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.

Jewish General Hospital and analytics
By Bill Siwicki 12:33 pm December 08, 2023
Operational staff are focused on improving efficiency and reducing delays, while clinical teams are looking at quality improvement projects. A thriving research community, meanwhile, is digging deep into data for many different use cases.
Tom Kiesau of Chartis on AI
By Bill Siwicki 10:47 am December 07, 2023
A healthcare consultant discusses how automation is enabling more tailored engagement that can help patients better adhere to their care plans and deliver a more personalized care experience in general.
Howard Rubin of Evara Health on RPM
By Bill Siwicki 10:38 am December 06, 2023
The FQHC has seen significant improvements in blood pressure and A1c numbers across the patient population enrolled in its remote patient monitoring program.
Doctor on computer in hospital
By Bill Siwicki 11:44 am December 01, 2023
From generative AI to intelligent automation to cybersecurity, they discuss what CIOs and IT leaders should stay focused on as the healthcare industry continues to evolve.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and patient portals
By Bill Siwicki 11:01 am November 30, 2023
Today, 91% of patients have logged into their account within three months of an encounter, says its VP of digital health, showing the results that "actively engaging" can accomplish, especially for Medicaid patients.
Ram Krishnan of Valant on patient portals
By Bill Siwicki 10:14 am November 29, 2023
Between in-person or telehealth appointments, portals can offer information about self-care and healthy habits and be a vehicle for reporting patient health indicators, among other things, one expert says.
Sumit Rana on electronic health records and AI at Epic
By Bill Siwicki 10:25 am November 28, 2023
Sumit Rana, head of research and development, discusses how the EHR giant’s system uses AI to generate progress notes, create draft responses to patient questions and assist with medical coding. And how AI sometimes can be more empathetic than a person.
Dr. Steve Schutzer of Upswing Health on AI and telehealth
By Bill Siwicki 10:42 am November 27, 2023
Patients who have used Upswing instead of traditional musculoskeletal approaches have consumed 38% fewer MSK services – 61% fewer injections, 49% less surgery, 46% fewer physical therapy/chiropractic visits, 30% less imaging and 25% fewer ER visits.
Tom Hallisey, digital health strategy lead and board member at Columbia Memorial Health
By Bill Siwicki 02:06 pm November 20, 2023
Tom Hallisey, a digital health strategy expert, previews his presentation at the HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum next month, describing rollout best practices and discussing ways to ensure investments are targeted for maximum impact.
Dr. Shreya Shah of Stanford Health Care on artificial intelligence
By Bill Siwicki 02:34 pm November 17, 2023
Its machine learning model updates predictions on hospitalized patients every 15 minutes and acts as an objective assessor of risk, helping facilitate alignment and coordination in patient care as an AI-integrated system.

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