In this episode of This Week in Health Tech, we welcome Ryan Neaves, VP, Care Applications from Novant Health, and Laura O’Tool, President, Santa Rosa Consulting. We focus on test automation for Electronic Health Record systems and also for digital testing of mobile and web applications. As some wise person noted, there is never enough…
Read MoreIn this episode of TWIHT we focus on the ONC’s Cures Act Final act which is all about “Empowering Patients with Their Health Record in a Modern Health IT Economy”.The ONC Cures Act Final Rule implements interoperability requirements outlined in the Cures Act. Vik and Jimmy jump into the details about how this Act helps…
Read MoreIn this episode of This Week in Health Tech, Vik and Jimmy focus on telehealth experience and making changes to provide an optimal user experience for providers and patients. Like it or not, this pandemic has pushed telehealth to the forefront and usage has gone up more than a hundred percent. Vik flips the script…
Read MoreIn the latest episode of This Week in Health Tech we welcome Tony Welch, Senior VP and Chief Human Resources Officer, Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.Vik mentions that actually, Tony Welch hired him in his first hospital job, at Hardin Memorial Health in Kentucky. We jump into the COVID-19 situation and how it has affected remote…
Read MoreWe welcome Laura O’Toole with Santa Rosa Consulting Inc. in this episode of This Week in Health Tech and she presents a very candid and insightful view on the current healthcare crisis and how to be better prepared for the future.We start out with the introduction of Laura and Santa Rosa Consulting, a healthcare-focused company.Vik…
Read MoreIn this episode of TWIHT, Vik and Jimmy comment on security and privacy in this new normal of COVID-19 crisis. We start by talking about the latest in health tech. Vik talks about digital strategy: telehealth, AI, mobile apps, and how healthcare systems in the middle of the COVID-19 crisis are having to figure out…
Read MoreIn this episode of TWIHT, Vik and Jimmy talk about readiness post pandemic. They comment about planning and changes healthcare organizations will need to make to incorporate tools and workflows to be better prepared for next pandemic. Vik provides examples of tools being used at Cleveland Clinic and other leading healthcare organizations.They comment about the…
Read MoreA very exciting packed episode with Unmesh Srivastava in this episode of TWIHT.Unmesh introduces P3 Health Partners, a health population management group that wants to shift the industry’s focus from managing illness to cultivating wellness.Unmesh manages everything digital at P3 in his role as CTO at P3. We start out with understanding the timing of…
Read MoreWe welcome John Marchica, CEO, Darwin Research. Darwin Research. Darwin Research provides research and subject matter expertise for health systems, #ACOs, Payers, Home Health, #Pharmaceuticals, and more. John introduces Darwin Research and then discusses the current coronavirus numbers in Arizona. John indicates that current #research and surveys are tough because the #COVID-19 situation is very…
Read MoreVik and Jimmy welcome Alan Shoebridge, Director of Marketing, Salinas Valley Memorial Health System. Jared, founder of shiftforwardhealth.com introduced Alan to Vik and we give a shout out to Jared at the beginning of the podcast. We start out with the introduction of Alan and the current state in California with the COVID-19 crisis. SVMH…
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