Allscripts On Call: The Healthcare Podcast

As tech advances, new healthcare challenges arise along with new solutions. In their second episode, Allscripts innovation leaders Tina Joros and Erik Kins discuss how to create a culture of innovation, what resources are available to developers, and what healthcare solutions are on the horizon now.

At its core, blockchain involves a public consensus that a piece of information exists and remains the same. Brian Behlendorf, Executive Director of the Linux-based Hyperledger project, discusses blockchain in clinician credentialing, claims processing and overall healthcare transparency. For more developer and business resources, visit www.hyperledger.com. 

Blockchain begins with the basics. In this episode, recorded at HIMSS 2018, COO of Hashed Health COO Corey Todaro gives a brief primer on exactly what blockchain is and how organizations are already using it in healthcare. For more discussion on current uses and future ideas, visit chat.hashedhealth.com and join the Hashed Collective community.

Cmdr. Sam Schaffzin (CMS) and Thomas Novak (ONC) offer the federal perspective on how  smooth data exchange and multi-level preparedness are essential in responding to state and national emergencies – and how health systems and community organizations can participate in the response. Recorded at HIMSS 2018. References in episode:  “From Katrina to Wildfires: Leveraging Tech in Disaster Response”  (Karen DeSalvo & Christine Petrin, Health Affairs 11-7-17); the National Response Framework

For clinicians, overwhelming task loads disrupt the work of caring for patients – patient experiences can suffer as a result. Shari Erickson, driver of the American College of Physicians “Patients Before Paperwork” initiative, discusses learnings and solutions she’s found in her work to help clinicians manage task loads and reconnect with patients. Share your own best practices and solutions at the ACP’s Patients Before Paperwork site, or find tools at the Physician Satisfaction and Professional Wellbeing page.

From hurricanes to system outages, health information exchange systems prepare healthcare communities for any crisis. Dan Porreca, Executive Director of HEALTHeLINK, discusses how local HIEs and health systems build networks on personal trust and knowledge, sharing data that’s needed the most at the time. More at the Strategic Health Information Exchange Collaborative (SHIEC) and the HEALTHeLINK site. Recorded at HIMSS 2018. 

Blockchain technology offers potential for unprecedented information tracking across the continuum of care. In this episode, recorded at HIMSS 2018, VitalHub CEO Dan Matlow discusses how innovations in blockchain can enable organizations to strengthen mental healthcare and improve patient safety and wellness across care episodes.

In this episode recorded at HIMSS 2018, thought leader Justin Barnes (HIMSS EHR, Justin Barnes Advisors) discusses the way forward for organizations achieving value-based care. Keep learning on Barnes’ show This Just In Radio, or follow #HIThinkTank on social media for value-based care best practices and more.

Today’s consumers exist in a world of cloud-based services. As patients become consumers themselves, healthcare must deliver the service they're used to experiencing. In this episode, Allscripts Client Delivery Leader Lisa Khorey speaks to healthcare’s upcoming shift to the cloud and its benefits to both patients and providers. Tune in to learn how the cloud is becoming the way to go in healthcare, when to make the move to cloud and how to prepare for a smooth transition.

In this start to our series on opioids, Dr. Michael Blackman discusses the trends and history that created the crisis situation today, what it looks like for individual clinicians, and how to manage prescriptions appropriately. Further episodes to come.

What's changing for EMRAM in 2018? Philip Bradley of HIMSS Analytics discusses what operational maturity means for healthcare organizations right now. Learn how to become Stage 6 or 7 organization this year, and how to be validated 2018. Part Two of a two-part series.

In this segment from Allscripts’ “The New Normal: How to Thrive”, futurist Jeff Goldsmith describes how healthcare organizations today can empower themselves to grow. To hear the full webinar, which includes insights from Allscripts SVP Steve LaLonde, visit https://allscripts-2.wistia.com/medias/3humdhnagu.   

As healthcare organizations incorporate new tech, they grow toward operational maturity, becoming interoperable and open in sharing cross-functional data. Philip Bradley of HIMSS Analytics defines maturity models for healthcare and the global trends shaping EMRAM (Electronic Medical Adoption Models). Part One of a two-part series.

Information on genomics and genetics is more plentiful than ever. Patients can easily access it themselves. But what does this information mean, and how is it used at the point of care? Dr. Joel Diamond (CMO, 2bPrecise) describes how information technology is changing the genomic approach of researchers, clinicians and patients alike. Interviewer Cassie Khorey.

Blockchain tech is very new, and its possibilities are endless. Here Futurist Garry Golden describes some early players in the space and opportunities to leverage blockchain, particularly in health IT, as it continues to develop. Part Two of a two-part series.