Bill Siwicki
To hold this hot new position, executives must have a very diverse set of skills. They must encompass clinical and artificial intelligence, though there need not be a balance, says UC San Diego Health Chief Health AI Officer Dr. Karandeep Singh.
The Revenue Cycle Management Technology Adoption Model from HFMA and FinThrive generates insights and optimizes technology investments. Kim Waters, an RCM consultant at CereCore, offers a comprehensive look at the tool.
Eric Jimenez of New Mexico's Artesia General Hospital also discusses the value of optimizing current systems over rip and replace and facilitating social determinants of health data capture.
The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine did a controlled test and showed the odds of infection-related readmissions were decreased in the RTM group by 76% at 30 days, 80% at 60 days and 68% at 90 days.
Oklahoma Heart Hospital CIO David Miles and his team made it through in one piece. He offers tips for those facing an electronic health record switch, discusses staff resistance – and talks about what it takes to successfully work with a consulting firm.
Improving the care experience through technology is at the core of the cardiovascular center's values, says its CIO – who describes how the two-hospital system uses patient feedback to focus on optimal care delivery, and has the accolades to prove it.
Among other wins, St. Luke's University Health Network has reduced length of stay for patients going to post-acute facilities by 0.3 days. This decrease translates into significant bed availability and improved patient throughput.
What's more, the 2024 Compass Survey from symplr finds that 85% of clinicians say they lose more than an hour each day to administrative tasks – time that could be used for patient care if the right technology was in place.
Cybersecurity In Focus
A cybersecurity CEO offers advice on tactics healthcare CISOs and CIOs should use to protect sensitive telehealth data, and how providers can adopt a proactive security stance specific to virtual care.
