First they targeted generic drugs. Now a group of hospitals wants to build a better digital health marketplace
It’s one of the biggest market failures in modern medicine. The lack of a widely shared data language is effectively blocking adoption of innumerable software applications designed to make health care cheaper, more effective, and personal.STAT News
How Geisinger made governance a key to its digital transformation
At HIMSS21, the health system’s chief innovation officer will discuss with a top consultant how its Digital Transformation Office provided centralized governance and smoothed the way for more effective enterprise-wide technology decisions. Healthcare IT News
Cyberattacks, telehealth, and AI
Tuesday, June 7, 2021 Issue 117 This past week, I spoke at an event where the discussion focused on the evolving threat landscape for cyberattacks in healthcare. As recent incidents with Scripps Health and others have shown, a business can literally grind to a halt when hit with a ransomware attack. These incidents have even […]
Quest Diagnostics strikes deal with pathology AI startup Paige
Quest Diagnostics and Paige, a spinoff of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, will work together to develop cancer-detection software for pathologists and oncologists Modern Healthcare
Tips to Improve Email Security for Your Healthcare Practice
Webinar Recording Recorded February 24, 2021 Tips to Improve Email Security for Your Healthcare Practice Today, using only a password to protect your email is not enough. Hackers are getting smarter, and your practice could be one click away from an email data breach. Adopt these five tips to secure your practice. https://youtu.be/o2L-Ig0R1wM In 2019, […]
A Healthcare Digital Transformation Podcast
The end of the beginning?
April 27, 2020 The subject line this week is a nod to Winston Churchill’s assessment of an early British victory in WW2. The war would go on for another four years. My favorite read this week is this long-form piece by Bill Gates that summarizes the scientific efforts to find a vaccine for COVID-19, and […]
Digital front door – just a start for digital transformation
Just the start: The Digital Front Door and the Journey of Digital Transformation – Diana Nole, Chief Executive Officer, Wolters Kluwer Health Our recent guest on The Big Unlock podcast was Diana Nole, CEO of Wolters Kluwer Health. In the podcast, Diana discusses the healthcare business of Wolters Kluwer Health, evidence-based expert solutions, and digital transformation’s […]
Coronavirus conversations
March 23, 2020 Starting this week, I am doing a series of podcast interviews with healthcare IT leaders who are now in the spotlight as key enablers of an effective response to the coronavirus pandemic. I hope our readers and listeners find the information useful. My first guest is John Kravitz, CIO of Geisinger Health […]
Enhancing traditional care models through digital means
Enhancing traditional care models through digital means – Angela Yochem, EVP, Chief Digital and Technology Officer, Novant Health Listen to the full conversation Our guest on the 37th episode of The Big Unlock podcast was Angela Yochem, EVP, Chief Digital and Technology Officer of Novant Health, a $5.5 billion nonprofit integrated healthcare provider network. Angela […]
