Healthcare IT Today

For the 41st episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about the new digital front doors of healthcare. We previously introduced the idea of the 2 new digital front doors of healthcare. Needless to say, we think this is a really important topic to be discussing and ensuring we each understand as the healthcare […]

For the 40th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about healthcare inequality. Sadly, there are a whole lot of directions we could have taken this discussion and so we’ll no doubt discuss it more in the future. If there’s something we didn’t discuss in this episode that you think we should, let us […]

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. […]

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 health IT with the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode we talk about […]

For the 37th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about how to better enable your Remote Workforce. Plus, in a first for our podcast, we have a guest host, Susmit Pal, Healthcare Field Director at Dell Technologies. It was great to have Susmit Pal join as guest host so he could share his […]

For the 36th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about Nurses! This month is Nurses month and so we thought what better way to celebrate nurses than to make it the topic of our show. Nurses are such an important part of our healthcare system and they often don’t get the credit they […]

For the 35th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about What We’ll Need for the 2nd Wave of the Pandemic. The inspiration for this episode came from the following graphic that shared one perspective on the various “waves” healthcare will see during the coronavirus. As our friends and colleagues brave the font lines, […]

For the 34th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about Permanent Changes to Healthcare Because of COVID-19. Is anything in healthcare the same since COVID-19? Ok, that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but the healthcare world has definitely been turned upside down thanks to COVID-19. Regulations have been relaxed. Reimbursements for things like […]

For the 33rd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about technologies that are in the spotlight because of COVID-19. Would you imagine us talking about anything but COVID-19? Be sure to check out all our coverage of COVID-19 and health technology. In this episode, Colin and I wanted to dive into a number […]

For the 32nd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about Patient Communication and Telehealth Greenspace. Who would have known when we recorded this on March 2, 2020 that this topic would become so important thanks to COVID-19. Please take that into account when listening to this episode though. No doubt a lot has […]

For the 31st episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re doing a preview of the upcoming HIMSS 2020 Annual conference happening in Orlando. For those not familiar with the event, it brings together 40-50k people from the health IT community and around 1300 health IT vendors. You can find Healthcare IT Today at HIMSS20 at […]

For the 30th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re doing another edition of Buy or Sell. For those not familiar with this format, we’ll offer up some health IT assertion and then Colin and John will discuss whether they’re buying or selling that assertion and why. In this edition of Buy or Sell we’ll […]

For the 29th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about healthcare consumerism and if it’s Good for Business and Bad for Health? This was an appropriate topic coming out of the massive (ie. 170,000 people) CES conference in Las Vegas where they have an exhibit hall full of consumer focused digital health solutions. […]

For the 28th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re trying out a new segment called 5 SURPRISE questions. In this segment Colin will ask John 5 questions and John will ask Colin 5 questions, but neither person knows what the other is going to ask until they ask it. Given that the questions were […]

For the 27th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re making predictions as to what you should expect to see in health IT in 2020. Last episode, it was fun to look back at the past decade of health IT. In this episode, Colin and John take a look forward and make some 2020 predictions […]

For the 26th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, and we’re taking a look back at the last decade of Health IT. Hard to believe that it’s almost 2020, but as we enter the new decade join us as we look back. Another decade is almost in the books and so we take a look […]

For the 25th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, and we’re asking the question “Do You Trust Google with Patient Data?” This ripped from the headlines topic is a challenging one with a lot of complexities. For those who missed the news, Google Health has been working with Ascension Health on a number of health […]

For the 24th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, and we’re talking about the health data myths and realities. The collection of health data is happening everywhere. Many organizations are realizing how much value is stored in health data and they’re treating it as an asset for their organization. What does this mean for healthcare? […]

For the 23rd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re asking the question Are Medical Groups Still Viable? This is a big question with a lot of nuance. However, everyone agrees that the medical group is being hit by a lot of pressures to consolidate. Not the least of which is hospitals and health systems […]

For the 22nd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re asking the question Is Consumerism the Elephant in the Room? The discussion of consumerism in healthcare is a tricky one. Many patients wonder why their healthcare experience is so different than their consumer experience. Other patients don’t want to be called consumers since they don’t […]