Bill Siwicki

Bill Siwicki is Managing Editor of Healthcare IT News. Bill has 35 years of experience in journalism, with nearly 25 years experience in healthcare IT.

By Bill Siwicki 01:42 pm November 10, 2023
The New York health system also successfully migrated, consolidated and shut down data centers and servers, achieving monetary savings and remediating security risks.
Stethoscope on iPad for podcast
By Bill Siwicki 10:48 am November 10, 2023
What’s needed during big EHR and other system changes to protect cash flow, improve data integrity, and drive better system adoption and satisfaction? Rich Amelio, VP of healthcare IT operations and consulting at consulting firm e4health, has answers.
Dr. Carney Taylor of Eastern Nephrology Associates on EHRs
By Bill Siwicki 12:44 pm November 09, 2023
The practice's optimal start rate – when a patient begins dialysis at home, receives a preemptive transplant or begins in-center hemodialysis – had been 40%. With the new electronic health record, it's now 90%.
Covenant Health on philanthropic aid
By Bill Siwicki 02:45 pm November 08, 2023
Its use of a special tool to connect patients with aid is an "excellent example of applying technology to value creation," says the health system's CFO. "Trying to access such programs manually, or not at all, is suboptimal for providers and patients alike."
Lynn Carroll of HSBlox on AI
By Bill Siwicki 02:09 pm November 07, 2023
Moving into 2024, there will be a greater commitment to accountable care models – and the technologies that support nontraditional care scenarios – as healthcare organizations aim to improve patient outcomes, reduce health inequities and control costs.
Dave Segal of the MAVEN Project on telehealth
By Bill Siwicki 02:53 pm November 06, 2023
The average wait time for a specialist appointment across healthcare can be well over three months, but volunteers on this FQHC-focused initiative usually respond in less than 10 hours. Timely access to specialty care impacts health outcomes.
By Bill Siwicki 05:13 pm November 03, 2023
A broad RTLS deployment, new augmented intelligence systems and 75-inch footwall monitors to enhance patient experience are just some of the innovations the New Jersey hospital hopes will satisfy patients, providers and staff.
Sentara Health on cloud computing
By Bill Siwicki 12:51 pm November 02, 2023
That's an approximately 30% decrease in data center cost, coming from reductions in labor costs, software maintenance, data center equipment and maintenance, and utilities. Further, the cloud migration has boosted the recovery posture.
Essentia Health and telemedicine
By Bill Siwicki 01:57 pm November 01, 2023
The nurse stroke program manager offers an in-depth look at the virtual care initiative, which brings neurologists from other sites into critical decision-making.
Kwindla Hultman Kramer of Daily on AI
By Bill Siwicki 11:02 am November 01, 2023
An artificial intelligence tool that can automatically produce a first draft of a SOAP note – for the caregiver’s approval or editing – has the potential to save clinicians an enormous amount of time, an expert says.

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