Healthcare IT Today
Investment Aims to Accelerate the Expansion of Nym’s Multi-Specialty Solution to Support New Care Areas Nym, a leader in autonomous medical coding, today announced a $47 million growth investment led by PSG, a leading growth equity firm that specializes in partnering with software and technology-enabled services companies. The new funding includes participation from existing and
Digital Health Tools, Telemedicine, and Mobile Health Applications: How They’re Enhancing Population Health | Healthcare IT Today
Though our movement into a digital and remote world was accelerated by the COVID-19 Pandemic, it is a movement that has proven to be quite beneficial. We were able to roll out various digital health tools, telemedicine, and mobile health applications that not only better the lives of our patients but also our staff. These