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.

Physician doing ultrasound at Children's Hospital Colorado
By Bill Siwicki 12:26 pm September 23, 2024
A maternal fetal medicine physician at Children's Hospital Colorado shares a virtual care success story, with telemedicine delivering critical care for high-risk pregnancies across a vast region of the state and beyond.
Marcus Perez of Altera Digital Health on EHR and ambient voice
By Bill Siwicki 12:05 pm September 20, 2024
Marcus Perez, president of Altera Digital Health, gives some advice on IT optimization and integration of voice tools into clinical workflows. He also offers perspective on helping provider organizations maintain financial stability and independence.
Varun Ganapathi of Akasa on genAI
By Bill Siwicki 12:03 pm September 19, 2024
It can help coders "work faster and perform better," says one AI and RCM expert. "Imagine that kind of potential across an entire revenue cycle."
Dr. Ashley Moss of Pediatric Care Advisors on health data
By Bill Siwicki 11:09 am September 18, 2024
To effectively share data with patients, hospitals and health systems must build a tech foundation centered on interoperability, driven by rigorous data standardization and secure exchanges – and the adoption of HL7's FHIR.
Dr. Tejaswi Kompala of Teladoc Health on patient burnout
By Bill Siwicki 11:59 am September 17, 2024
Dr. Tejaswi Kompala, head of cardiometabolic clinical strategy at Teladoc Health, says too many people are overburdened by the needs associated with managing their chronic conditions – but that artificial intelligence could help in several ways.
Dr. Eve Cunningham of Providence and MedPearl on telemedicine
By Bill Siwicki 10:30 am September 16, 2024
The convergence of physician shortages, efficient use of hospital beds and hybrid working models contributes to the growth of inpatient telemedicine. The health system's programs address critical constraints and boost patient outcomes.
Matt Mastenbrook, DPT, of Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation
By Bill Siwicki 10:21 am September 13, 2024
For one clinic with Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation, using this technology has promoted better functional outcomes, patient compliance and increased attendance rates. Gross revenue per visit is up 4.3%.
Quincie, and her best friend, Dr. David Klimstra, cofounder of Paige
By Bill Siwicki 11:59 am September 12, 2024
As new artificial intelligence tools are introduced, the greater efficiency and accuracy achieved using AI will increasingly justify the costs and effort to take on digital pathology practice, says Dr. David Klimstra, cofounder of Paige.
Alexandre Chan of UC Irvine on ePRO
By Bill Siwicki 11:10 am September 11, 2024
The chair of clinical pharmacy practice details how the organization got, for example, racial/ethnic minorities receiving chemotherapy two times higher likelihood in reporting pain compared with non-Hispanic whites.
Dr. James Barr of Optimus Healthcare Partners on AI and accountable care
By Bill Siwicki 11:36 am September 10, 2024
The accountable care organization has achieved a 10% improvement in quality gap closure, a key measure of network performance that will deliver $1 million in potential incentive payments.

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