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 February. You can also read previous month’s Top Ten Lists. Thank you for contributing and reading.
Most Played Radio Episode in February
From Healthcare Rap, guest Dr. Michael Botta, President and Co-founder of Sesame, shares details of their newly announced partnership to offer the Wegovy pill, their continued relationship with Costco, how their clinicians approach patients who are loading their medical records to ChatGPT, and more insights from the quickly expanding cash pay side of healthcare.
Most Read Thought Leader Posts in February
Embracing FHIR-Native Microservices Architecture in Healthcare IT
By Vallikranth Ayyagari, Technical Lead, DaVita Inc.
LinkedIn: Vallikranth Ayyagari
LinkedIn: DaVita Kidney Care
In today’s healthcare information technology landscape, achieving true interoperability remains a persistent hurdle, often leading to fragmented data and inefficient workflows. The Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard from HL7 offers a practical pathway forward, enabling smoother data exchange. By pairing FHIR with microservices architecture, leaders can create systems that are not only scalable and resilient but also aligned with the demands of patient-centered care. Continue reading…
ChatGPT Health Is Just the Beginning. Here’s What to Watch Next
By Quentin Chu, Healthcare Executive, Investor, Leader
LinkedIn: Quentin Chu
OpenAI’s entry into healthcare is good news, unambiguously. When the company behind ChatGPT announces a dedicated health product, it validates what many of us have known: AI has crossed the threshold of genuine clinical utility. Patient expectations are shifting. Health systems are finally ready to engage seriously with AI. The consumer health moment is real and worth celebrating. Continue reading…
The Future of Tech Enabled Care in 2026: What It Means for Medicaid, HIEs, and Rural Health Transformation
By Laura Young, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Converge Health
LinkedIn: Laura Young
LinkedIn: Converge Health
The future of tech enabled care has never felt more real than it does heading into 2026. We are standing at a moment where statewide interoperability, Medicaid modernization, AI acceleration, and community level transformation are converging to reshape how data supports the people who need it most. The national focus on Rural Health Transformation (RHT) reinforces that progress will not be measured only by new tools, but by whether those tools work for the front lines. Continue reading…
The ROI Calculation Hospital Boards Actually Approve: Building Financial Cases for Clinical Communication Investment
By Ashish Singh, Regional Sales Leader, Healthcare Technology, Asia Pacific and Middle East, Rauland-AMETEK
LinkedIn: Ashish Singh, DBA
LinkedIn: Rauland
Most clinical communication business cases fail at the board level. Not because the technology doesn’t work. Not because the clinical need isn’t real. The problem is simpler: the financial framing doesn’t match what decision-makers actually care about when allocating capital. After sitting in board meetings across hospitals in Asia Pacific and the Middle East, I’ve watched proposals succeed and fail. Continue reading…
Scaling Behavioral Health in an Era of AI, Uncertainty, and Accountability
By Andy Flanagan, CEO, Iris Telehealth
LinkedIn: Andrew Flanagan
LinkedIn: Iris Telehealth
Behavioral health providers are treating more patients than ever while operating in three overlapping zones of regulatory uncertainty. DEA prescribing flexibilities expire and get extended at the last minute, again. Telehealth reimbursement parity loses enforcement teeth even as virtual care becomes standard practice. And organizations deploy AI tools for patient triage and risk detection without clear answers about who’s liable when something goes wrong. Continue reading…
Healey’s Grand Plan: (Potential) Relief in Store for Mass. Healthcare Prior Authorization
By Jennifer M. McCormick, Esq., Executive Vice President, Consulting, & David Ostrowsky, Corporate Communications, The Phia Group
LinkedIn: Jennifer McCormick
LinkedIn: David Ostrowsky
LinkedIn: The Phia Group, LLC
Prior. Authorization. Lumped together, the two words have long been the bane of patients’ experience in navigating an often-byzantine healthcare system. Whether you’re a patient with diabetes waiting ever-so patiently for insulin or one suffering from multiple sclerosis and in dire need of steroid injections to prevent permanent nerve damage, prior authorization has often been deemed an extremely aggravating, drawn-out process riddled with complexities, ultimately representing a barrier to care and treatment. Continue reading…
What Health Systems Should Demand from RPM Vendors: A Black History Month Wake-Up Call on Patient Engagement
By Daree Allen Nieves, Healthtech UX Content Designer and Strategist, Ree Writes, LLC
LinkedIn: Daree A.
Health systems that evaluate remote patient monitoring (RPM) solutions unknowingly select vendors whose patient education systematically excludes 40% of their patient population. According to the CDC, American Diabetes Association, and the Office of Minority Health, Black Americans are 60% more likely to have hypertension, 77% more likely to have diabetes, and 30% more likely to die from heart disease than their white counterparts. Continue reading…
Ambient AI Documentation Works. We’re Measuring the ROI Wrong.
By Ben Crocker, MD, Senior Vice President, Care Design and Innovation, IKS Health
LinkedIn: Ben Crocker, MD
LinkedIn: IKS Health
The debate over the return on investment (ROI) of ambient AI clinical documentation has reached a critical juncture. What began as a narrow question – Do AI scribes increase productivity enough to justify their cost? – has turned into something more revealing: a broader reckoning with how health systems define value in the clinical AI era. Continue reading…
Overcoming Radiology Burnout with Intelligent Document Processing
By Stacy Pur, MBA, BSN, RN, Sr. VP of Product, eFax®, by Consensus Cloud Solutions
LinkedIn: Stacy Pur
LinkedIn: eFax, A Consensus Cloud Solution
Despite widespread technology advances, the majority of healthcare providers still rely on manual processes and outdated platforms to exchange medical information, and imaging centers are no exception. At least 75% of patient records and referrals are still sent via fax between health systems or shared in non-digital forms, requiring documents like imaging orders to be manually rekeyed into the EHR through labor-intensive, error-prone workflows. Continue reading…
Building AI-First Development Teams Through Product and Engineering Unity
By David Pessis, Chief Product and Technology Officer, PointClickCare
LinkedIn: David Pessis
LinkedIn: PointClickCare
It is no exaggeration that AI has changed how technology organizations build, deliver, and scale products. After spending years inside two of the most influential technology organizations, working at the intersection of large-scale systems, product strategy, and engineering execution, I have learned that AI innovation moves fastest and delivers the most value when product and engineering operate as a single, unified organization. Continue reading…
