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Ready for 5G?
In this episode of This Week in Health Tech, Vik and Jimmy comment on the impact of 5G on healthcare. We discuss the differences between 4G and 5G wireless networks. 5G availability will increase through 2020 and it is crucial for healthcare systems to be ready for upcoming changes. Specifically, with telemedicine, remote monitoring, transmit…
Read More24 – Successful Practice Manager = Successful Practice
Many great sports professionals led their teams to championships as players but were unable to coach a team when they didn’t star. Likewise, a practice administrator could be incredibly detail-oriented and organized but ultimately fail without coaching to fill gaps in social skills and managerial style. Cheryl Toth, a consultant for Karen Zupko & Associates…
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Interoperability 2.0 with Niko Skievaski
The interoperability promise of a shared, longitudinal medical record has so far focused on connecting health systems to each other. With the growing investment and constant new entrants of SDOH solution vendors, a new wave of interoperability…
Read MoreWearables and Healthcare
In this episode of This Week in Health Tech, Vik and Jimmy discuss the growing trend of wearables in healthcare. They discuss the challenge of providers trusting wearable data and transferring wearable meaningful data to providers without overwhelming clinical staff. We also discuss how will wearables help employers and insurers, but there is a legitimate concern for…
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Headwinds Impacting the Shift to Value-Based Care with Kyle Swarts and Dr. Matt Lambert
Health systems have been working hard to lay the foundation for taking on a larger case mix of value-based contracts. 75% of health systems surveyed said they are ready to accept downside risk in the next two years, up from 42% in 2015. As health…
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence (AI) in Healthcare – Part 1
In this part 1 of AI discussion on This Week in Health Tech, Jimmy and Vik comment on AI trends in Healthcare. Discussion of AI influence on wait times, health organization efficiency, and more importantly improving patient outcomes. We don’t know how we ended up with a comparison of AI in StartCraft game and healthcare, but…
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