Bill Siwicki

One daughter's story of how #telemedicine helped her addicted father. Seeking to shed stigma, Erica Land tells her story. And she offers a look at what it's like on the frontlines of #telehealth as a clinical operations specialist at VirtualMed Staff. http://shorturl.at/guJ03  #HIT

Tackling the challenge of integrating #telehealth seamlessly into the #EHR. Ophir Lotan from #telemedicine company TytoCare walks readers through this key task now that #virtualcare has gone mainstream because of #COVID19. http://shorturl.at/mqtNT  #HealthIT #DigitalHealth #EHRs

Creating a game plan for vendor risk management. #infosec officer at St. Joseph's Health offers some tips and best practices for safeguarding against third-party breaches. http://shorturl.at/jqAER  #cybersecurity #CISO #CISOs #datasecurity #HealthIT #DigitalHealth

.@SutterHealth's #CISO on how to overcome cultural hurdles to #cybersecurity. Jacki Monson previews her @HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum virtual session – where she'll discuss stakeholder alignment and "privacy and security by design." https://bit.ly/3DqHYyD  #infosec #HIT

Check out my latest SPECIAL REPORT series of feature stories with #healthcare #Csuite execs revealing their #HealthIT investment plans for the next five years. #AI, #EHRs, #interoperability, #cybersecurity, more. https://bit.ly/3DsHpUP  More stories on the way in the weeks ahead.

$1M grant sets up Renown Regional for hybrid #telehealth and in-person care. @FCC funds greatly expanded health system's #virtualcare abilities last year as #COVID19 hit – but added bonus of hybrid care future is big win. https://bit.ly/30sTWcQ  #telemedicine #HealthIT #MedTech

SPECIAL REPORT: The next investment priorities for #telehealth, #RPM and #connectedhealth. 7 health system IT execs explain how they're strategizing to build on the post-pandemic potential of #virtualcare technologies and services. https://bit.ly/3x26lQR  #telemedicine #HealthIT

Dignity Health integrates #asthma and #COPD data, sees 54% drop in #ER visits. #Digitaltherapeutics, #remotepatientmonitoring and SMART #FHIR add up to boost outcomes and reduce costs. https://bit.ly/3Dng1HC  @commonspirit #RPM #HealthIT #DigitalHealth #HealthTech #MedTech #HIT

The women of #healthcarestandards. Maria Palombini, a leader at @IEEESA, discusses the work of four high-profile #women in healthcare standards creation – and highlights what women bring to the process. https://bit.ly/3n4vQ0e  @IEEEorg #HealthIT #DigitalHealth #Interoperability

How to get the #cybersecurity funds needed to protect a hospital or health system. Security expert offers advice for #CISOs, #CIOs and other security leaders to secure the resources they need to ward off attackers and protect #healthdata. https://bit.ly/3bXHrry  @KudelskiSec #HIT

.#RPM brings patients' #bloodpressure under control at Kentucky #Cardiology. 86% patient engagement w/#remotepatientmonitoring. Out of 200 patients enrolled, staff interacting w/172 via the tech for 20 minutes or more every month. https://bit.ly/3bWZPB6  #telehealth #telemedicine

UnitedHealth #CISO: #Ransomware 'an existential risk to the delivery of care.' In her virtual @HIMSS Healthcare #Cybersecurity Forum session, Aimee Cardwell walk #infosec and IT leaders through risk-fraught landscape – and offer tips for best defenses.https://bit.ly/3khYh9i 

New playbook has in-depth tips 4 #medicaldevice cyber #incidentresponse. Security leader at Mount Sinai South Nassau offers healthcare #CISOs and #CIOs guidance for dealing with breaches – and being well prepared for them. https://bit.ly/3mVfKWT  @cloudsa #cybersecurity #infosec

Deep dive: Holy Name Medical Center builds its own #EHR. A #nurse IT expert at the org explores the complex journey to an #electronichealthrecord unlike any other. https://bit.ly/3bNxZal  #EHRs #HealthIT #HealthTech #MedTech #DigitalHealth #HIT

.#RPM will be new standard of care, new study says. WebCareHealth CEO Dr. Teresa Sieck unpacks study results on #remotepatientmonitoring's abilities to find gaps in care, improve #patientengagement, enhance provider experience, boost revenue. https://bit.ly/3CPpFCW  #telehealth

Secrets to success with #cybersecurity hiring and retention. Sneak-peek of session at December's virtual @HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum, security leader at Trinity Health discusses challenges and opportunities of #infosec team building. https://bit.ly/3q4zsS4  #CISO #HIT

How Hims & Hers built a business entirely centered on #telehealth. The #COVID19 #pandemic pushed the business from delicate conditions like #sexualhealth and hair loss into primary care and #mentalhealth. https://bit.ly/3nQtD7T  #telemedicine #virtualcare #HealthIT #HealthTech

.@awscloud physician expert talks new use-cases for #telehealth, #machinelearning, #CloudComputing. Dr. Rowland Illing at Amazon Web Services, offers a tutorial on leading-edge technologies, and how they're being deployed across #healthcare. https://bit.ly/3EuVK3g  #HealthIT #HIT

.#Interoperability: Where it's headed, and where IT leaders will be investing. 5 #CIOs, a COO and a #CMIO chart a course for the complex demands of data exchange, and discuss the tech and strategies they plan to focus on in the next 5 years. https://bit.ly/319QbbZ  #HealthIT #HIT

Building a patient management program in the wake of #COVID19. Dr. Huiling Zhang, head of medical office, #connectedcare, at @Philips, spells out how tech can help w/this important and complicated effort. https://bit.ly/3vVgTkb  #HealthIT #DigitalHealth #HealthTech #MedTech #HIT