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For the 45th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we're talking the financial impact of COVID-19 on healthcare organizations. Plus, in this episode, we're excited to welcome a special guest host, Jon Kimerle, Head of Epic Solutions at Pure Storage.  Jon was a great guest host that brought a lot of knowledge and experience on how to handle these challenging times. Needless to say, healthcare has taken a big financial hit from COVID-19 and the shutdown of elective procedures.  In this episode, Jon Kimerle and I dive into the new financial constraints that healthcare organizations face and how it's impacting health IT leaders.  Then, we share how organizations can still drive innovation despite tightened budgets.  Finally, we look ahead to what's going to happen next as COVID-19 has forced healthcare's digital transformation. Here’s a quick preview of the topics and questions we discuss in this episode: * What pressures are healthcare organizations seeing due to budget constraints? * How is the financial situation impacting healthcare IT decision-makers? * How can organizations continue to drive innovation even as they tighten budgets? * How has COVID accelerated healthcare's digital transformation?  What do you predict will happen next?

This topic is literally ripped from the headlines as Epic’s decision to return to work hit mainstream media. They’ve since dialed it back a little, but they are still pushing to have their employees return to the office in Madison. While Epic feels strongly that their employees need to return to the office, many other companies are still embracing remote work. Leading this is many of the large tech companies. Many of them are wondering if they’ll ever return to the office. As we dive into this somewhat controversial topic, we also talk about the technologies that will enable the return to work and how this is going to impact healthcare. Here’s a quick preview of the topics we discuss in this episode: * Epic Return to Work Fiasco * The Future of Remote Work * Technologies to Assist with Return to Work * Impact on Healthcare

This topic is literally ripped from the headlines as Epic’s decision to return to work hit mainstream media. They’ve since dialed it back a little, but they are still pushing to have their employees return to the office in Madison. While Epic feels strongly that their employees need to return to the office, many other companies are still embracing remote work. Leading this is many of the large tech companies. Many of them are wondering if they’ll ever return to the office. As we dive into this somewhat controversial topic, we also talk about the technologies that will enable the return to work and how this is going to impact healthcare. Here’s a quick preview of the topics we discuss in this episode: * Epic Return to Work Fiasco * The Future of Remote Work * Technologies to Assist with Return to Work * Impact on Healthcare

For the 43rd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we're getting a few things off our chest in an episode we're calling "Healthcare Beefs."  We all have plenty of things that annoy us about healthcare, so we thought we'd take a minute to share a few (no doubt there are many) things that are bothering us.  Ok, this is one part therapy and another part informative, but hopefully you can join in and commiserate with us. Plus, at the end we ask each other some surprise questions (health IT and unrelated) to see how the other replies.

For the 43rd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we're getting a few things off our chest in an episode we're calling "Healthcare Beefs."  We all have plenty of things that annoy us about healthcare, so we thought we'd take a minute to share a few (no doubt there are many) things that are bothering us.  Ok, this is one part therapy and another part informative, but hopefully you can join in and commiserate with us. Plus, at the end we ask each other some surprise questions (health IT and unrelated) to see how the other replies.

Many parts of healthcare social media are changing quickly. With all the changes that have occurred, is Healthcare Social Media now dead? In this episode, Colin Hung and John Lynn dive into what's happening with social media and healthcare social media in particular. We also talk about where we see it going and offer any tips and strategies for those using healthcare social media. Here's a look at the topics we discuss: * Current State of Social Media * Current State of Healthcare + Social Media * Where Does Healthcare Social Media Go from Here? * Healthcare Social Media Tips & Strategies

Many parts of healthcare social media are changing quickly. With all the changes that have occurred, is Healthcare Social Media now dead? In this episode, Colin Hung and John Lynn dive into what's happening with social media and healthcare social media in particular. We also talk about where we see it going and offer any tips and strategies for those using healthcare social media. Here's a look at the topics we discuss: * Current State of Social Media * Current State of Healthcare + Social Media * Where Does Healthcare Social Media Go from Here? * Healthcare Social Media Tips & Strategies

Healthcare is experiencing the creation of two new digital front doors. One is how patients enter the healthcare system and the others is how patients digital check-in to an in-person appointment. In this episode we explore both new digital front doors: * Connecting to Care / Triage * Virtual Waiting Rooms * Not Just for Healthcare Orgs

Healthcare is experiencing the creation of two new digital front doors. One is how patients enter the healthcare system and the others is how patients digital check-in to an in-person appointment. In this episode we explore both new digital front doors: * Connecting to Care / Triage * Virtual Waiting Rooms * Not Just for Healthcare Orgs

In this episode we wanted to look at some very specific areas of healthcare inequality that have really come to light amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Not that we weren't aware of them before COVID-19, but in most cases the stories have gotten even worse amidst the crisis. Plus, we always have to splash some IT into the discussion as well. Here’s a quick preview of the healthcare inequalities we discuss in this episode: * Access to Care * Access to Digital Health * Social Determinants of Health * What Can Health IT Companies Do?

In this episode we wanted to look at some very specific areas of healthcare inequality that have really come to light amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Not that we weren't aware of them before COVID-19, but in most cases the stories have gotten even worse amidst the crisis. Plus, we always have to splash some IT into the discussion as well. Here’s a quick preview of the healthcare inequalities we discuss in this episode: * Access to Care * Access to Digital Health * Social Determinants of Health * What Can Health IT Companies Do?

For the 39th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we're talking about the retro technologies that are still popular in healthcare. We dive into why many of these technologies are still popular. Plus, we talk about how many of these "retro" technologies have evolved into something much more robust than what most people think about. Here’s a quick preview of the "retro" technologies we discuss in this episode: * Fax * Document Scanners * Pagers * Television

For the 39th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we're talking about the retro technologies that are still popular in healthcare. We dive into why many of these technologies are still popular. Plus, we talk about how many of these "retro" technologies have evolved into something much more robust than what most people think about. Here’s a quick preview of the "retro" technologies we discuss in this episode: * Fax * Document Scanners * Pagers * Television

For the 38th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we're feeling the rush. No, it's probably not what you're thinking. We're talking about this new world we live in where we had to rush all sorts of things. This is especially true in healthcare with the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode we talk about some of the places in healthcare that have been rushed and what that impact will be. We also acknowledge that the rush has some benefits as well as far as ripping through the bureaucracy that would often slow things down. If you're thinking about what all this rush is going to mean for healthcare, you'll enjoy this episode where we talk about the following: * Rushed Implementations * Rushed Training * Rushed Product Development * Rushing Into Healthcare

For the 38th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we're feeling the rush. No, it's probably not what you're thinking. We're talking about this new world we live in where we had to rush all sorts of things. This is especially true in healthcare with the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode we talk about some of the places in healthcare that have been rushed and what that impact will be. We also acknowledge that the rush has some benefits as well as far as ripping through the bureaucracy that would often slow things down. If you're thinking about what all this rush is going to mean for healthcare, you'll enjoy this episode where we talk about the following: * Rushed Implementations * Rushed Training * Rushed Product Development * Rushing Into Healthcare