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Chief Healthcare Executive is joined by Joe Nicholson, DO, chief medical officer at CareAllies, a personalized online coaching platform that works with payers and providers to install value-based care customs. We discussed why instilling a good payer/provider relationship is important for both patients and practices and what can be done to ensure that relationship is well maintained. We also talked about Dr Nicholson's personal experience with developing a functional payer/provider relationship and advice he has for other practices. 

On this episode of Healthy Bottom Line, Mark Spinner, CEO of AccessOne, discusses some of the financing concerns that patients expressed in a recent AccessOne survey as well as some solutions that hospitals and health systems can implement to improve communication and price transparency. To learn more about AccessOne, click here. To read more about AccessOne's recent survey, click here.

Hello, and welcome to a brand-new episode of Data Book, a Chief Healthcare Executive podcast. My name is Laura Joszt, and I'm the editorial director of CHE. Today, Dedi Gilad, CEO and co-founder of TytoCare, an at-home, handheld exam kit and app, joins me. We discuss the evolving technology of a virtual visit, the current state of remote patient monitoring and more. 

On this week's episode of Data Book, Chief Healthcare Executive spoke with Jesse Fasolo, director of technology, infrastructure, and cybersecurity at St. Joseph's Health in Paterson, New Jersey. We discussed cybersecurity for hospitals and health systems, the biggest threats and points of vulnerability, how attackers are evolving, how to respond when there is a breach, and more.

On this week's episode of Data Book, Chief Healthcare Executive spoke with Charlotte Lee, MBChB, of Big Health, a digital therapeutics company. We discussed how the country of Scotland is taking steps to make a digital therapeutic solution for anxiety and insomnia available nationally to all residents, the importance of improved access to mental health care, reducing perceived stigma for mental health care and more.

In this episode of Healthy Bottom Line, we spoke with Joe Polaris, senior vice president of product and technology at R1 RCM, a revenue cycle management company providing technology-based solutions to improve the patient experience and the financial performance of healthcare organizations. We discussed the effect that concerns over healthcare costs can have on patients' willingness to seek out care and how price transparency can help. We also talked about CMS' recent hospital price transparency rule as well as other avenues health systems can take to address cost concerns. 

On this week's episode of Data Book, Chief Healthcare Executive spoke with Tomer Shussman and Hila Glick of OneStep, a physical therapy app. We discussed the challenges with traditional physical therapy, how OneStep improves the proportion of patients who complete their therapy, as well as future uses for the technology being utilized in the app.

On this week's episode of Data Book, Chief Healthcare Executive spoke with Ira Tauber, president of Triose, which works with health systems and hospitals on supply chain solutions. We discussed the supply chain issues that emerged at the beginning of the pandemic and how they were addressed, as well as potential upcoming supply chain issues at hospitals and health systems with an aging U.S. population.

Several problems exist with current programs that address social determinants of health (SDOH); however, a new social model aims to combat these issues and improve the programs' effectiveness.

Several problems exist with current programs that address social determinants of health (SDOH); however, a new social model aims to combat these issues and improve the programs' effectiveness. 

On this week's episode of Data Book, Clay Ritchey, CEO of Verato, a next-generation patient-matching solution for healthcare, speaks with Chief Healthcare Executive. He discusses how patient-matching technology can alleviate stress for providers and improve patient care. He also talks about the financial benefits this technology can have for hospitals and health systems, as well as potential data privacy concerns.

On this week's episode of Data Book, Chief Healthcare Executive spoke with Terri Casterton, Director of Healthcare Product and Strategy at Bottle Rocket, a consultancy that provides business strategy, product, design and technology services. We discussed the latest Apple Watch features, the use of patient supplied data in healthcare and the use of technological innovations in healthcare.

On this week's episode of Data Book, Chief Healthcare Executive spoke with Steve Wigginton, CEO of Icario, platform that promotes health action to connect everyone to better health. We discussed how value-based care and artificial intelligence to helping health systems and health plans to provide more personalized care and to address social determinants of health.

On this episode of Healthy Bottom Line, Barry Sample, PhD, director of science and technology at Quest Diagnostics, discusses the rise in drug positivity rates among healthcare professionals over the course of 2020 and the consequences of drug use among employees in healthcare settings. He also talks about the role that marijuana legislation has played a role in this increase as well as some solutions to reduce positivity rates. 

On this week's episode of Data Book, Chief Healthcare Executive™ spoke with Punit Soni, CEO and founder of Suki, an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that streamlines administrative work for providers as a means to reduce burnout. We discussed how this tool helps reduce burnout among healthcare professionals and how this technology can be used in a post-pandemic world. We also talked about some of the misconceptions about how AI can be used in healthcare and the role that it should serve.

On this episode of Data Book, CHE speaks with Duane Schielke about health data and innovations.

On this week's episode of Data Book, Chief Healthcare Executive™ spoke Blair Childs, senior vice president of public affairs at Premier. We discussed potential for the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act (HR 3173) to be signed into law and how it will improve access to care for patients by changing how prior authorizations for prescriptions are done. We also talked about how machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies can help health systems adjust if the bill is signed into law and how they can help automate prior authorizations.

On this week's episode of Data Book, Chief Healthcare Executive™ spoke with Tom Knight, founder and CEO of Invistics, to discuss the dangers of drug diversion in healthcare institutions and how machine learning technology can help solve this issue and prevent it in the future. We also discussed how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the frequency at which drug diversion happens and how that's expected to change as the pandemic comes to an end.

Technology is everywhere in healthcare, and the list of ways that digital solutions can improve health outcomes and cut costs is endless: technology is used to improve consumer engagement, identify patients who are at risk of events like a heart attack, and increasingly to help different parts of the healthcare system to talk to each other. But when technology falls short of its promise, it can add costs and burdens for those who use it. The best example might be the electronic health record. Next-generation digital providers are helping to leverage technology to find the value long promised. Today, DataBook welcomes CitiusTech, a next-generation specialist provider that works with payers, providers, medical technology and life science markets. In an interview recorded earlier this year, Chief Healthcare Executive Associate Editorial Director Mary Caffrey spoke with 2 leaders of Citius Tech about meeting healthcare challenges with digital solutions. Her guests a

On this week's episode of Data Book, Chief Healthcare Executive™ spoke with Kate Cordell and Ken Knecht, cofounders of Opeeka. We discussed how their Person-Centered Intelligence Solution can help children and their families better manage and coordinate mental health services across multiple agencies. We also talked about how this tool can improve the workload of physicians, emergency department staff, and health care costs.

On this week's episode of Data Book, Chief Healthcare Executive™ spoke with Tanvi Abbhi and Nora Zetsche, MD, cofounders of Veta Health, a remote patient monitoring (RPM) platform designed to improve disease management capabilities for patients with chronic diseases. We discussed how this platform works and how it can impact conditions for patients and providers. We also talked about the pandemic's effect on RPM utilization and where they see this technology going in the future.

On this week's episode of Data Book, Chief Healthcare Executive™ spoke with Peter Urbanowicz, managing director and co-head of Alvarez and Marsal's Healthcare Industry Group. We discussed the FDA's recent shift in priorities to address supply chain issues, device shortages, and the backlog of drug approvals as well as how technology can help. We also talked about how hospitals are handling these issues and what they can do as they wait for the FDA to catch up.

On this week's episode of Data Book, Chief Healthcare Executive™ spoke with Sundar Kamak, global head of manufacturing at Ivalua. We discussed some of the current supply chain issues that have manifested during the pandemic and how technology can help solve them. We also talked about why these issues are persisting despite life in the Unites States beginning to return to normal.

On this week's episode of Data Book, Chief Healthcare Executive™ spoke with Kaveh Safavi, MD, JD, global health lead of Accenture Health.We discussed some of the results from Accenture's 2021 Digital Health Tech Vision Report showing how the COVID-19 pandemic has forced healthcare organizations to adopt new technologies. We also talked about these technologies are influencing patient care and the role that they can play in a post-pandemic world.

On this week's episode of Data Book, Chief Healthcare Executive™ spoke with Leslie Trigg, CEO of Outset, the creator of Tablo, a home-based dialysis machine that incorporates cloud-computing technology. We discussed how these machines work, why they would be attractive to patients, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the demand for these machines. We also talked about the potential for home dialysis machines to be eligible for reimbursement and what the future looks like for this technology.

On this week's episode of Data Book, Chief Healthcare Executive™ spoke with Alan Payne, chief information officer at Sensyne Health. We discussed some of the major ethical concerns experts have regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. We also talked about how these issues can impact quality of care and what healthcare organizations can do to help avoid them.

On this week's episode of Data Book, Chief Healthcare Executive™ spoke with Justin Williams, CEO of Noteworth. We discussed Noteworth’s recent partnership with Geisinger and the development of ConnectedCare365, a predictive analytics tool aimed at aiding physicians and patients with chronic disease management. We also talked about how this technology has the potential to help other patient populations and why similar tools are needed now more than ever.

On this week's episode of Data Book, Chief Healthcare Executive™ spoke with Carol McCall, chief health analytics officer with ClosedLoop.ai. We discussed the recent AI Health Outcomes Challenge conducted by CMS and how ClosedLoop.ai was able to stand out from the crowd and win. We also talked about what physicians and healthcare administrators should look out for when deciding to implement artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning in their health systems.

On this week's episode of Data Book, Chief Healthcare Executive™ spoke with Waqaas Al-Siddiq, PhD, founder and CEO of Biotricity. We discussed how telehealth and remote patient monitoring will help shape health care going forward and what challenges lay ahead. We also talked about how the Biden administration’s American Rescue Plan has impacted these health care technologies and what efforts are being taken to ensure that they continue to be accessible to patients.

Scott Giordano, JD, from Spirion, discusses how data collection on smartphones raises security issues for consumers’ health care data and whether COVID-19 vaccine passports will truly be capable of keeping our data safe.

To learn more about Life Image's survey, click here.

This episode brings together leaders from the world of risk management. 

Tara Vail, chief growth officer of HST Pathways, discusses the lack of EHRs at ambulatory surgery centers and the challenges to adoption.

Shereese Maynard, MBA, discusses the influence of health tech in the 2010s and makes projections for what's to come.

We speak to Tracy Warren, CEO and co-founder of Astarte Medical, to learn more about how the company is leveraging predictive analytics and precision medicine to improve preterm infant outcomes. 

Sam Glassenberg, CEO and founder of Level Ex, discusses the inception of Level Ex and developing a video game app that physicians can use to earn CME credit. 

CEO of Pear Therapeutics, Corey McCann, speaks to hosts Samara and Paul about digital therapeutics and what is happening with Pear.

Chuck Jaffe, CEO of Health Level Seven International, joins Data Book to explore how FHIR is continuing to heat up the world of digital health.

Interoperability difficulties aren't just at hospitals and doctors' offices—they're also a challenge at the federal level. In this episode Data Book talks with Mona Siddiqui, M.D., MPH, MSE, who is also the chief data officer of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to find out what it's like in the trenches of terabytes.