

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.
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Feb 16, 2024 • 12min
HIMSSCast: Long-term strategies to maintain and optimize EHRs
Peyman Zand, chief strategy officer at consulting firm CereCore and a former provider CIO, discusses when its time to optimize an EHR, the best place to start, who should be involved, and much more.

Feb 13, 2024 • 20min
TigerConnect presents: Improve operating room efficiency and turnover times
Coordinate surgical team communication with a unified platform

Feb 9, 2024 • 10min
Arcadia presents: Unlocking Big Data podcast, season 2, episode 1: The business case for investing in a data analytics platform
Implementing analytics and AI solutions aims to drive efficiency but can create disruptions for staff. Albert Marinez, Cleveland Clinic’s Chief Analytics Officer, and Michael Meucci, Arcadia’s President and CEO, discuss the concept of leading with empathy to encourage trust and adoption of new tools.

Feb 9, 2024 • 20min
HIMSSCast: Second leap of automation is now taking place
Prior authorization, complex claims, automated payments are now being tackled, says Venkat Kavarthapu, CEO of Edifecs.

Feb 2, 2024 • 14min
HIMSSCast: The issue of payers' legacy tech
Insurance has a long enrollment process that goes against the modern technology experience in all other areas of our lives, says National Practice Leader Gay Davis of Noyo.

Jan 26, 2024 • 20min
HIMSSCast: Managing critical patient feedback in real-time
In a short time online, organizations can capture more patient concerns, reduce more open cases and improve staff experiences, says Alpa Vyas of Stanford Health Care and Dr. Adrienne Boissy of Qualtrics and The Cleveland Clinic.

Jan 19, 2024 • 19min
HIMSSCast: Patient experience drives trust and financial outcomes
RevSpring coordinates patient interactions from pre-care to post-care to payment for rural organizations with limited resources, says Kristen Jacobsen, VP of omnichannel engagement and marketing.

Jan 12, 2024 • 19min
HIMSSCast: How Karmanos Cancer Institute uses AI to find high-risk breast cancer
"Finding out the patient is high-risk after they are diagnosed with cancer is too late," says Dr. Eric Brown, surgical oncologist and breast multidisciplinary team co-lead.

Jan 5, 2024 • 22min
HIMSSCast: Devoted Health built its own EHR for its 'prime directive' model
Its integrated care helped earn two of its plans earn 5 stars in the most recent MA star ratings.

Dec 29, 2023 • 20min
HIMSSCast: Lifespan is about lifestyle, not technology
The lifespan for Americans has decreased from age 78 to 76 in the past year-and-a-half, says Andy Davis, principal for Deloitte Consulting’s Health Care practice.


