I feel fortunate to have had an opportunity over the last 20 years to witness the ever-evolving landscape that shapes the American Healthcare system. With all our complexities and highly regulated environment, it is hard to keep up with the changes that structure how all the stakeholders collaborate to deliver the best health outcomes for […]
“If you didn’t document it, it didn’t happen.” It’s a popular saying in the healthcare industry, and it helps illustrate why documentation is important in healthcare. In few other industries is thorough, efficient documentation as essential as in the healthcare field, as inadequate record keeping could result in claims denials, lower productivity, lawsuits, and even […]
Most faxed patient data cannot be used immediately — until someone performs a manual task In today’s healthcare landscape, the integration of cutting-edge technologies like natural language processing (NLP) and artificial intelligence (AI) is proving to be pivotal for streamlining and automating cumbersome clinical workflows. Intel’s former Chief Data Scientist, Bob Rogers, in collaboration with […]
In today’s rapidly expanding healthcare technology space, it’s easy to assume that cutting-edge technology is universally accessible. However, the reality is far from that. Disparities in health equity are fueled because advanced technology is not evenly distributed across healthcare settings. Achieving health equity goes beyond merely treating all patients the same; it involves providing access […]
For too long, the healthcare industry has focused on how well healthcare organizations can exchange data with one another—not on how easily the data can be digested by the recipient without a significant amount of manual labor. As an executive focused on healthcare IT strategy and policy, I’m beginning to see a lot of federal […]
