Healthcare Strategies

Industry Perspectives: David Nace, MD, CMO at Innovaccer

From telemedicine platforms to electronic health records, digital transformation has revolutionized healthcare. While it has allowed for enhanced efficiency and accessibility, digital transformation is not without its challenges. David Nace, MD, CMO of Innovaccer, joins us to discuss the importance of recognizing the context of specific data, coding standards for healthcare practices, healthcare cloud innovation, and more.

Exploring the Ramifications of the Change Healthcare Cyberattack

When a ransomware attack hit Change Healthcare in February, claims processing halted for providers nationwide, causing significant operational and financial disruptions that are persisting today. Jill McKeon, associate editor at HealthITSecurity, discusses UnitedHealth Group’s response to the cyberattack, the ongoing recovery process, and what this attack means for the industry going forward.

Industry Perspectives: Nwando Anyaoku, MD, GVP, Chief Health Equity, CIO at Providence Health

How can health system leaders keep a finger on the pulse of a community effectively to connect patients with the necessary resources and improve health equity? Nwando Anyaoku, MD, GVP, Chief Health Equity and Clinical Innovation Officer at Providence Health, shares how to maintain strong community connections, incentivize providers to be aware of social determinants of health, and advance health equity through personalized care in this episode of Industry Perspectives.

Exploring Phoenix Children's in-house development of RPM apps

Remote patient monitoring (RPM) has proved effective in enhancing chronic disease management among adult and pediatric patients alike. While many health systems choose to partner with third-party digital health companies to employ RPM, Phoenix Children’s Hospital decided to develop these tools in-house. In this episode, David Higginson, the hospital's chief innovation officer, describes the pediatric-specific RPM apps, the development process, and the challenges and advantages of in-house development of digital health tools.

Industry Perspectives: Keith Duemling, Senior Director at Cleveland Clinic

Preparing for the future of technology starts with a flexible strategy. Organizations can ensure efficient strategies by emphasizing communication and collaboration, so they are evaluated from different perspectives. Keith Duemling, senior director of cybersecurity technology protection at Cleveland Clinic, shares his thoughts on the future of the cybersecurity policy space, and best practices for building cybersecurity strategies that ensure organizations are ready for future challenges.

Headlines: UHG Scrutinized As Losses Grow, Docs Warm Up to AI

UnitedHealth Group is still reviewing the impact of a Change Healthcare cybersecurity attack, providers have grown less wary of artificial intelligence, and more on today's episode of Headlines.

Industry Perspectives: Brian Anderson, MD, CEO, Co-Founder of CHAI

The consequential nature of healthcare calls for tools and technology that are fair, equitable, and useful to both patients and caregivers. With the rise of AI comes ethical questions surrounding its use in healthcare, and how it can be used in the most responsible and efficient ways possible. Brian Anderson, MD, CEO and co-founder of the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI), emphasizes the importance of transparency in training AI models, the need for AI innovators and regulators to work together, risk assessment in healthcare technology adoption, and more.

Industry Perspectives: Brad Ryan, MD, Chief Growth Officer at NCQA

For providers, digital quality measure adoption and the ongoing shift to value-based care in the healthcare industry often simply mean more tasks to add to their plates. How can policymakers, payers, and other stakeholders better align quality measures with the provider experience and what needs to change about communication around quality measure adjustments? In this discussion, Brad Ryan, MD, chief growth officer at NCQA, lays out how to maximize efficiency in data collection, what constitutes meaningful data, and how to support providers through shifts in digital quality measures.

Industry Perspectives: Don Rucker, MD, Chief Strategy Officer at 1upHealth

Bringing APIs into healthcare has been no small task and this Industry Perspectives guest should know. Don Rucker, MD, is currently the chief strategy officer at 1upHealth, but his former role as the National Coordinator National Coordinator for Health Information Technology gave him insight into how healthcare organizations can better collaborate and leverage resources to improve API adoption.

Driving Health Data Usability, EHR Maintenance

With persistent health data usability challenges across the industry, The Sequoia Project's Data Usability Taking Root Initiative is looking to drive interoperability through existing data standards. Holly Miller, MD, chief medical officer at MedAllies, a health IT network participating in the initiative, discusses the main data usability issues impacting providers and how the cross-industry community of practice is working to address them.