HIMSSCast
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.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 17 minutes
- Episodes
- 545
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Hyland presents: Creating a Strong, Cybersecure Organization
Sponsored: Dan Dennis, Hyland Software’s senior vice president and chief information security officer, outlines how organizations can navigate the ever-changing cyber threat landscape and keep staff …
Tapping into EHRs for public health insights – with Brian Dixon
The COVID-19 pandemic has had spillover effects on screening and preventive care. But even before the novel coronavirus, adequate screening for disease, especially among vulnerable people, was still …
The future of rural healthcare - with Lynn Barr
Patients in rural parts of the United States often face specific and numerous barriers to care, including financial hurdles, logistical concerns and trust in the healthcare system.
As the founder of C…
What is direct primary care, and how can it help patients?
The fee-for-service model of healthcare has been reexamined over the past few years, with alternative models increasingly gaining traction. Zak Holdsworth, CEO and co-founder of Hint Health, tells He…
Florida provider group probed for alleged False Claims Act allegations; Acute care hospitals see 3.2% increase in operating payment rates
Physician Partners of America has agreed to pay $24.5 million for allegedly billing for unnecessary services, while the American Hospital Association says CMS’ proposed rule doesn’t increase payments…
Developing a Cloud-First EMR Strategy
(Sponsored) Building an agile, resilient and scalable infrastructure
Top Stories for 4/15
This week: The end of the public health emergency is nearing; Federal agencies hit with EHR outage. Plus: Akili's video game-like intervention improved users' cognitive functioning.
Links to the stori…
The role AI can play in health equity - with Dr. Nada Elbuluk
Artificial intelligence tools in healthcare, as with any other software, are not immune to bias – especially if they have been trained on data sets that do not accurately reflect the global populatio…
Baxter Presents: Standardizing Nurse Call and Staff Locating to Improve Outcomes
(Sponsored) Jennifer Jones, CNIO at Integris Health, explains how standardizing and optimizing their care communications technology may help lead to better and safer workflows for their caregivers an…
Healthbox Presents: Breaking Myths and Setting your Organization’s Digital Strategy
The world has gone digital. How are you adapting? In this episode, we are sitting down with Julie Campbell, VP of Healthbox to talk about digital strategy. Healthbox, a HIMSS solution, supports and a…
Intel Presents: Predictive analytics, machine learning, and computer vision are transforming virtual care in patient rooms and critical care environments.
From registration to imaging, smart hospitals deploy AI, IoT, 5G networks, and other technologies from edge to cloud for improved connectivity and secure data sharing to deliver better patient experi…
Interoperability's role in the healthcare ecosystem - with Aashima Gupta and Joe Miles
Healthcare IT News Executive Editor Mike Miliard sat down at HIMSS22 with Google Cloud Director of Global Healthcare Strategy and Solutions Aashima Gupta and Healthcare and Life Sciences Industries M…
Highlights from HIMSS22
Hi from HIMSS22! We're on the ground in sunny Orlando, Florida, for Global Conference.
In this episode, Healthcare IT News Senior Editor Kat Jercich is joined by Executive Editor Mike Miliard and Exe…
Accenture Presents: It takes a village: How collaboration and inclusion drive equitable health solutions
Health equity takes a village: community leaders, providers, payers, and most importantly, the patients themselves. Join Ankoor Shah, Accenture’s Health Equity Lead, community member Nicole Gyimah, a…
Uptick in virtual care spurs flurry of M&A activity - with Julian Flannery
Providers quickly adopted virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Virtual specialist care company Summus Global saw the utilization rate of its platform jump by 3.1 times between January 2020 and J…
Memorial Sloan Kettering Alliance takes cancer research to a higher level - with Dr. Suresh Nair
In January, President Joe Biden announced plans to reignite the Cancer Moonshot, setting the ambitious goal of reducing the cancer death rate by 50% over the next 25 years.
Through genomic testing, pr…
The role of telehealth in gender-affirming care - with Dr. Jerrica Kirkley
The rise in telehealth utilization, especially amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, has highlighted the potential of virtual care to expand access to services.
These can be particularly important for those …
Using AI to predict COVID-19 patient outcomes
Given the strain on hospital resources caused by the pandemic, many informaticists have focused on the ability to try and predict patient populations. In January, researchers at the Regenstrief Insti…
What health systems need to know about FCA enforcement initiatives - with Ethan Davis
In February, the federal government announced that the DOJ's Civil Division had recovered more than $5.6 billion in settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act, or FCA, for fiscal year 2021.…
Top Stories for 3/4
Fitbit Ionic smartwatches recalled due to burn risk; ONC analyzes information blocking claims. Plus: More than $1 billion in annual excess healthcare expenditure due to turnover of primary care physi…