For the 151st episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast we are doing a preview for the upcoming HLTH Conference! We kick this episode off by taking a look at the name of this conference to discuss if it is H L T H or HEALTH. Then we direct our attention to the conference’s audience. […]

For the 150th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast we are deciding if different topics in healthcare are a big deal, a little deal, or no deal at all! First up, we are making that decision on Epic having 190 million patients use MyChart with 5 billion logins each year. Next, we take a […]

For the 149th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast we are talking about the recent Epic UGM Conference! We kick this episode off by sharing what the experience was like at Epic UGM. Then we discuss what direction Epic is going moving forward. Next, we talk about some of the areas we can potentially […]

For the 148th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast we are talking about the death of retail health…or is it not really dead? We start this episode off by discussing whether or not we were shocked by the closing of retail health clinics from Walmart, Dollar General, and others. Then, we take a look […]

For the 147th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast we are taking inspiration from recent headlines! First, we take a look at the CrowdStrike outage to discuss any updates on the situation and what we have learned from this incident. Then we talk about ONC’s elevation to “Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy” within HHS. […]

The 146th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast is sponsored by Vyne Medical and this time we are talking about eliminating manual work with special guest host, Scott Overholt, Chief Business Development Officer at Vyne Medical! To kick this episode off, we discuss the current state of the administrative office in healthcare. Then, we […]

For the 145th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast we are debating the effectiveness of penalties on motivating desired behaviors in healthcare! To kick this episode off, we dive into whether or not penalties work in healthcare to motivate organizations. Next, we look to see where penalties have worked in healthcare in the past. […]

For the 144th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast we are discussing interoperability in healthcare! We kick this episode off by debating whether or not Epic is the biggest obstacle to interoperability in healthcare. Then we discuss the other obstacles we can see to interoperability. Next, we try to problem-solve and talk about what […]

For the 143rd episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast we are discussing 4 random health IT questions provided by our colleague! First, we discuss which aspects of AI worry us when it comes to healthcare/health IT. Then we talk about the things in health IT that we feel are mid. The third random topic […]

For the 142nd episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast we are doing a preview of the HFMA Annual Conference! To kick this episode off, we discuss what we think the biggest topic of conversation will be at the upcoming HFMA Conference. Then we speculate on what content we will see around AI during HFMA. […]

For the 141st episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast we are talking about the results from the recent Swaay.Health marketing Survey to learn about health IT media by the numbers. We kick this episode off by looking at AI. AI has been a hot topic for health IT, but are people getting tired of […]

For the 140th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast we are talking about the Change Healthcare ransomware attack. To kick this episode off, we share our insights on what has happened in the two months since the attack. Then we discuss whether or not we think this will be the inciting incident for healthcare […]

For the 139th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast we are talking about the patient experience! Putting patients first and focusing on the patient experience is something a lot of organizations have been talking about as a priority for a while now, but do they really mean it? We kick off this episode by […]

For the 138th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast we are doing a recap of the recent HIMSS conference! First, we discuss the main takeaways for health IT we walked away with. Then, we talk about the companies we thought stood out at the conference. We also discuss what topics we think should have […]

With the world of healthcare constantly updating and evolving, it’s very easy for topics and technologies to be forgotten and left behind. Though we may forget it in the excitement of something new, these technologies don’t stop being important and effective for our organizations. So for the 137th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast […]

For the 136th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast we are taking a look at the recent headlines to discuss if healthcare has become more risky due to consolidation. The first news we look at is the massive Change Healthcare breach and how the size of your organization causes major risk when security incidents […]

For the 135th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast we are busting some myths about being a healthcare entrepreneur! First, we discuss what topics can be the hardest to accept for company founders who are new to healthcare. Then, we examine the corporate landscape with all of the recent layoffs and tight margins to […]

ViVE 2024 is rapidly approaching! The conference will be held in Los Angeles on February 25 – 28 this year, so for the 134th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast we are sharing our thoughts, predictions, and tips. First, we share what we are looking forward to the most at ViVE 2024. Then we […]

For the 133rd episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast we are talking about ambient clinical voice! We kick off this episode by debating the percentage of clinicians we think are going to adopt ambient clinical voice. Next, we discuss the key factors in determining which vendors will be successful in this market. Then, we […]

For the 132nd episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast we are talking about 6 big tech companies in healthcare. But rather than just picking 6 big tech companies, we are going to have a little fun with it by leaving that selection up to random chance! We have compiled a list of 10 possible […]

The 131st episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast is our first episode in 2024! For this episode, we are looking forward and making a wish list of things we would like to see happen in healthcare this year. The first wish on our list is the two changes we would like to see happen […]

The 130th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast will be our last episode in 2023, so we are taking a moment to reminisce and look back at another great year of health IT! First, we share our biggest takeaways from 2023. Then we discuss our thoughts on the current state of the healthcare industry. […]

With the year coming close to its end and the new year ever approaching, we are taking a look forward for the 129th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast and sharing our predictions for healthcare IT in 2024. First up, we debate over what we think will be the biggest topic (excluding workforce and AI) […]

For the 128th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are doing a roundup focused on health IT regulatory news! For those familiar with our weekly roundup article, this is the podcast version. For those unfamiliar with our weekly roundup article, we are gathering up some hot topics and news in the world of health […]

For the 127th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are taking a look at all of the fall health IT conferences! While a lot of the conferences have happened already, there are still a few more to come. We are doing a little recap on the events of the past so you know whether […]

For the 126th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are once again back with everyone’s favorite game: Buy or Sell, only this time we are doing a special AI edition! For anyone who’s new or would like a reminder, in these episodes, we select a list of topics and then debate whether we believe […]

For the 125th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are joined by special guest host, Brittany Quemby, Editor at Healthcare IT Today, to discuss women’s health IT! We begin our deep dive into this topic with telemedicine and other digital health apps. We discuss how these tools can be used to empower women in […]

For the 124th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are mixing together some of the recent health IT news with previews of some upcoming conferences to make our own little health IT potpourri! The first big news item we are discussing is UPMC and Intermountain moving to Epic. Then we discuss the acquisition of […]

For the 123rd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are discussing the recent Epic UGM and Civitas Conferences! We kick the episode off by going through the big announcements that were made at this year’s Epic UGM conference. Next, we talk about what wasn’t announced or talked about at Epic UGM that we thought […]

For the 122nd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are taking a look at the recent changes from the HIMSS Conference and other hot news topics. To kick the episode off we share our take on the HIMSS conference being sold to Informa. Then we talk about our predictions for HIMSS24 and how this […]

For the 121st episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are taking a little inspiration from TikTok’s Adventures In Aardia. Instead of “Roll for Sandwich” we will be rolling for the topics of today’s episode! We wrote down a list of ten topics and we are leaving it up to the dice gods to decide […]

For the 120th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are taking a look at the patient experience outside of the hospital. We kick off this episode by detailing our own experiences with care outside of hospitals and clinics. Next, we share the promising technologies we’ve seen improving patient experience in other care settings. Then […]

For the 119th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are diving into the world of non-competes in healthcare and looking at their pros and cons. We kick off this episode by sharing our insights on the current efforts made by the FTC to make non-competes illegal. Next, we discuss whether non-competes hinder innovation, in […]

For the 118th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are doing a tribute episode to some bright lights in healthcare that we lost recently, Paddy Padmanabha, CEO at Damo Consulting, John Moore, Founder of Chilmark Research, and Casey Quinlan, Patient Advocate. In honor of these amazing individuals, we are sharing the fond memories we […]

For the 117th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are diving into the Facebook pixel breach that impacted most healthcare organizations! To start off we discuss whether the breach was a big deal or not. Then we take a look at the impact the resulting penalties of the breach have on the industry. Next […]

For the 116th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are mixing things up a little bit! In this episode we are taking a look into the future of Health IT and discussing what won’t change 10 years from now. There are 4 main topics of discussion that Colin and I talk about, however if you […]

For the 115th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are talking about the ever growing presence of AI in healthcare! To kick us off, we begin by discussing why we think AI is such a big topic and the goal of AI at this current moment. Next, we share the most exciting things we […]

For the 114th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are reviewing the Health IT Conferences we’ve had this spring! First we discuss the technology trends that we’ve seen this far. Next we examine what were the hot topics of discussions from all of the conferences. Then we share what we thought was missing and/or […]

For the 113th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are dusting off the crystal balls we haven’t touched since 2021 for another round of Hit or Miss! Step on in to our re-opened fortune telling shop as we go through various topics buzzing around in the world of healthcare right now and predict what […]

Today is the first day of HIMSS 2023!! So for the 112th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are doing a little preview! First we dive into the topics that we think are going to be covered, that weren’t talked about at ViVE. Then we discuss the stories that we are seeking out at […]

For the 111th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are diving deep into experience management! We start off by examining where we are today with our approach to experience management in healthcare. Next, we look towards the future by discussing some ways that we should be working to improve patient experience management. Then, we […]

For the 110th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are giving a little sneak peak into 2023’s ViVE! ViVE 2023 is only a week away and we personally cannot wait! First we discuss what topics we think are are going to be talked about at ViVE. Then, we dive into what we are the […]

For the 109th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are back with everyone’s favorite game, Health IT: Buy or Sell! In these episodes we look at different Health IT topics and debate over if we believe that it will happen (i.e. we buy it) or if it won’t happen (i.e. we sell it). We’ve […]

For the 108th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we decided to mix things up.  Regular listeners will know that last episode we talked about Generative AI (ChatGPT being one example) in healthcare.  With that context in mind, we thought it would be fun for this episode to let ChatGPT take over and asks us […]

For the 107th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are diving deep into generative AI (You may know it better as ChatGPT) in Healthcare! First, we share how we think generative AI will impact the world of healthcare. Then, we speculate on the different use cases we can see generative AI playing a part […]

For the 106th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are discussing the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT)! First we analyze what IoMT makes us think of and what it includes. Then, we share what devices we’re excited to see come out. Next, we take a look at what the recent explosion of IoMT means […]

In the last episode, we took a look back. Now, for the 105th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are looking forward! Join us as we discuss our predictions for what Healthcare IT will look like in 2023. First we try to guess what the biggest topic, outside of the workforce and revenue, will […]

For the 104th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are taking a look back at the year! As this will be the last episode in 2022, it is time to review all of the major trends and stories from this year. First we share the story that stood out the most for us in […]

For the 103rd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are sharing 7 tips for healthcare event marketing! As we share these few tips, we will be debating some questions along the way pulling from our experience attending hundreds of healthcare IT conferences. First up, we dive into whether healthcare customers buy at events. Next, […]

For the 102nd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are diving into digital transformation. We begin by examining what digital transformation means to us and what we think it means to others. Next we look at the areas that needs to be transformed the most and what areas need it the least. Then we […]

For the 101st episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are doing another episode of everyone’s favorite buy or sell! In these episodes we pull out a list of topics in the world of Health IT and decide whether we ‘buy’ that it’s going to happen or ‘sell’ it because we don’t think it will. […]

For the 100th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are celebrating! Join us as we take a look back at the journey that brought us here. We’re discussing the big hits and lessons from the previous episodes. And then we look forward at what’s to come for us in the next 100 episodes. Here’s […]

For the 99th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about physician practices. We dive into the challenges that physician practices are currently facing and discuss what changes can be made to help them thrive. Next we take a look forward to see what technology will have the most impact on physician practices. Lastly, […]

For the 98th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re joined by a special guest host, Anders Brown, Managing Director at Tegria. It was awesome to be able to sit down with Anders Brown to get his first hand experiences dealing with the topic we are discussing in this episode: healthcare’s inflection point and the […]

For the 97th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about our predictions and solutions for the healthcare workforce. Join us as we dive into the different methods we’ve seen or experienced that were effective at keeping people engaged in their organization. Next, we speculate what the healthcare workforce will look like over the […]

For the 96th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about the upcoming fall health IT conference season. We discuss the different conferences we’re looking forward to and speculating what attendance will be like. Next, we dive into what topics we expect to be covered in these conferences. Then we discuss whether companies and […]

For the 95th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about the future of primary care. We discuss the different challenges primary care is currently facing. Then we take a look at retail care and tech players to see how they can impact primary care. Lastly, we dive into what is needed for primary […]

For the 94th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about using the cloud in healthcare – should we use it more or should we be more cautious? We dive into how the cloud has evolved over time and the many uses it has in healthcare. But with how it has evolved, does cloud […]

For the 93rd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about whether disruption needs to come from inside or outside healthcare.  We ask the question of whether healthcare needs to be disrupted and whether an outside leader is more capable of disrupting healthcare than someone inside or whether someone’s inside experience allows them to […]

For the 92nd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about the Healthcare Facility of the Future.  COVID forced us out of many healthcare facilities and opened a lot of eyes to the digital opportunities for healthcare.  Plus, it changed how we used our facilities as well.  Do we really need to walk around […]

For the 91st episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re doing another edition of our popular Health IT: Buy or Sell.  In this episode, we look at four grand statements about something in healthcare IT.  Then, Colin and I share whether we’re buying this as something that will happen or whether we’re selling it because […]

For the 90th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re asking the question Has AI Finally Arrived in Healthcare?  We’ve been hearing about the potential benefits of AI in healthcare for a long time.  In this episode we dive into where we’re at when it comes to AI in healthcare.  Is it still all a […]

For the 89th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about Healthcare GIS (Geographic Information System Mapping).  After spending a couple days at the healthcare focused event put on by Esri, I came to realize with more depth all that GIS could offer healthcare.  Plus, Healthcare GIS is much more than maps and includes […]

For the 88th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about EHR Optimization.  Many people are tired of hearing about EMR and EHR.  That feels like something we talked about a decade ago when meaningful use was hot and now we’re ready to move on.  While I can understand this feeling, the reality is […]

For the 87th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about The Business of Giving Patients Control of Their Health Data.  It’s easy to say that patients should have access to their data.  ONC and other legislation have made it clear that patients have a right to their data.  While that’s clear, the business […]

For the 86th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re asking the question, Is RPM (remote patient monitoring) overrated?  Everyone seems to be talking about remote patient monitoring.  This isn’t a huge surprise given all the move to remote that’s happened during COVID, but we wondered if all this talk of RPM is overrated.  Certainly […]

For the 85th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about the recent ViVE 2022 and HIMSS 2022 conferences.  Attending both big events back to back was quite the experience and gave us a unique view into what’s being talked about in health IT.  In this episode, we dive into the things we heard, […]

For the 84th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about Changing Patient Expectations.  The world of healthcare is changing and expectations from patients is changing even quicker.  In this episode, we talk about how they’re changing and what healthcare organizations need to do to adapt to these changes.  In many cases, what used […]

For the 83rd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re doing a preview of the upcoming HIMSS 2022 conference in Orlando.  In case you missed it, we have a busy schedule coming up at the HIMSS 2022 conference.  We hope to see many of you there and that you enjoy our coverage of HIMSS22.  In […]

For the 82nd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about Cybersecurity Impacts on Healthcare.  This has to be one of the most important topics in health IT right now.  It’s one of the most challenging items a healthcare organization faces.  It’s the reason CIOs can’t sleep at night.  In this episode we dive […]

For the 81st episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about Surprise Billing and Health Equity.  If you haven’t been following the surprise billing regulations, you may be surprised by them.  They’re going to be a big deal for many organizations and have an important impact on revenue.  In this episode we dive into […]

For the 79th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re asking each other 4 random, surprise questions.  That’s right.  Colin created 4 surprise health IT questions for John and John created 4 random health IT questions for Colin.  Neither knew what the other was going to ask before they asked it.  Enjoy this totally unscripted […]

For the 78th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re looking forward to what we expect to see in health IT in 2022.  In case you missed our last episode that looked back at the year that was 2021 in health IT, be sure to take a look back at the past year.  In this […]

For the 77th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re taking a look back at the ups and downs of Health IT in 2021.  While 2020 is the one that will go down in infamy because of COVID, I have a feeling that many of our COVID memories are going to be more about 2021 […]

For the 76th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about Health Equity.  This is one of the most important topics we’ve been talking about lately.  COVID-19 definitely highlighted many of the inequities that exist in healthcare.  In this episode, we dive into how we look at Health Equity and share some of the […]

For the 75th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re asking the question Is the Primary Care Relationship Dead?  There are a couple of major trends that are happening in primary care right now.  The first trend is investors, private equity, and large companies all investing in primary care.  Hundreds of millions of dollars is […]

For the 74th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about the principle of faking it til you make it and whether that works in healthcare?  This topic was ripped from the headlines as the Theranos case proceeds forward and many of the details of their efforts to “fake it” come to light. While […]

For the 73rd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re sharing the keys to a thriving and attractive medical  practice.  Plus, we have a special guest host, Chad Anguilm, Vice President of Practice Solutions at Medical Advantage.  It was awesome to have Chad Anguilm as guest host since he can share the real life experiences […]

For the 72nd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re sharing 4 interesting healthcare stats and what those stats tell us about the future.  I think that most of us love seeing various healthcare stats.  However, understanding what those stats actually mean is what matters most.  In this episode we share 4 stats we’d seen […]

For the 71st episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re looking forward to this Fall in our Health IT Fall Preview.  As we look at all the investment in health IT and the need for so many of these technologies that was pushed forward by COVID, we can expect a lot of exciting things happening […]

For the 70th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about the recent HIMSS 2021 conference in Las Vegas.  We look back at the HIMSS conference to share our highlights and experience at the conference.  We talk about what topics and technologies stood out.  Plus, were there any trends that emerged from the conference. […]

For the 69th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about Health IT Startups – The Good. The Bad. And Tips for Success.  Money is flowing into healthcare from angel investors, venture capital, and private equity alike.  This means an explosion of startup companies building something for healthcare.  It’s exciting until you see startup […]

For the 68th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about Health IT Topics We Want to Stop and Start Talking About.  It’s reasonable to say that we live, breathe, eat and sleep healthcare.  Maybe this makes us biased and tired of talking about a number of topics which others still enjoy.  However, my […]

For the 67th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about what’s Rising and Falling in Health IT.  I’m not sure there’s ever been a time in health IT where more things have been happening.  Money is flowing into new and old health IT companies as they build out new digital health solutions and […]

For the 66th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about some of the recent Health IT Truths and Rumors.  The world of health IT has had a lot of news and rumors coming out lately.  Investment in health IT and digital health is at an all time high.  Private equity is getting more […]

For the 65th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about Health IT Headlines and Their Signal for the Near Future.  There have been a number of big announcements and interesting health IT headlines lately.  In this episode we dive into some of these headlines and share what these mean for healthcare organizations in […]

For the 64th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about Tech’s Role in Mental Health.  Even before COVID-19, mental health was a really important topic.  Due to a wide variety of reasons including prominent stigmas around mental health, many of the mental health issues weren’t being addressed as they should.  Of course, the […]

For the 63rd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about when 2 health IT guys walked into a hospital.  Ok, that’s not really a joke.  Colin and I really did recently have experiences going into a hospital to receive care for ourselves and our kid.  In this episode we talk about our experience […]

For the 62nd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we share our perspectives on the evolving health IT career landscape.  Since we also run the health IT job board called Healthcare IT Central, we have a pretty unique view into the health IT job market.  We definitely saw a massive lull in job postings thanks […]

For the 61st episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we take a look at a number of popular health IT topics and whether they will be (or have been) a big hit or a big miss.  That’s right, we’re going to bring out our crystal balls and share our predictions on what’s going to happen […]

For the 60th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’ll be looking at the role of the CIO in healthcare and how it’s evolved over the last 20 years.  We’ll look at how the evolution of technology has impacted the role of the CIO and the impact vendors have on healthcare CIOs as well.  Plus, […]

For the 59th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re doing another edition of Buy or Sell.  In this episode we talk about some of the hottest topics in health IT and talk about whether we’re buying that something is going to happen or selling since we don’t think it’s going to happen.  Whether you’re […]

For the 58th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about burnout and health IT’s role in staff burnout.  We all know that burnout has become a major issue in healthcare.  Far too often we’re hearing of physician suicides and many doctors leaving their jobs because they’re burnt out.  Plus, COVID has added another […]

For the 57th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about information blocking.  No doubt the healthcare industry knows that the 21st Century Cures Act includes a number of provisions and requirements around information blocking or more aptly said requirements to share data and not block patients from access to that data.  Information blocking […]

For the 56th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about Online Scheduling, Patient Check-in, and Consumer Choice.  No doubt the pandemic and the social distancing requirements have pushed these topics to the forefront of every healthcare organizations minds.  Many of these technologies were available prior to COVID, but now they’re becoming an essential […]

For the 55th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re going asking the question “Why Isn’t RPM (Remote Patient Monitoring) exploding like telehealth video visits?  Everyone loves to talk about the explosion of telehealth that has occurred in healthcare thanks to COVID-19.  In fact, we’ve highlighted the growth of telehealth ourselves.  The problem is that […]

For the 54th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re going shed some light on the areas of healthcare interoperability that don’t get talked about enough.  Many people in healthcare talk ad nauseum about clinical healthcare interoperability.  While that’s an extremely important topic of discussion, there are a lot of other areas of healthcare interoperability […]

For the 53rd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’ll be making predictions on what we can expect from health IT in 2021.  As we put 2020 in the rear view mirror, it’s time to look ahead to 2021.  No doubt, 2021 will be dealing with many of the things that happened in 2020, but […]

For the 52nd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about the The Good, the Bad, and the Messy in 2020.  That’s right!  We’re taking a look back at the year that was 2020 in healthcare IT.  What a year it’s been.  One that I’m sure none of us will forget and healthcare IT […]

For the 51st episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about the COVID-19 Vaccine.  Obviously, being a healthcare IT publication, we’re not going to dive into any of the clinical details of the vaccine.  Instead, we’ll focus on the areas of healthcare IT and healthcare marketing that are impacted by the vaccine. To open […]

For the 50th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re sharing gratitude with the healthcare IT community.  While this year has been a massively hectic and challenging year for pretty much everyone, there’s also still a lot to be grateful for in the world. This is particularly true in the world of healthcare and health […]

For the 49th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about a number of virtual events we’ve attended and some of the insights coming out of those events.  One of the advantages of virtual health IT conferences is that we can easily attend all of them.  We don’t have to necessarily choose which ones […]

For the 48th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about the 2020 Presidential Election and Its Impact on Health IT.  Tomorrow is election day in the US and with every presidential election, there’s an impact on healthcare.  Whether it’s new legislation or other changes, the one reality with a US presidential election is […]

For the 47th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about the various phases of EHR (or EMR if you prefer).  In a recent article by Colin Hung, he identified 4 phases of EMR.  As we look at the current EMR and EHR market, we see healthcare organizations across nearly all 4 phases.  However, […]

For the 46th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about the battle for telehealth.  More specifically, we’re talking about EHR vendors entrance into telehealth and third party telehealth vendors.  For those that have been following our EHR Telehealth vendor series, you know that EHR vendors are all diving into the live video telehealth […]

For the 45th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about the financial impact of COVID-19 on healthcare organizations. Plus, in this episode, we’re excited to welcome a special guest host, Jon Kimerle, Head of Epic Solutions at Pure Storage.  Jon was a great guest host that brought a lot of knowledge and experience […]

For the 44th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about the return to work amidst COVID-19.  This topic is literally ripped from the headlines as Epic’s decision to return to work hit mainstream media.  They’ve since dialed it back a little, but they are still pushing to have their employees return to the […]

For the 43rd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re getting a few things off our chest in an episode we’re calling “Healthcare Beefs.”  We all have plenty of things that annoy us about healthcare, so we thought we’d take a minute to share a few (no doubt there are many) things that are bothering […]

For the 42nd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re asking the question, “Is Healthcare Social Media Dead?”  There’s certainly a lot of things that have been going on with social media and a lot of people complaining about what social media has become.  As Colin and I spend way too much time on social […]

For the 41st episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about the new digital front doors of healthcare.  We previously introduced the idea of the 2 new digital front doors of healthcare.  Needless to say, we think this is a really important topic to be discussing and ensuring we each understand as the healthcare […]

For the 40th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about healthcare inequality.  Sadly, there are a whole lot of directions we could have taken this discussion and so we’ll no doubt discuss it more in the future.  If there’s something we didn’t discuss in this episode that you think we should, let us […]

For the 39th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about the retro technologies that are still popular in healthcare.  We dive into why many of these technologies are still popular.  Plus, we talk about how many of these “retro” technologies have evolved into something much more robust than what most people think about. […]

For the 38th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re feeling the rush.  No, it’s probably not what you’re thinking.  We’re talking about this new world we live in where we had to rush all sorts of things.  This is especially true in health IT with the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode we talk about […]

For the 37th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about how to better enable your Remote Workforce.  Plus, in a first for our podcast, we have a guest host, Susmit Pal, Healthcare Field Director at Dell Technologies.  It was great to have Susmit Pal join as guest host so he could share his […]

For the 36th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about Nurses!  This month is Nurses month and so we thought what better way to celebrate nurses than to make it the topic of our show.  Nurses are such an important part of our healthcare system and they often don’t get the credit they […]

For the 35th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about What We’ll Need for the 2nd Wave of the Pandemic. The inspiration for this episode came from the following graphic that shared one perspective on the various “waves” healthcare will see during the coronavirus. As our friends and colleagues brave the font lines, […]

For the 34th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about Permanent Changes to Healthcare Because of COVID-19.  Is anything in healthcare the same since COVID-19?  Ok, that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but the healthcare world has definitely been turned upside down thanks to COVID-19.  Regulations have been relaxed.  Reimbursements for things like […]

For the 33rd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about technologies that are in the spotlight because of COVID-19.  Would you imagine us talking about anything but COVID-19?  Be sure to check out all our coverage of COVID-19 and health technology. In this episode, Colin and I wanted to dive into a number […]

For the 32nd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about Patient Communication and Telehealth Greenspace. Who would have known when we recorded this on March 2, 2020 that this topic would become so important thanks to COVID-19. Please take that into account when listening to this episode though. No doubt a lot has […]

For the 30th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re doing another edition of Buy or Sell. For those not familiar with this format, we’ll offer up some health IT assertion and then Colin and John will discuss whether they’re buying or selling that assertion and why. In this edition of Buy or Sell we’ll […]

For the 29th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about healthcare consumerism and if it’s Good for Business and Bad for Health? This was an appropriate topic coming out of the massive (ie. 170,000 people) CES conference in Las Vegas where they have an exhibit hall full of consumer focused digital health solutions. […]

For the 28th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re trying out a new segment called 5 SURPRISE questions. In this segment Colin will ask John 5 questions and John will ask Colin 5 questions, but neither person knows what the other is going to ask until they ask it. Given that the questions were […]

For the 27th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re making predictions as to what you should expect to see in health IT in 2020. Last episode, it was fun to look back at the past decade of health IT. In this episode, Colin and John take a look forward and make some 2020 predictions […]

For the 26th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, and we’re taking a look back at the last decade of Health IT. Hard to believe that it’s almost 2020, but as we enter the new decade join us as we look back. Another decade is almost in the books and so we take a look […]

For the 25th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, and we’re asking the question “Do You Trust Google with Patient Data?” This ripped from the headlines topic is a challenging one with a lot of complexities. For those who missed the news, Google Health has been working with Ascension Health on a number of health […]

For the 24th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, and we’re talking about the health data myths and realities. The collection of health data is happening everywhere. Many organizations are realizing how much value is stored in health data and they’re treating it as an asset for their organization. What does this mean for healthcare? […]

For the 23rd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re asking the question Are Medical Groups Still Viable? This is a big question with a lot of nuance. However, everyone agrees that the medical group is being hit by a lot of pressures to consolidate. Not the least of which is hospitals and health systems […]

For the 22nd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re asking the question Is Consumerism the Elephant in the Room? The discussion of consumerism in healthcare is a tricky one. Many patients wonder why their healthcare experience is so different than their consumer experience. Other patients don’t want to be called consumers since they don’t […]

For the 21st episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about Health IT and Marketing. Why are the two areas such an odd couple? Shouldn’t the CIO (IT) and CMO (Marketing) work together? Why don’t they work together? Every hospital and health system has a marketing team and an IT team. However, we often […]

For the 20th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about Healthcare Assumptions You Should Bank On. We often talk to people are just entering the health IT space. The overwhelming theme from these people is that there are so many things in healthcare that they didn’t expect. For those of us working in […]

For the 19th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about physician reputation. This podcast was inspired by the news that MIPS Quality scores were now public. That’s right. With any NPI number (easily found online) or the physician’s name, you can look up the MIPS Quality score for any physician or group. What […]

For the 18th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re sharing some takeaways from the EXPO.health conference we held in Boston. In case you missed it, what were you thinking? No really. You missed out on an amazing coming together of the best community of health IT professionals out there. It’s just a different experience […]

For the 17th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about various healthcare conferences. It’s always a challenge knowing which conferences you should attend. Each conference has its own culture, direction, and attendees. It’s no wonder one of the questions we’re asked the most is “Which conferences should I attend?” As you’d imagine, the […]

For the 16th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about whether we’re “buying” or “selling” various healthcare regulations. Back in Episode 12 of the podcast, we tried out a new format we called Health IT: Buy or Sell? It was so popular that we decided to bring it back again in this episode […]

For the 15th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about Access to Medical Records. While some are shocked by the realities associated with getting access to medical records, there’s a lot more nuance to gaining access to medical records in a way that is helpful to the patient, but also respects the privacy […]

For the 14th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about Measuring Satisfaction in Healthcare. We all know a great experience when we see it, but measuring it across an organization is a really hard thing to do. Thus, we thought it would be a great topic for a podcast. In this episode, we […]

For the 13th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about Blockchain in Healthcare. Everyone has no doubt seen talk of blockchain in the news. Maybe you didn’t realize it was blockchain since they called it bitcoin or ethereum or some other term that uses blockchain. Turns out that blockchain is being applied everywhere […]

For the 12th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re doing a new segment we’re calling: Health IT: Buy or Sell?  In this new segment, we look at health IT news items, trends, and technologies and discuss whether we’re “buying” or “selling” it.   In other words, do we think that the news item or technology […]