

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.
Episodes
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Jun 13, 2024 • 15min
HIMSSCast: HIMSS’ NursePitch™ initiative encourages nurse-led innovation
2024 winner Ilana Borkenstein shares advice for nurse entrepreneurs

Jun 7, 2024 • 17min
TigerConnect presents: Give patients’ families a window into their child’s care
How real-time messaging helps one hospital keep families connected

Jun 7, 2024 • 25min
HIMSSCast: Advancing FHIR exchange to improve prescribing at the VA
Using the FHIR standard can help organizations like the VA connect rapidly to drug data, paving the way for real-time surveillance that is improving patient safety and identifying adverse events tied to medication.

Jun 3, 2024 • 22min
Concord Technologies presents: Don’t Swing for the Fences: How to Implement AI in a Way That is Practical
Deploying AI for document management drives operational efficiencies

May 31, 2024 • 13min
HIMSSCast: Where smaller health systems can start with AI
Brent T. Hoard, a partner at Troutman Pepper and artificial intelligence expert, advises smaller hospitals and health systems on where to begin - most likely with a vendor.

May 24, 2024 • 19min
HIMSSCast: Challenges and opportunities for home care
Rising demand and shrinking budgets, including CMS’ 2.89% slash last year, challenge the homecare industry.

May 17, 2024 • 14min
HIMSSCast: The implications of Biden's executive order
EO marks the first significant step to ensure critical protocols are in place to protect safety and privacy in the new world of AI.

May 10, 2024 • 20min
HIMSSCast: How allergies and asthma affect patients, the ER and hospital finances
About 80 million Americans are affected by seasonal allergies.

May 3, 2024 • 12min
Fresnius Kabi presents: Redesigning infusion therapy to ease nurses’ documentation burden
Smart Ivenix pumps address critical challenges of infusion delivery

May 3, 2024 • 11min
HIMSSCast: Eliciting the greatest value from an EHR
Joncé Smith, senior executive strategic advisory consultant at Stoltenberg Consulting, talks assessing the current state of EHRs, new version upgrade best practices, enhancing EHR functionality, and the best way to train staff on optimal EHR utilization.