Health IT Issues that Deserve a Second Read – April 2024
One of the ways that Answers Media is different from other media sites is the sense of community. The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. We publish at least eight guest posts a week now, so in case you missed some, here are the top ten read and shared guest posts in the month of April. You can also read previous month’s Top Ten Lists. Thank you for contributing and reading.
Most Played Radio Episode in April
From Healthcare Rap, Kyle Smith, Head of Marketing for Healthcare at Noom, joins host Jared Johnson and guest co-host Paul Schrimpf for the first in a special mini-series about the future of marketing. Hear how Noom’s consumer business was born from failure and how Kyle’s team experiments with new tools, looks for value, and either adopts them or moves on.
Most Read Thought Leader Posts in April
One Size Does Not Fit All: Personalized EHRs Support Healthcare Transformation
By Ashley Lee, Program Manager, Juno Health
LinkedIn: Ashley Lee
LinkedIn: Juno Health
Everyone involved in healthcare knows that achieving greater efficiency in work processes is critical for reducing costs and improving the quality of patient care. However, legacy electronic healthcare record (EHR) technology is holding back such a transformation. Continue reading…
2023 in Review: The Rise of Healthcare Data Privacy Regulations
By Ian Cohen, CEO, LOKKER
LinkedIn: Ian Cohen
LinkedIn: LOKKER
As consumer data privacy evolves, 2023 was the year healthcare came into focus. Many state and federal changes governing data privacy legislation went into effect. These new laws and amendments aimed to strengthen user privacy rights and hold organizations accountable to protect user data are significant. Continue reading…
AI or Adieu: Transforming Clinical Trials, Empowering Outcomes
By Harsha K Rajasimha, Founder and CEO, Jeeva Clinical Trials
LinkedIn: Harsha K Rajasimha
LinkedIn: Jeeva Clinical Trials Inc.
The landscape of drug development is fraught with escalating costs and formidable challenges. Lengthy timelines, exorbitant expenses, and regulatory hurdles often impede progress, hindering the timely delivery of life-saving treatments to patients who need them. In this challenging context, the critical role of artificial intelligence in revolutionizing clinical trials cannot be overstated. Continue reading…
What the iPad Taught Me about Patient Accessibility and Digital Health
By Joshua Liu, MD, Co-founder & CEO, SeamlessMD
LinkedIn: Joshua Liu
LinkedIn: SeamlessMD
Early on in the life of SeamlessMD, we would test new UI/UX designs by going into the hospital, sitting next to patients and observing how they interacted. Would the app be intuitive and easy to use? I remember sitting next to an elderly patient. I handed her a brochure with instructions on how to sign herself up for the app (this is well before we had EHR integrations and other streamlined ways to onboard patients). Continue reading…
How AI Promises to Solve Healthcare’s Staffing Crunch
By Jason Lockbaum, Senior Vice President, Healthcare Sales, ibex
LinkedIn: Jason Lockbaum
LinkedIn: ibex
The healthcare industry faces a severe staffing shortage. While the population is aging and demand for healthcare is rising, the number of qualified healthcare professionals is falling. It’s estimated that by 2026 over 6.5 million U.S. healthcare professionals will depart their jobs and just 1.9 million will be hired to replace them, resulting in a shortfall of over 4 million healthcare workers. Continue reading…
Bridging the Gap: How to Leverage Technology for Human-Centered Care
By Cindy Jordan, CEO and Co-Founder, Pyx Health
LinkedIn: Cindy Jordan
LinkedIn: Pyx Health
Last year, US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy identified loneliness as a significant public health issue, prompting a search for solutions that offer reliable, affordable, and scalable mental health care. There is growing pressure on an already-taxed domestic healthcare system to provide personalized and accessible mental health services to those in need, a factor that only compounds the loneliness epidemic highlighted in the Surgeon General’s advisory. Continue reading…
An Enterprise Master Person Index Enables Accurate and Consistent Identity Data
By Jitin Asnaani, Chief Product Officer, Rhapsody
LinkedIn: Jitin Asnaani
LinkedIn: Rhapsody
Healthcare is the world’s fastest-growing source of data. This wealth of information originates from many diverse sources, such as hospitals, retail clinics, provider offices, wearable devices, etc., and holds immense potential to revolutionize healthcare. However, the sheer amount of information generated and the variability of sources increases the risk of duplicate, inaccurate, incomplete, or inconsistent identity data. Continue reading…
Developing Secure HIPAA Compliant Healthtech Software
By Harikrishna Kundariya, Co-founder, Director, eSparkBiz Technologies
LinkedIn: Harikrishna Kundariya
LinkedIn: eSparkBiz
Safeguarding patient privacy is paramount when developing healthcare technology. The process of HIPAA-compliant software development is complicated and requires the implementation of efficient design, solid security policies, and a consistent focus on data protection. Thus, in this blog, we will discuss how to build secure HIPAA-compliant healthcare software. Continue reading…
The Symbiotic Relationship Between Surgeons and Engineers Who Drive Medtech Innovation
By Tommy Carls, VP of Product Management, Proprio
LinkedIn: Tommy C
LinkedIn: Proprio
In today’s healthcare industry, technology and medical tools play a more important role than ever before. Clinics, pharmaceutical companies, community health information systems, portable health devices, wearable technology, and more generate huge quantities of health data. While the collection and processing of health data are increasing through automation, the complexity of our healthcare system and health issues requires a symbiotic relationship between surgeons and engineers to… Continue reading…
Just Do It (Using AI)
By Dr. Nick van Terheyden aka Dr. Nick
LinkedIn: Nick van Terheyden, MD
Host of News You Can Use on Healthcare NOW Radio
I am going to date myself a little here as I reminisce about my old music collection accumulated over many years. In this case, we are talking Vinyl records (link included for those who are wondering what I am talking about!). I can remember buying my first album and playing it repeatedly – I only had one album! But over time I managed to add to the collection by buying individual albums often from others… Continue reading…
