HIMSSCast
HIMSS Media
HIMSSCast is a podcast produced by the HIMSS Media editorial team behind Healthcare IT News, MobiHealthNews, and Healthcare Finance News. In each episode, our editors are joined by special guests from around the health tech industry to discuss major news stories or trends in the space. The aim of the show is to add depth, analysis and color to our ongoing coverage of the digital health, health tech and healthcare finance realms, as well as to facilitate lively conversations about hot health tech topics.
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Sep 23, 2022 • 2min
Top Stories: UnitedHealth Group, Change merger to continue; Doctors’ burnout rate spiked with pandemic
The merger will combine the owner of the nation’s largest health insurer and one of the nation's largest electronic data interchange clearinghouses.
Sep 23, 2022 • 10min
Data challenges with ACA Community Health Needs Assessments – and solutions
Michael A. Stoto, PhD, professor emeritus in the Department of Health Management and Policy at the School of Health at Georgetown University, discusses what every health IT leader needs to know about these Affordable Care Act mandates.
Sep 16, 2022 • 2min
Top Stories: Homeland Security reverses Trump-era ‘public charge’ rule; FBI sets sights on vulnerable medical devices
The DHS final rule applies to non-citizens requesting admission to the U.S. or applying for a green card from within the country.
Sep 16, 2022 • 23min
California makes strides toward statewide health information exchange
With a new mandate looming, Timi Leslie of Connecting for Better Health explains how Golden State stakeholders are working on the huge project of building an info exchange infrastructure for providers, payers and public health agencies.
Sep 9, 2022 • 12min
A solid patient experience strategy will help offset high acuity costs
Patients need to see their hospitals as their full continuum of care providers, says Duane Fitch, healthcare partner for Plante Moran.
Sep 2, 2022 • 28min
Ensuring diversity in clinical trials – how technology can help
Praduman "PJ" Jain, CEO of Vibrent Health and a principal investigator of the NIH All of Us Research Program, talks about patient engagement and more.
Aug 26, 2022 • 18min
Offering better post-surgery care via a tech platform
“We can engage patients when engagement needs to happen,” says Andrew Lovewell, CEO Columbia Orthopaedic Group.
Aug 19, 2022 • 19min
A weapon to fight the opioid crisis
David Bucciferro, vice chair of the Electronic Health Record Association and co-chair of the association's Opioid Crisis Task Force, explains how electronic records make a difference.
Aug 15, 2022 • 20min
Automation Anywhere Presents: Debunking the Top Five Healthcare Automation Myths
An explosion of data within healthcare coupled with new regulatory requirements are adding pressure to the already overworked medical industry. Automation can relieve many of these pressures – but some are hesitant to implement these solutions due to preconceived opinions. In this podcast, Dr. Yan Chow, Global Healthcare Leader at Automation Anywhere, will unpack the top five myths associated with automation in healthcare to help you overcome implementation barriers within your organization.
Aug 12, 2022 • 14min
Communities must be engaged at the ground level for health equity to work
What’s needed is communication, education and access, says Dr. Cheryl Rucker-Whitaker.
