Data Book

On this week's episode of Data Book, Chief Healthcare Executive™ spoke Blair Childs, senior vice president of public affairs at Premier. We discussed potential for the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act (HR 3173) to be signed into law and how it will improve access to care for patients by changing how prior authorizations for prescriptions are done. We also talked about how machine learn...

On this week's episode of Data Book, Chief Healthcare Executive™ spoke with Tom Knight, founder and CEO of Invistics, to discuss the dangers of drug diversion in healthcare institutions and how machine learning technology can help solve this issue and prevent it in the future. We also discussed how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the frequency at which drug diversion happens and how that’s expe...

Technology is everywhere in healthcare, and the list of ways that digital solutions can improve health outcomes and cut costs is endless: technology is used to improve consumer engagement, identify patients who are at risk of events like a heart attack, and increasingly to help different parts of the healthcare system to talk to each other. But when technology falls short of its promise, it can ad...

On this week's episode of Data Book, Chief Healthcare Executive™ spoke with Kate Cordell and Ken Knecht, cofounders of Opeeka. We discussed how their Person-Centered Intelligence Solution can help children and their families better manage and coordinate mental health services across multiple agencies. We also talked about how this tool can improve the workload of physicians, emergency department s...

On this week's episode of Data Book, Chief Healthcare Executive™ spoke with Tanvi Abbhi and Nora Zetsche, MD, cofounders of Veta Health, a remote patient monitoring (RPM) platform designed to improve disease management capabilities for patients with chronic diseases. We discussed how this platform works and how it can impact conditions for patients and providers. We also talked about the pandemic’...

On this week's episode of Data Book, Chief Healthcare Executive™ spoke with Peter Urbanowicz, managing director and co-head of Alvarez and Marsal’s Healthcare Industry Group. We discussed the FDA’s recent shift in priorities to address supply chain issues, device shortages, and the backlog of drug approvals as well as how technology can help. We also talked about how hospitals are handling these i...

On this week's episode of Data Book, Chief Healthcare Executive™ spoke with Sundar Kamak, global head of manufacturing at Ivalua. We discussed some of the current supply chain issues that have manifested during the pandemic and how technology can help solve them. We also talked about why these issues are persisting despite life in the Unites States beginning to return to normal.

On this week's episode of Data Book, Chief Healthcare Executive™ spoke with Kaveh Safavi, MD, JD, global health lead of Accenture Health. We discussed some of the results from Accenture’s 2021 Digital Health Tech Vision Report showing how the COVID-19 pandemic has forced healthcare organizations to adopt new technologies. We also talked about these technologies are influencing patient care and the...

On this week's episode of Data Book, Chief Healthcare Executive™ spoke with Leslie Trigg, CEO of Outset, the creator of Tablo, a home-based dialysis machine that incorporates cloud-computing technology. We discussed how these machines work, why they would be attractive to patients, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the demand for these machines. We also talked about the potential for home...

On this week's episode of Data Book, Chief Healthcare Executive™ spoke with Alan Payne, chief information officer at Sensyne Health. We discussed some of the major ethical concerns experts have regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. We also talked about how these issues can impact quality of care and what healthcare organizations can do to help avoid them.

On this week's episode of Data Book, Chief Healthcare Executive™ spoke with Justin Williams, CEO of Noteworth. We discussed Noteworth’s recent partnership with Geisinger and the development of ConnectedCare365, a predictive analytics tool aimed at aiding physicians and patients with chronic disease management. We also talked about how this technology has the potential to help other patient populat...

On this week's episode of Data Book, Chief Healthcare Executive™ spoke with Carol McCall, chief health analytics officer with ClosedLoop.ai. We discussed the recent AI Health Outcomes Challenge conducted by CMS and how ClosedLoop.ai was able to stand out from the crowd and win. We also talked about what physicians and healthcare administrators should look out for when deciding to implement artific...

On this week's episode of Data Book, Chief Healthcare Executive™ spoke with Waqaas Al-Siddiq, PhD, founder and CEO of Biotricity. We discussed how telehealth and remote patient monitoring will help shape health care going forward and what challenges lay ahead. We also talked about how the Biden administration’s American Rescue Plan has impacted these health care technologies and what efforts are b...

Scott Giordano, JD, from Spirion, discusses how data collection on smartphones raises security issues for consumers’ health care data and whether COVID-19 vaccine passports will truly be capable of keeping our data safe.

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Tara Vail, chief growth officer of HST Pathways, discusses the lack of EHRs at ambulatory surgery centers and the challenges to adoption.

Brian Wayling, assistant vice president of telehealth services at Intermountain Healthcare, discusses use of the technology and a partnership with Amwell.

Ryan Ribeira, M.D., M.P.H., co-founder and CEO of SimX, talks to Chief Healthcare Executive about all things virtual reality in healthcare.

Chief Healthcare Executive associate editor Samara Rosenfeld speaks with Blessing Health's virtual health coordinator, Rose Ghattas, R.N., about how the health system is using virtual care during the pandemic and how other healthcare executives could do the same.

Lora Swenson, business manager at KU MedWest, discusses how a text message platform improves workflows and patient satisfaction.

Niko Skievaski, president and co-founder of Redox, discusses the new HHS interoperability rules, how health systems will implement them, and challenges that might present.

Janae Sharp and Dalton Ruer discuss what C-suites can do if their physicians express feelings of burnout.

Janae Sharp and Dalton Ruer discuss the culture of med school, learning about new technologies and how both affect physician burnout and the decision to enter the field.

Janae Sharp and Dalton Ruer discuss technology's role in physician burnout and common misconceptions.