This Week Health: Newsroom
951 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings“This Week Health: NewsRoom” showcases our commitment to transforming healthcare one connection at a time, providing a dedicated space for timely discussions on industry news. Featuring programs like Today in Health IT, Newsday, UnHack (the News), and This Week Health: Live; this channel caters to healthcare professionals who face the constant challenge of staying informed despite their demanding roles. Guided by the seasoned insights of CEO and Host Bill Russell, and co-hosts Drex DeFord and Sarah Richardson—all of whom have firsthand experience in the trenches of health IT leadership—this channel delivers concise updates and expert analysis to keep you informed in the rapidly evolving world of health technology. Subscribe today for a reliable source of current information, accessible wherever you listen to podcasts.
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What’s Wrong with the Transparency Rule
February 22, 2022 05:00 - 9 minutes - 8.77 MBA survey revealed that few are complying with the transparency rule. Either it's too complicated to understand or organizations just don't think it is worth the effort. Yes, there are penalties but they don't seem to be enough to coax organizations into compliance. Might be time to rethink this one. Right intention, wrong implementation.
Newsday – Clinical Variation, HIPAA, and Population Health with Dr Colin Banas from DrFirst
February 21, 2022 05:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBFebruary 21, 2022: Dr Colin Banas, Chief Medical Officer for DrFirst joins Bill for the news today. Physicians practicing in the same geographic area, and even the same health system, often provide vastly different levels of care during identical clinical situations. Is this a cause of concern? Health IT leaders from provider organizations discuss their 2022 spending strategies for EHR optimization and pop health IT. Senators intro bipartisan effort toward modernizing health privacy laws wit...
The Accuracy Limits of Data Driven Healthcare
February 18, 2022 04:00 - 8 minutes - 7.75 MBWhare are some of the limits? Well, to start. Recent https://arxiv.org/pdf/2103.14749.pdf (research) from MIT found a high number of errors in publicly available datasets that are widely used for training models. An average of 3.3% errors were found in the test sets of 10 of the most widely used computer vision, natural language processing (NLP) and audio datasets. Data is found in free text. No shared data collection standards Self-reported data can be inaccurate Fraud and Abuse But it's n...
Congress Takes up a Conversation on Aging HIPAA
February 17, 2022 04:00 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBReady for HIPAA to be replaced. Let the work begin. https://www.hipaaguide.net/legislation-introduced-to-start-the-process-of-modernizing-u-s-health-data-privacy-laws/ (https://www.hipaaguide.net/legislation-introduced-to-start-the-process-of-modernizing-u-s-health-data-privacy-laws/)
Should Big Tech Buy a Health System?
February 16, 2022 04:00 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBSachin Jain, whom I respect greatly posted an article on Forbes that stated that Big Tech should buy a health system or basically stop hogging the spotlight in healthcare. I get the frustration but disagree. I decided to put some thought as to what each of the big tech companies should do in healthcare.
What I learned on a Weekend with Health System CIOs
February 15, 2022 04:00 - 7 minutes - 6.73 MBI spent this past weekend with 13 CIOs from various sized health systems. I was able to facilitate some wonderful conversations. This is just. sampling of my takeaways.
Newsday – Nurses as Trusted Professionals and 2022 Health IT Predictions with Christine Parent
February 14, 2022 04:00 - 52 minutes - 48 MBFebruary 14, 2022: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christineparent44/ (Christine Parent), Associate Vice President at https://ehr.meditech.com/ (MEDITECH) joins Bill for the news. Nurses are the most trusted professionals in the US for the 20th year running. How can we make them more effective with the tools they have in front of them? What are the biggest healthcare predictions for 2022? What is virtual care 3.0? If you’re looking for a silver lining in the pandemic, it’s telehealth. Now called ...
Hiring Digital Leadership From Retail
February 11, 2022 04:00 - 8 minutes - 8.13 MBI know, it's not a new topic, but it is a persistent topic. So we look at the next leader looking to tackle healthcare.
Mayo Chooses Oracle for ERP
February 10, 2022 04:00 - 5 minutes - 5.1 MBERP modernization has been going on for some time. Perhaps, slowed by the pandemic but still in full force. Today Mayo announced their ERP move.
Approaching the CIO for the Sale
February 09, 2022 04:00 - 6 minutes - 6.16 MBDaniel Barchi stopped by for a discussion and we got to talking about vendors making the sale in healthcare. I liked it so much I thought I would share it in this channel. Great insight from a great leader.
Building Projects Abound – Is Your Digital Foundation Set
February 08, 2022 04:00 - 7 minutes - 6.71 MBFinancials are good for many health systems. We look at the HCA and Cleveland Clinic building expansions and wonder if we are investing enough in the digtial foundation.
Newsday – 2022 Spring Conferences, Telehealth Reform, and Staffing Shortages with Sue Schade
February 07, 2022 04:00 - 40 minutes - 36.6 MBFebruary 7, 2022: Clearly care has shifted and telehealth and virtual care is here to stay. How do we continue to make it work? https://www.linkedin.com/in/sue-schade-4a12887/ (Sue Schade) from https://www.starbridgeadvisors.com/ (StarBridge Advisors) joins Bill for the news. CHIME released a letter about facilitating a pathway to comprehensive permanent telehealth reform. Mayo Clinic’s hospital-at-home strategies freed up 3,300 beds. Over the past two years, healthcare organizations faced si...
Top 7 challenges IT leaders will face in 2022
February 04, 2022 04:00 - 6 minutes - 6.22 MBCompetition for talent Skillset mismatch Maintaining hybrid environments Combatting cybercriminals Technology shortages Burnout Driving change There you have it. Now listen for my take.
Walmart Offers Employees Access to Information to Select Providers Based on Performance
February 03, 2022 04:00 - 4 minutes - 4.19 MBDon't look now. Walmart is leading in healthcare again. "Walmart will offer employees access to technology company Health at Scale's services that include provider recommendations based on outcomes, ratings and other metrics, the retailer announced Monday." Good for transparency. Can this be an employer trend? What does this mean for providers?
Healthcare asks Congress to Take Up Comprehensive Telehealth Reform
February 02, 2022 04:00 - 9 minutes - 8.58 MBWe " Healthcare" sent a letter to Congress asking them to take up comprehensive telehealth reform. Today we cover the letter that you sent.
Citrix Sold to Private Equity – What’s Next?
February 01, 2022 04:00 - 7 minutes - 6.98 MBCitrix is in use by many health systems so this is going to be one to keep an eye on. Will this lead to more investment in what is considered a "Long in the tooth" technology platform or will PE try to squeeze every ounce of value out of the company before selling it off. You should be able to tell based on the moves over the next six months. My So What? Well, you'll have to listen.
Newsday - Cyber Crime Rings, Oracle's Promises, and Block Chain with Proofpoint's Ryan Witt
January 31, 2022 04:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBJanuary 31, 2022: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanzwitt/ (Ryan Witt), Industries Solutions and Strategy Leader at https://www.proofpoint.com/us (Proofpoint) joins Bill for the news. Over 90% of cyber attacks are targeted on a person, member of staff or job function. We're not talking about network based attacks anymore. HHS issues a major warning about a cybercrime group targeting the industry. Blockchain holds the potential to revolutionize healthcare but where is the blockchain revolution? ...
Active Directory as a Target for Cyber Attacks
January 28, 2022 04:00 - 9 minutes - 8.9 MBWhat is Active Directory? A repository for all of your credentials and policies. What else? How about a single system that can impact everything from your EHR to your badge and physical security access. That seems like a good target for a ransomware attack. Today I give you a few excerpts from a webinar I conducted yesteraday. I hope you enjoy.
Where is the Blockchain Revolution?
January 27, 2022 04:00 - 9 minutes - 8.41 MB“Simply put, blockchain holds the potential to revolutionize healthcare.” Forbes Magazine. In this HealthSystemCIO.com article John Halamka and Paul Cerrato ask the question, what happened and where are we at? Let's explore. https://healthsystemcio.com/2022/01/18/wheres-the-blockchain-revolution/ (https://healthsystemcio.com/2022/01/18/wheres-the-blockchain-revolution/)
USCDI V3 is Available for Comment
January 26, 2022 04:00 - 9 minutes - 8.38 MBThe ONC has been busy. A lot to keep track of this year. We start with USCDI V3.
Watson Finds New Ownership – And Hopefully a New Direction
January 25, 2022 04:00 - 8 minutes - 8.03 MBIBM Watson in healthcare will be a case study for the next century in business schools. It is a textbook case of what not to do when entering a market. Today ends the odd journey of IBM Watson in healthcare. Not that Watson is gone, it just has new ownership. Will this be a good thing? Most likely. We will have to keep an eye on this.
Newsday – Charles Boicey on Data News: Diverse Data, National Data Exchange, and AI Innovation
January 24, 2022 04:00 - 36 minutes - 33 MBJanuary 24, 2022: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesboicey/ (Charles Boicey) from https://clearsense.com/ (Clearsense) joins Bill for the news today. Truveta and LexisNexis Risk Solutions partner to advance health equity and health research quality. Traditional research rarely has access to social determinants of health or mortality data since 65% of people die outside the hospital. ONC publishes TEFCA details and FHIR roadmap. Trilliant Health discuss the data behind Z codes for social dete...
JPM Final Day – Discussing the Digital Front Door
January 21, 2022 04:00 - 8 minutes - 7.99 MBThe digital front door is the front lines of the digital health battle. Whoever controls it will steer the patient and garner the benefits. How are we doing?
JPM Presentations – Jefferson, Spectrum, and Indiana University Health
January 20, 2022 04:00 - 10 minutes - 9.79 MBToday, this will likely be the last day of individual presentations from the JPM Non-Profit track. Don't forget to check out This Week Conference where Rob DeMichiei, Former CFO for UPMC and I discuss the conference in detail this Friday. Hope you enjoy.
JPM Presentations - CHOP, CommonSpirit, Bon Secours Mercy
January 19, 2022 05:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBTime to go through my notes and pull some of the interesting ideas from the various health systems that might spark some thinking for you at your health system. Today, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, CommonSpiriti and Bon Secours Mercy. Hope you enjoy.
JPM Presentations – CHOP, CommonSpirit, Bon Secours Mercy
January 19, 2022 04:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBTime to go through my notes and pull some of the interesting ideas from the various health systems that might spark some thinking for you at your health system. Today, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, CommonSpiriti and Bon Secours Mercy. Hope you enjoy.
JPM Presnetations Ascension, Intermountain, Advocate-Aurora
January 18, 2022 05:00 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBToday I dive into my notebook from the JP Morgan 2022 Conference. We look at Ascension, Intermountain and Advocate Aurora. Hope you enjoy.
JPM Presntations Ascension, Intermountain, Advocate-Aurora
January 18, 2022 04:00 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBToday I dive into my notebook from the JP Morgan 2022 Conference. We look at Ascension, Intermountain and Advocate Aurora. Hope you enjoy.
Newsday – #JPMHC22 Themes, Telehealth 2.0, and the Labor Crisis with Chris Logan
January 17, 2022 04:00 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBJanuary 17, 2022: https://www.linkedin.com/in/logancm/ (Chris Logan), Senior Vice President and Chief Security Officer at https://www.censinet.com/ (Censinet) joins Bill for the news. Transcarent, a digital health platform for self-insured employers, closed a $200 million series C funding round with players like Northwell, Intermountain & Rush. Will telemedicine evolve to a dynamic and preferred experience or have we cut and pasted the traditional doctor’s office experience into the computer ...
Transcarent Signs on Northwell, Intermountain and Rush in Latest Funding Round
January 14, 2022 04:00 - 10 minutes - 9.91 MBThe money is nice but the strategic partnership is ringing in my ears.
Diving Deeper in JPM Healthcare Themes with a Look at Baylor Scott and White
January 13, 2022 04:00 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBWhat are the themes from healthcare leaders as we enter 2022. Labor Supply chains, customer centricity, strong balance sheets are among them. Today we look at the Baylor Scott and White presentation to explore themes around customer centricity.
JP Morgan Healthcare Conference Day 2
January 12, 2022 04:00 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBOn day 2 we heard from Mayo, Northwell, Promedica, Prisma, City of Hope, Mass General Brigham, Indiana U, Jefferson Health, Bon Secours Mercy and Spectrum Health. Today we stay on high level themes.
JP Morgan Healthcare Conference Day 1
January 11, 2022 04:00 - 9 minutes - 8.99 MBThe non-profit track. Sounds boring, but that is the sacrifice I make for my listeners. 9 hours in front of my computer to find the information that will benefit you. Today we touch on the themes from day 1.
Newsday – Oracle Acquires Cerner, Broward Health Breach, and Cybersecurity Possibilities
January 10, 2022 04:00 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBJanuary 10, 2022: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drexdeford/ (Drex DeFord) from https://www.crowdstrike.com/ (Crowdstrike) joins Bill for the news today. Florida-based Broward Health announced that an intruder accessed its network affecting the personal information of more than 1.3 million patients and staff members. No matter how robust your security stack is, your organization can still be vulnerable to intrusions stemming from compromised credentials. Oracle acquires Cerner. What does this me...
Telehealth's Grade for 2021 and what to expect in 2022
January 07, 2022 05:00 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBTele-health isn't going anywhere. It's use is only going to increase. And our job is to make sure that when they call on us, the technology and the processes work for the healthcare providers and the patients. How have we done? How are we doing?
Telehealth’s Grade for 2021 and what to expect in 2022
January 07, 2022 04:00 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBTele-health isn't going anywhere. It's use is only going to increase. And our job is to make sure that when they call on us, the technology and the processes work for the healthcare providers and the patients. How have we done? How are we doing?
Creating a Data-to-Value Ccosystem
January 06, 2022 05:00 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBData and the use of data is where health systems are going to start to differentiate themselves. Today we talk about creating a culture to enable growth in this area.
Creating a Data-to-Value Ecosystem
January 06, 2022 04:00 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBData and the use of data is where health systems are going to start to differentiate themselves. Today we talk about creating a culture to enable growth in this area.
Broward Health Breach
January 05, 2022 04:00 - 7 minutes - 7.05 MBWhat does the latest breach reveal about how we might prepare for the future.
Oracle and Cerner - Points to Consider
January 04, 2022 14:00 - 9 minutes - 8.94 MBBiggest story of 2021 and we were on production break so I thought I would circle back and explore this blockbuster announcement.
Oracle and Cerner – Points to Consider
January 04, 2022 13:00 - 9 minutes - 8.94 MBBiggest story of 2021 and we were on production break so I thought I would circle back and explore this blockbuster announcement.
It’s a New Year, What I Believe will Shape our Future
January 03, 2022 04:00 - 10 minutes - 10 MBToday we talk about getting ahead. Creating margin. I find that foresight is lacking in health IT leaders today. In this episode I share how I enter into the new year to ensure that 20% of my time and my teams time is spent on preparing us for 2023
Top Health IT News Trends in 2021
December 17, 2021 05:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBDecember 17, 2021: Welcome to one of our End of Year Shows. Bill takes us through the team’s favorite Newsday moments of 2021 including empathy through technology with Anne Weiler, CISO board topics with Drex DeFord, work, life, balance with Dr. Sanaz Cordes, the future of remote work with Sue Schade, maintaining company culture with Lee Milligan, Big Tech in healthcare with Dr. Eric Quniones and much much more. Hope you enjoy! Key Points: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:08:00 - Microsoft's new portal Mi...
Newsday - How Leaders Can Accommodate Teams and Patients In a Digital Future
December 13, 2021 05:00 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBDecember 13, 2021: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sue-schade-4a12887/ (Sue Schade) from https://www.starbridgeadvisors.com/ (StarBridge Advisors) joins Bill for the news. Around the world, millions of people are rethinking how they work and live and how to better balance the two. The Great Resignation has U.S. workers quitting their jobs in record numbers. Harvard Business Review looks at 5 new rules for leading a hybrid team. As leaders, we need to take a hard look in the mirror and use the shi...
Today Show 2022 - What to Expect
December 07, 2021 05:00 - 4 minutes - 4.2 MBWe listened and you know what. It turns out our community is diverse. You want different things from the channel. So we noodled on it for a bit and decided to launch four channels for 2022. Academy, Community, News and Conference. Each of these will have a little different feel. Academy will be about education, Community about the great things you are doing, News is well, about the news and Conference will be about creating a conference atmosphere all year long. Today I explain in a li...
Today Show 2022 – What to Expect
December 07, 2021 04:00 - 4 minutes - 4.2 MBWe listened and you know what. It turns out our community is diverse. You want different things from the channel. So we noodled on it for a bit and decided to launch four channels for 2022. Academy, Community, News and Conference. Each of these will have a little different feel. Academy will be about education, Community about the great things you are doing, News is well, about the news and Conference will be about creating a conference atmosphere all year long. Today I explain in a little.mo...
Last Show of 2021 - Top of Mind for Healthcare CIOs #5 - Care Venues
December 03, 2021 05:00 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBWhat can I tell you about care venues. CIOs are being asked to stand up care in different places and in different ways then we have before. In partnership with Colleges, High Schools. In stand alone retail spaces, in partnership with dental and mental health. In the home. Care anywhere with telehealth, from anywhere. In the existing workflow or developing new workflows. Make it seemless to the clinician and seemless to the patient. Ready go. Today I explore some of the ways I break this chall...
Last Show of 2021 – Top of Mind for Healthcare CIOs #5 – Care Venues
December 03, 2021 04:00 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBWhat can I tell you about care venues. CIOs are being asked to stand up care in different places and in different ways then we have before. In partnership with Colleges, High Schools. In stand alone retail spaces, in partnership with dental and mental health. In the home. Care anywhere with telehealth, from anywhere. In the existing workflow or developing new workflows. Make it seemless to the clinician and seemless to the patient. Ready go. Today I explore some of the ways I break this chall...
Top of Mind for Healthcare CIOs #4 – Automation in All Areas of Healthcare
December 02, 2021 10:50 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBWe continue on in our series of Top of Mind issues for Healthcare CIOs as we end 2021 and enter 2022. Today we look at automation. What is driving automation in Healthcare? Competition for Labor in IT Need to move up the Stack. Labor shortage and burnout in the clinical world. The advancement of the technology. Computer Vision Machine Learning AI Healthcare Finances In this episode we look at three areas. IT Automation Administrative Automation Clinical Automation This is big and only going...
Top of Mind #3 for Healthcare CIOs – All Things Digital
December 01, 2021 04:00 - 6 minutes - 6.27 MBToday, Digital made.a breakthrough during the pandemic. Today we explore.