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For the 121st episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are taking a little inspiration from TikTok's Adventures In Aardia (@adventuresinaardia). 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 what we will be talking about. So join us as we roll a d10 (that's a ten-sided die...

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 we discuss our worries about the potential decline in telehealt...

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 healthcare or any other industry. Then we move from the organization to the...

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 have with them and looking at all of the good they put out int...

For the 117th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are diving into the Facebook pixel breach! 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 we share ways healthcare organizations can navigate around these privacy requirements. And to finish off the episode, we debate whether t...

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 want to find out what they are you'll just have to listen to find out. That's right! There's no sneak-peek pre...

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 have seen AI doing in healthcare. But AI can't be the answer for everything, so we also discuss what areas of healthcar...

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 lacking from the spring 2023 conferences. And to finish off this episode, we go int...

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 will happen with each one in the future.  Plus, enjoy all the "Hit" or "Miss" baseball references...

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 HIMSS. Next, we share what we are the most excited for this week. And lastly, we give out our recommendations on how...

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 do the same with employee experience management. Lastly, we take...

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 most excited about for this conference. Next we discuss how ViVE is going to be different from HIMSS. And lastly, as sea...

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 got a number of hot topics for this episode included TEFCA, QHINs, Homecare, Healthcare Workforce, and hospital...

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 the questions. We asked ChatGPT the following question “Can you come up with 4 questions for...

For the 107th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are diving deep into generative AI 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 in. Next, we discuss how people's trust in healthcare may or may not change based on generative AI. Lastly, we debate if generative...

For the 106th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are discussing Internet of Medical Things (IoMT)! First we analyze what IoMT makes us think of. 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 for healthcare organizations. And lastly, we debate on the impact IoMT has on security and privacy.

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 be in 2023. Next we debate whether this will finally be the year that patients needs are met or signifi...

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 2022. Then, we share what we thought was the most surprising trend in health IT. And in that light, we also share what topic we wished...

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, we take a look outward to discuss which company's event marketing e...

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 dive into the barriers that are present in the field of digital transformation and the effect they'...

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. So join us in our latest round of debate on some possible upcoming trends and topics in Health IT.

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.

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, we discuss what organizations to look out for when it comes to phys...

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 way forward. We first dive into the widespread and painful issues that exist in he...

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 next two years. Then we get into the technology solution...