Healthcare IT Today John Lynn and Colin Hung

For the 140th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast we are talking about the Change Healthcare ransomware attack. To kick this episode off, we share our insights on what has happened in the two months since the attack. Then we discuss whether or not we think this will be the inciting incident for healthcare organizations to wake up about their security. Next, we debate on whether or not this attack will have an impact on how healthcare organizations are approaching RCM. Lastly, we end this episode by sharing our thoughts on what we believe the long-term impact will be.



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For the 139th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast we are talking about the patient experience! Putting patients first and focusing on the patient experience is something a lot of organizations have been talking about as a priority for a while now, but do they really mean it? We kick off this episode by diving into this topic and debating whether or not organizations truly care about the patient experience. Then we discuss what exactly the patient experience is as we share how we would each define it. Next, we take a look at provider organizations and talk about what their main focus areas are for patient experience. Lastly, we end this episode by sharing the best patient experience we've seen recently.



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For the 138th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast we are doing a recap of the recent HIMSS conference! First, we discuss the main takeaways for health IT we walked away with. Then, we talk about the companies we thought stood out at the conference. We also discuss what topics we think should have been talked about at HIMSS but weren't. Lastly, we finish our recap by sharing all our favorites from the event - favorite booth, party, session, etc.



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With the world of healthcare constantly updating and evolving, it's very easy for topics and technologies to be forgotten and left behind. Though we may forget it in the excitement of something new, these technologies don't stop being important and effective for our organizations. So for the 137th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast we are putting a spotlight on some important healthcare technologies that have fallen off the radar.



Here’s a preview of the technologies we discuss in this episode:



- Telehealth

- Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM)

- Secure Messaging

- RTLS for People and Assets



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For the 136th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast we are taking a look at the recent headlines to discuss if healthcare has become more risky due to consolidation. The first news we look at is the massive Change Healthcare breach and how the size of your organization causes major risk when security incidents happen. Then we take a look at Walgreens shutting down VillageMD and debate whether or not large companies are more likely to shut down care centers in order to make a profit with no regard for its community. Next, with the news of ChatGPT spitting out gibberish, we take a look inward to see if we've all become to reliant on large tech infrastructure. Lastly, with inspiration from Google's Gemini image generation, we discuss how small changes to AI can have large scale unintended consequences.



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For the 135th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast we are busting some myths about being a healthcare entrepreneur! First, we discuss what topics can be the hardest to accept for company founders who are new to healthcare. Then, we examine the corporate landscape with all of the recent layoffs and tight margins to see if this is a good time to start a new company. Next, we pass along advice to healthcare company founders. Lastly, we debate over what health IT companies we would start right now if we had to.



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