HIMSSCast
482 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 14 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsHIMSSCast is a podcast produced by the HIMSS Media editorial team behind Healthcare IT News, MobiHealthNews, and Healthcare Finance News. In each episode, editors from are joined by special guests from around the health tech industry to discuss major news stories or trends in the space. The aim of the show is to add depth, analysis and color to our ongoing coverage of the digital health, health tech and healthcare finance realms, as well as to facilitate lively conversations about hot health tech topics. HIMSSCast is a member of the Health Podcast Network (www.healthpodcastnetwork.com).
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HIMSSCast: Developing patient-centric analytics for population health (brought to you by Wolters Kluwer)
April 19, 2024 17:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBRegenstrief Institute research scientist Brian Dixon discusses how the intersection of patient engagement, social determinants of health, AI-enabled clinical decision support and more can help providers with their population health management.
HIMSSCast: The high healthcare costs paid by the poorest Americans
April 19, 2024 11:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MBBrookings Institution research proposes new policy in Medicare
HIMSSCast: New study digs into providers' beliefs on the future of AI in healthcare
April 12, 2024 11:00 - 13 minutes - 9.2 MBJames McHugh, managing director at Berkeley Research Group, discusses the firm's new study, which reveals great optimism among provider organization executives on deploying artificial intelligence in the next three years.
Arcadia presents: Unlocking Big Data podcast, season 2, episode 4: The Promise of AI for All
April 09, 2024 15:00 - 10 minutes - 6.98 MBLuis M. Ahumada, director of health data science and analytics at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, and Jake Hochberg, VP of analytics and chief analytics officer at Arcadia, discuss how smaller organizations can prepare to leverage AI tools.
HIMSSCast: Security challenges on healthcare's horizon
April 05, 2024 11:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MBHeightened regulatory scrutiny, growing access to systems, poorly controlled cloud environments and significant deals activity will force healthcare CISOs, CIOs and other security leaders to bolster the defenses.
HIMSSCast: Value-based contracts benefit whole person care
March 29, 2024 11:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBRisk-based contracts allow providers to think about the whole person, rather than focusing on billing for services, says Jaja Okigwe, CEO of First Choice Health.
HIMSSCast: AI’s ability to enhance IVF success rates
March 22, 2024 11:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MBIsraeli IVF startup looks to democratize fertility coverage in the United States
Arcadia presents: Unlocking Big Data podcast, season 2, episode 3: Extracting the Most from Your Organization’s Healthcare Data
March 20, 2024 19:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBJulius Bogdan, vice president and general manager of digital health advisory - North America at HIMSS, and Mary Kuchenbrod, vice president of data operations at Arcadia, discuss strategies for gaining the best possible insights from a data ecosystem.
HIMSSCast: Vulnerabilities of the ubiquitous web apps in healthcare
March 08, 2024 12:00 - 10 minutes - 7.29 MBJohannes Ullrich, dean of research at the SANS Technology Institute, offers healthcare CISOs, CIOs and other security leaders advice on how best to protect their organizations from the vulnerabilities that lie within web apps.
MEDITECH presents: Optimize care team experiences with an AI-powered EHR
March 08, 2024 12:00 - 12 minutes - 8.36 MBExpanse creates clinical documentation and surfaces important insights
HIMSSCast: AdventHealth trains nurses to put evidence into practice
March 01, 2024 12:00 - 14 minutes - 10.3 MBThe health system uses technology to ensure nursing residents can integrate research into their jobs.
Arcadia presents: Unlocking Big Data podcast, season 2, episode 2: Building the Infrastructure for Data Analytics
February 26, 2024 17:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBPowerful new technologies can produce insights from previously siloed data but need the support of a strong IT infrastructure. Albert Duntugan, UCLA Health’s chief data officer, and Nick Stepro, Arcadia’s chief product and technology officer, discuss how healthcare organizations can build an infrastructure strategy.
HIMSSCast: What does 2024 hold in store for the patient experience?
February 23, 2024 12:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBChrissy Daniels, chief experience officer at Press Ganey, says this year the patient experience must prioritize accessibility and equity in care. She shows how hospitals and health systems can accomplish this and much more.
HIMSSCast: Long-term strategies to maintain and optimize EHRs
February 16, 2024 12:00 - 12 minutes - 8.57 MBPeyman Zand, chief strategy officer at consulting firm CereCore and a former provider CIO, discusses when its time to optimize an EHR, the best place to start, who should be involved, and much more.
TigerConnect presents: Improve operating room efficiency and turnover times
February 13, 2024 12:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MBCoordinate surgical team communication with a unified platform
HIMSSCast: Second leap of automation is now taking place
February 09, 2024 12:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MBPrior authorization, complex claims, automated payments are now being tackled, says Venkat Kavarthapu, CEO of Edifecs.
Arcadia presents: Unlocking Big Data podcast, season 2, episode 1: The business case for investing in a data analytics platform
February 09, 2024 12:00 - 9 minutes - 6.73 MBImplementing analytics and AI solutions aims to drive efficiency but can create disruptions for staff. Albert Marinez, Cleveland Clinic’s Chief Analytics Officer, and Michael Meucci, Arcadia’s President and CEO, discuss the concept of leading with empathy to encourage trust and adoption of new tools.
HIMSSCast: The issue of payers' legacy tech
February 02, 2024 12:00 - 14 minutes - 9.83 MBInsurance has a long enrollment process that goes against the modern technology experience in all other areas of our lives, says National Practice Leader Gay Davis of Noyo.
HIMSSCast: Managing critical patient feedback in real-time
January 26, 2024 12:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBIn a short time online, organizations can capture more patient concerns, reduce more open cases and improve staff experiences, says Alpa Vyas of Stanford Health Care and Dr. Adrienne Boissy of Qualtrics and The Cleveland Clinic.
HIMSSCast: Patient experience drives trust and financial outcomes
January 19, 2024 12:00 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MBRevSpring coordinates patient interactions from pre-care to post-care to payment for rural organizations with limited resources, says Kristen Jacobsen, VP of omnichannel engagement and marketing.
HIMSSCast: How Karmanos Cancer Institute uses AI to find high-risk breast cancer
January 12, 2024 12:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MB"Finding out the patient is high-risk after they are diagnosed with cancer is too late," says Dr. Eric Brown, surgical oncologist and breast multidisciplinary team co-lead.
HIMSSCast: Devoted Health built its own EHR for its 'prime directive' model
January 05, 2024 12:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBIts integrated care helped earn two of its plans earn 5 stars in the most recent MA star ratings.
HIMSSCast: Lifespan is about lifestyle, not technology
December 29, 2023 12:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MBThe lifespan for Americans has decreased from age 78 to 76 in the past year-and-a-half, says Andy Davis, principal for Deloitte Consulting’s Health Care practice.
HIMSSCast: Preparing for a fast-evolving future in health IT
December 15, 2023 12:00 - 8 minutes - 6.2 MBLeaders at provider organizations must consider a distributed landscape for healthcare and health IT and various new technologies, says William Lewkowski, vice president of HCTec, a healthcare consulting firm.
Carahsoft & VMWare present: Adopt generative AI quickly and securely
December 13, 2023 12:00 - 9 minutes - 6.48 MBProtect your data and stay compliant with private AI architecture .
TigerConnect presents: When every moment counts, communication is vital
December 12, 2023 12:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MBUnifying clinical communication improves ED patient flow
Wolters Kluwer presents: Engaged patients help to improve health outcomes
December 11, 2023 12:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBEncourage collaboration for more personalized treatment plans
HIMSSCast: What CDC's new Outbreak Response and Disease Modeling network means for public health
December 08, 2023 12:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBDylan George, director of the CDC's Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics, explains how the new public-private collaboration InsightNet is using advanced analytics and biosurveillance to respond to disease outbreaks and prevent future pandemics.
Concord Technologies presents: AI tools make clinicians more effective
December 07, 2023 12:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MBGet insights from patients’ histories and clinical decision support
HIMSSCast: Driving transparency and accuracy in drug discount programs
December 01, 2023 12:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBKalderos focuses on drug programs to make sure they’re in compliance with the laws that created them or the contracts signed to negotiate those discounts, says President Micah Litow. And, don't miss the HIMSS AI in Healthcare forum coming up December 14 and 15. Taking place in San Diego, this is a must-attend event will cover everything you need to know about the adaptation of AI into your healthcare system. Learn more and register at https://www.himss.org/event-ai-healthcare-forum. Sign up...
TigerConnect presents: Streamline communications, improve patient outcomes
November 28, 2023 12:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MBConnect your organization with a unified collaboration platform
Wolters Kluwer presents: Better data in provider decision-making can boost patient experience & outcomes
November 27, 2023 12:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MBThe ability to give clinicians and care teams the right tools - integrated into their workflows and evidence-based - has a direct correlation not just with improved quality and outcomes, but better patient experience. These care tools can result in large amounts of data although much of it is retrospective. To truly optimize clinical decision-making, healthcare organizations need insights across a patient population. By leveraging these aggregated real-time insights during the patient care j...
HIMSSCast: When billing gets in the way of healing
November 17, 2023 12:00 - 13 minutes - 9.12 MBExplaining the bill, offering payment flexibility and finding financial assistance is critical, says Seth Cohen, president of Cedar.
DeLorean AI presents: Change the Course of Patient Health with AI
November 17, 2023 12:00 - 12 minutes - 8.53 MBDeLorean AI’s CEO & Founder, Severence MacLaughlin speaks about how AI can offer real-time support for improved patient health, enhanced value-based care, and decreased care costs and the challenges of AI adoption and overcoming barriers.
Availity presents: Give clinicians more time for care conversations
November 16, 2023 12:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MBDeploying AI to handle authorization decisions can improve patient experience.
BDO presents: Can technology relieve clinician burnout?
November 15, 2023 12:00 - 13 minutes - 9.21 MBLearn how healthcare organizations are elevating staff experiences.
HIMSSCast: Best practices for major system transitions
November 10, 2023 12:00 - 13 minutes - 9.04 MBRich Amelio, vice president of healthcare IT operations and consulting at consulting firm e4health, talks what’s needed during big EHR and other system changes to protect cashflow, improve data integrity in new systems, and drive better system adoption and satisfaction.
Beckman Coulter presents: The use of AI to support better clinical decision-making in Emergency Medicine
November 09, 2023 12:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBThe Emergency Department is perhaps the singular environment in a hospital where the greatest concentration of decisions are made with the least amount of clinical data; and the acuity-level assigned at triage can massively impact the trajectory of care for a patient. Additionally, Emergency Departments in the United States have experienced unprecedented levels of crowding over the last two decades, with correlation to worsened patient outcomes, preventable errors, and staff burnout. In 201...
ZS Associates presents: Opportunities and challenges for pharma – healthtech partnerships
November 07, 2023 12:00 - 17 minutes - 12.5 MBPharma & Healthtech partnerships have great potential. But delivering on these partnerships brings hurdles and challenges. From misaligned expectations to differences in culture and communication, it can be hard for the two worlds to find effective collaboration. Hear from Ameya Phadke, PhD. Patients Non-Pharma Solutions Leader at Chiesi Pharmaceuticals and Dennis Hermann, Head of Europe at Kaia Health discuss their partnership, as well as Dan Weinstein, Associate Principal at ZS Associates ...
HIMSSCast: CMS final rule on minimum nursing home staffing levels is due out after the comment period closes on November 6.
November 03, 2023 11:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBThe mandate could have a detrimental effect on providers who can’t meet staffing levels, says Lee Hudson Teslik, founder and CEO of Reverence.
HIMSSCast: The move to value is creating system change
October 27, 2023 11:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBClinical decision support is needed to handle the avalanche of data and to advance value-based care, says Yaw Fellin, VP of Products and Solutions for Wolters Kluwer Health’s Clinical Effectiveness team.
Carahsoft presents: Observing tomorrow’s cyber criminals with the global standard for centralized log management
October 26, 2023 11:00 - 10 minutes - 7.51 MBProphecy International is an Australian based, publicly traded corporation that started in the early ‘80’s. For over 40 years, Prophecy’s ever-evolving focus continues to bring reliable, secure, and trustworthy software solutions to markets across the globe. In the early 2000’s, Prophecy acquired its flagship cyber security product, Snare, which was designed for the Australian military and defense. Snare’s suite of solutions continues to be a market leading centralized log management solutio...
ZS Associates presents: Optimize oncology care with remote patient monitoring
October 24, 2023 11:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBDrug+ care models allow patients to recover at home.
HIMSSCast: America’s Physician Groups is “taking responsibility for America’s health.”
October 20, 2023 11:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBMoving forward on value-based care requires the collective weight of employers in these models, says APG President and CEO Susan Dentzer.
ZS Associates presents: Discover the newest digital endpoints and biomarkers
October 17, 2023 11:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBChallenges and considerations for pharma and device companies.
HIMSSCast: Making strides on post-acute care coordination with SDOH
October 13, 2023 11:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MBWhile whole person care depends upon secure portability, there are three pathways to consider, according to Dr. Ben Zaniello, chief medical officer of PointClickCare.
HIMSSCast: How to build resilience against fast-changing cyber threats
October 06, 2023 11:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBFerdinand Hamada and Matt DeFrain of MorganFranklin Consulting discuss the existing and evolving threat landscape – and give some tips on robust business continuity approaches.
HIMSSCast: Providers are challenged in collecting payments from patients
September 29, 2023 11:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBThe fastest growing part of healthcare expense is the current 20% of the bill that commercial patients owe, says PayMedix CEO Tom Policelli.
HIMSSCast: At least 6.4 million people nationwide have lost Medicaid coverage
September 22, 2023 11:00 - 18 minutes - 12.4 MBStates are taking widely different approaches to the redetermination process, says John Barkett, managing director at Berkeley Research Group and a former White House Senior Policy Advisor.
Ingram Micro presents: Improving care by simplifying secure information sharing
September 19, 2023 11:00 - 10 minutes - 7.02 MBCollaborate without risking patient confidentiality using Zero Trust Data