

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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Oct 7, 2022 • 2min
Top Stories: Insurers offer response to Hurricane Ian’s devastation; ONC offers reminders on information blocking rules
UnitedHealthcare has activated an emotional support line, while others are waiving prior authorizations and adding support services.

Oct 7, 2022 • 20min
eXtended Reality offers a step beyond virtual care
Digital twins form the foundation of Gridraster’s work

Sep 30, 2022 • 21min
Automation Anywhere presents Mastering Automation to Accelerate Business Transformation within Healthcare Organizations
Healthcare IT organizations have weathered numerous storms over the past two years—and the lessons these teams learned while on the forefront of the pandemic are shaping their approaches looking ahead. Automation initiatives and the resulting workforce transformation are delivering real-world operational efficiencies while improving the patient experience. Hear Dr. Yan Chow, Global Healthcare Leader at Automation Anywhere and Marcus Johnson, Managing Director of Delivery at Lumevity, Highmark Health’s transformation specialist, discuss how automation has and is improving key aspects of the business.

Sep 30, 2022 • 2min
Top Stories: Legislation seeks to protect health data from cyberattacks; Fotbit and Google launch wearables data service
HHS data reported that breaches of healthcare facilities rose 55% in 2020, with nearly 1 million patients affected monthly.

Sep 23, 2022 • 2min
Top Stories: UnitedHealth Group, Change merger to continue; Doctors’ burnout rate spiked with pandemic
The merger will combine the owner of the nation’s largest health insurer and one of the nation's largest electronic data interchange clearinghouses.

Sep 23, 2022 • 10min
Data challenges with ACA Community Health Needs Assessments – and solutions
Michael A. Stoto, PhD, professor emeritus in the Department of Health Management and Policy at the School of Health at Georgetown University, discusses what every health IT leader needs to know about these Affordable Care Act mandates.

Sep 16, 2022 • 2min
Top Stories: Homeland Security reverses Trump-era ‘public charge’ rule; FBI sets sights on vulnerable medical devices
The DHS final rule applies to non-citizens requesting admission to the U.S. or applying for a green card from within the country.

Sep 16, 2022 • 23min
California makes strides toward statewide health information exchange
With a new mandate looming, Timi Leslie of Connecting for Better Health explains how Golden State stakeholders are working on the huge project of building an info exchange infrastructure for providers, payers and public health agencies.

Sep 9, 2022 • 12min
A solid patient experience strategy will help offset high acuity costs
Patients need to see their hospitals as their full continuum of care providers, says Duane Fitch, healthcare partner for Plante Moran.

Sep 2, 2022 • 28min
Ensuring diversity in clinical trials – how technology can help
Praduman "PJ" Jain, CEO of Vibrent Health and a principal investigator of the NIH All of Us Research Program, talks about patient engagement and more.


