Healthcare Strategies

Rural and small healthcare entities face the same cyber threats as the nation's largest health systems, but often lack the tools to combat them in the same way. From funding scarcity to workforce shortages, rural healthcare organizations must balance the need for an effective cybersecurity program with ongoing operational constraints. How can rural healthcare providers manage risk while understaff...

Revenue cycle management is rife with data issues and automatable processes--making it ripe for AI implementation. How can providers use AI tools to reduce their revenue cycle management workload?   Featuring: Jacqueline LaPointe , executive editor, lead editor on Rev Cycle Management, Xtelligent Anuja Vaidya , senior editor on Virtual Healthcare, Xtelligent   In today’s episode, we’ll cover… The...

As virtual nursing programs transform healthcare delivery, discover how this digital revolution is leveraging technology and human expertise to address widespread staffing shortages while enhancing both the patient and provider experience. Explore how hospitals and health systems are currently using virtual nurses, the successes they have already had and how the trend will evolve in the next five...

FDA’s removal of GLP-1 drugs from the shortage list ends supplemental compounding, shifting patient access back to branded semaglutide and tirzepatide. Featuring: Sara Heath , executive editor, Xtelligent Healthcare Alivia Kaylor , senior editor of Pharma Life Sciences, Xtelligent Healthcare In today’s episode, we’ll cover… The end of GLP-1 compounding creates a significant access barrier for mill...

Street medicine is taking off in cities nationwide as part of the industry's effort to address a rampant housing insecurity crisis and boost population health. Driven by mobile medical units outfitted to look more like primary care offices, these street medicine teams are moving unhoused individuals to better health and preparing them for stable, supportive housing. But street medicine programs ar...

The first 100 days of the second Trump presidency were marked by new, wide-ranging tariffs and executive orders along with workforce cuts and leadership changes. What are the immediate and long-term impacts of these shifts? And how has the healthcare industry responded?   Featuring: Alivia Kaylor , senior editor for Pharma Life Sciences at Xtelligent Jacqueline LaPointe , executive editor of Edito...

Fortra, the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Health-ISAC), and Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit teamed up to combat abuse of Cobalt Strike, a legitimate adversary simulation tool that cyberthreat actors have taken a liking to. The collaborative efforts resulted in an 80% reduction in unauthorized copies of Cobalt Strike observed in the wild. What does this success story say about the...

The Connecticut Poison Control Center receives on average a hundred calls a day and operates 24/7. To handle such an immense workload, the Center relies on one tool to sustain and improve its emergency response: the state's health information exchange (HIE), Connie. How does this HIE help the Center save lives? Listen to find out! Featuring: Suzanne Doyon, MD , medical director of the Connecticut...

The healthcare industry has been shifting from fee-for-service to value-based care and payment for decades now with not much to show for it as a whole. How can employers and other healthcare purchasers achieve value amid soaring costs and worsening disease burden?   Featuring: Shawn Gremminger, president and CEO of the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions   In today's episode, we w...

HIMSS25 ran from March 3-6 in Las Vegas, Nevada. It attracted thousands of industry leaders and featured a predominant theme: artificial intelligence. How did the industry approach this topic in 2025, and what surprising talking points arose? Featuring: Rebecca Pifer , senior reporter at Healthcare Dive In today’s episode, we’ll cover… The evolution of the AI conversation in healthcare AI governan...

It is easy to get swept up in the AI hype. But healthcare leaders cannot afford to lose sight of their true priorities when evaluating AI solutions. How has this technology influenced healthcare leadership styles? Featuring: Brian Spisak , senior partner and chief people and communication officer at Csuite Growth Advisors; program director of AI and leadership at the National Preparedness Leadersh...

AI can have a negative effect on the environment, largely due to increased electricity consumption. How should that shape when and where AI is used in healthcare, if at all? Featuring: Manijeh ('Mani') Berenji, MD, MPH , associate clinical professor of environmental and occupational health at the University of California Irvine School of Medicine and School of Public Health In today’s episode, we’...

Some might balk at the idea that a healthcare system would struggle to gather social determinants of health data in 2025. But for a rural healthcare system where every employee already fulfills multiple roles and the workforce is stretched thin, collecting this data can feel impossible to add to the workflow. Today's guest shares how to make this impossible task more possible for rural healthcare....

Many have postulated that AI could solve--or, at least, bring us closer to solving--the clinician burnout crisis stemming from EHR adoption. But what use cases for AI integration into EHRs are the most ideal? Featuring: Sean McGunigal , Director of Artificial Intelligence at Epic In today's episode, we cover The ideal use cases for AI and EHR integration Metrics and KPIs for AI success How scalabi...

AI innovation requires patient data in order to develop accurate models that can bolster healthcare functions. But, legally, there is only so much one can do with protected health information. How should healthcare organizations walk the line between innovation and privacy? This conversation was recorded at HIMSS25. Featuring: Adam Greene , partner at Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP In this episode, we...

Healthcare organizations dodge cyberattacks daily, even from service providers with multiple degrees of separation. What if there was a standard way to prioritize cybersecurity actions across the healthcare sector so that organizations can know their risk level and be more prepared? The Health Sector Coordinating Council (HSCC) Cybersecurity Working Group is working on something that might do just...

Despite decades of advancements in reproductive health, male contraception methods remain limited to condoms or vasectomies. This leaves few options for those seeking alternatives and leaves women shouldering the physical and hormonal burdens of birth control. Today, with 85% of men aged 18–45 actively seeking new family planning solutions, the demand for a long-acting, reversible alternative is g...

The Change Healthcare cyberattack had widespread, unprecedented impacts across the healthcare sector in February 2024 and beyond. What has the sector learned since, and are providers better equipped to handle a similar incident today? Featuring: Errol Weiss , chief security officer at the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Health-ISAC) In this episode, we'll cover Systemic security ch...

The public outcry against health insurers intensified after the shooting of a UnitedHealthcare CEO. What trends are driving Americans' dissatisfaction with payers and can payers recover the public's trust? Featuring: Jacqueline LaPointe , executive editor at Xtelligent Healthcare In today’s episode, we’ll cover… Trends in claim denials The driving factors behind payers' denials The role of artific...

Social determinants of health (SDOH) play a critical role in health outcomes, but standardized SDOH data collection is lacking. How is NCQA driving standardization through national SDOH quality measures?   Featuring: Rachel Harrington , PhD, AVP of health equity sciences, NCQA Adrianna Nava , PhD, MPA, applied research scientist, NCQA   In today’s episode, we’ll cover… Updates to NCQA’s SDOH quali...

AI has officially transcended buzzword status, with healthcare continuously diving deeper into its uses and applications. But as technology continues to proliferate healthcare, experts eye questions about the effects on patient experience and the industry's overall push for more patient-centered care. In this episode, we explore those questions and discuss how healthcare can embrace AI as a leadin...

Sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data is key for improving health outcomes among sexual and gender minority (SGM) patients. How can healthcare organizations effectively navigate challenges -- like bias and discrimination -- to improve SOGI data collection? Featuring: Carey Candrian, PhD , associate professor of medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and a 2024 Healt...

2025 promises to be an interesting year in healthcare with many possibilities, challenges and unknowns. A few of our editorial staff members got together to discuss the trends we will be watching in the new year, from telehealth flexibilities to artificial intelligence guardrails, and from employers' cost-cutting efforts to the future of reproductive health. Featuring:  Shania Kennedy , assistant...

As the reproductive health landscape continues to evolve, access to contraception and prescriptions for contraception are increasingly critical tools for preventing unplanned pregnancies. In some states, pharmacists at retail pharmacies can play a critical role in contraceptive access by providing counseling and prescriptions for some birth control methods. Featuring: Dr. Mollie Scott , a pharmaci...

The future of telehealth policy remains uncertain, with pandemic-era regulatory flexibilities set to expire by the end of the year, barring Congressional action. What is holding Congress back from extending or solidifying these flexibilities, and will those concerns influence telehealth legislation in 2025? Featuring: Darryl Roberts , Vice President of Health Informatics at RELI Group In today's e...