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Medication management is taking a big role in health care today and at HIMSS for several reasons. More medications are coming on the market, providing impressively successful treatments for many conditions. More people of all ages are taking more medications. And specialty medications, which are very expensive, are also burgeoning.In this video, we hear some current expert perspectives on medication management, including the roles of automation and AI, from Dr. Michael Blackman, Chief Medical Officer at Greenway Health, and Dr. Colin Banas, Chief Medical Officer at DrFirst.Learn more about Greenway Health: https://www.greenwayhealth.com/Learn more about DrFirst: https://drfirst.com/Health IT Community: https://www.healthcareittoday.com/

You built the tech. You raised the funds.But your patient outcomes? Still inconsistent.What if the real problem isn't your product… it's your patient handoff?In this episode, Dr. Colin Banas and I unpack why even the best clinical tools fail if you don't solve for the “voltage drop” in care transitions.Those invisible gaps lead to readmissions, poor medication adherence, and missed outcomes.Because nothing is more frustrating than knowing your solution works—and watching patients fall through the cracks anyway.Here's what you'll learn in this conversation:

Michael chats with Dr. Colin Banas, Chief Medical Officer at DrFirst. Together, they discuss automating and modernizing prior authorization workflows to speed access to critical drugs; challenges and opportunities in how providers, payers, and pharmacies share medication data and orchestrate prescription workflows across different systems; and advances in AI that can make a real difference for clinicians in practical, measurable ways.

March 12, 2025: From the floor of HIMSS 2025 in Vegas Colin Banas, CMO of DrFirst, and Thomas Wells, Medical director of Piedmont, explore the evolving landscape of healthcare technology. How might AI transform physician-patient relationships rather than diminishing them? What would need to change for true interoperability to become reality instead of remaining an endless talking point? The physicians discuss Piedmont's vast Georgia network and their innovative approaches to telehealth, virtual specialists, and the pressing need to address behavioral health through technology. Key Points:03:52 Interoperability and EHR Systems05:55 AI in Medication Management10:01 Telemedicine and Behavioral Health11:24 Closing Thoughts and Fun QuestionSubscribe: This Week HealthTwitter: This Week HealthLinkedIn: This Week HealthDonate: Alex's Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer

February 26, 2025: Colin Banas, CMO of DrFirst, explores how innovation powers their medication management solutions across 2,000+ hospitals. What strategies is DrFirst implementing to combat healthcare's most pressing challenges like provider burnout and specialty medication management? With the uncertainty surrounding healthcare policy under a new administration, how is DrFirst positioning itself to remain a bedrock of stability for its partners while continuing to innovate?Key Points:02:46 Addressing Specialty Medication 03:25 Navigating New Policy05:47 AI and Future RoadmapSubscribe: This Week HealthTwitter: This Week HealthLinkedIn: This Week HealthDonate: Alex's Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer

Host Dr. Anders chats with attendees at HLTH 2024 event, including: Colin Banas, MD - Chief Medical Officer, Dr. First Tim O'Connell, MD CEO Emtelligent Grace Vinton, Media Relations at Amendola Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

As an official press support sponsor for HLTH, the Pharmacy Podcast Network had the privilege of capturing insights and conversations from key participants, including Kelli Stovall with IPC, Steve Miller with First Data Bank, Colin Banas with DrFirst, Rick Gates CPO of Walgreens, Michael Mann, and Russell Robins with Purple Lab. The series aims to empower pharmacists by illuminating the vital role of digital health in shaping the future of pharmacy care. Independent Pharmacy Cooperative (IPC) played a significant role at HLTH as the only technology platform and trade group representing Independent Community Pharmacy. Present at innovation booth number 4240, IPC showcased its iCare+ digital health platform, designed specifically for independent community pharmacies. With approximately 18,000 independently owned pharmacies operating across the U.S., IPC is committed to enhancing public health, especially amid the ongoing pharmacy desert crisis. “Community pharmacies are critical healthcare access points for many Americans, and it is essential that we equip them with the digital tools they need to thrive in today's evolving healthcare landscape,” said [IPC Representative's Name], [Title] at IPC. “Through our presence at HLTH and the insights shared in this podcast series, we hope to inspire pharmacists to embrace digital health solutions and advocate for their pivotal role in patient care.” The three-part podcast series will delve into the innovative ideas presented at the conference, emphasizing the intersection of technology and pharmacy practice. Listeners can expect to gain valuable perspectives on how digital health is transforming pharmacy services and enhancing patient care. The Pharmacy Podcast Network invites pharmacists, healthcare professionals, and all interested parties to tune in to this enlightening series, which underscores the importance of embracing change and innovation within the pharmacy sector. Together, we can ensure a brighter future for pharmacy care in the U.S. ### About Pharmacy Podcast Network:
The Pharmacy Podcast Network is a leading resource for pharmacy professionals, providing a platform for sharing insights, trends, and innovations in the pharmacy industry. Through engaging podcasts and expert discussions, the network aims to educate and empower pharmacists to navigate the evolving healthcare landscape. About Independent Pharmacy Cooperative (IPC):
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The 154th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast is sponsored by DrFirst, and this time we are talking about optimizing the medication journey from prescribing to adherence to improved outcomes with special guest host Colin Banas, MD, MHA, Chief Medical Officer at DrFirst! We kick this episode off by discussing what it takes now […]

October 3, 2024: Colin Banas, CMO at Dr. First, is joined by Lacy Knight, CMIO of Piedmont Healthcare, and Jake Lancaster, CMIO of Baptist Memorial, to host a powerful webinar. They explore key issues such as the growing ubiquity of ambient listening and the need for better interoperability. Will AI's integration into healthcare lead to a reduction in physician workloads, or does it risk "de-skilling" the medical profession? How can organizations balance innovation with maintaining clinical rigor in training new doctors? As AI technologies progress, are they replacing jobs or simply shifting the skill sets required? Key Points:10:23 Future of Integration21:35 Interoperability Challenges in Healthcare27:22 Challenges in Healthcare Data Interoperability37:06 AI Governance in Healthcare41:22 Rapid Cycle Implementation Process46:53 Impact of AI on Healthcare JobsSubscribe: This Week HealthTwitter: This Week HealthLinkedIn: Week HealthDonate: Alex's Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer

In this far-ranging video, two experts in health care explore current and potential solutions to the much-hated process of prior authorization in medical care. Shereese Maynard, MS, MBA, Co-Owner at Nostradata Medical, calls prior authorization "critical yet contentious." The way it's done now, in her assessment, it ends up increasing costs "down the line" because patients' care is denied and their conditions worsen. Medicaid prior authorization, she complains, is "marginalizing patients." Colin Banas, MD, MHA, Chief Medical Officer at DrFirst, reports daunting statistics about the physicians' view of prior authorization. Nine out of ten believe it has a negative effect on treatment, and a quarter have seen adverse events such as unnecessary hospitalizations. Learn more about DrFirst: https://drfirst.com/ Learn more about MyndShyft: https://www.myndshft.com/ Learn more about Nostradata Medical: https://www.nostradatamed.com/

June 4: Today on TownHall we are taking a look back at a previously released episode. In this episode Mark Weisman, CIO and CMIO at TidalHealth interviews Colin Banas, MD, Chief Medical Officer at DrFirst, Inc. about the importance of having accurate medication lists for patients. How can we get to medication list interoperability in a fragmented pharmacy participation landscape? Is relying on pharmacy techs the answer and what are their drawbacks? On a journey to absolve the complexities in today's interoperability, Dr.First's mission is to utilize AI so that data is semantically interoperable first and foremost. What does the future look like with this technology in place?Subscribe: This Week HealthTwitter: This Week HealthLinkedIn: Week HealthDonate: Alex's Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer

Host Dr. Anders chats with attendees at this year's ViVE and HIMSS shows, including: - Colin Banas, Chief Medical Officer at Dr. First - John Blair, CEO of MedAllies - Bob Katter is president of FDB (First DataBank) - Kat McDaviit, President and Founder of Innsena - Joy Rios, Founder of HIT Like a Girl Podcast Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

Grace Cordovano, PhD, Founder of Enlightening Results, co-Founder of Unblock Health, and a devoted patient advocate, says that administrative burdens and failures at data sharing affect more than clinicians and administrators: These glitches in the healthcare systems also contribute to burn-out among patients and their families. Cordovano and Colin Banas, MD, MHA, Chief Medical Officer at DrFirst, talk in this video about recent regulatory advances in data sharing and how both clinicians and patients are helped by transparency in bureaucratic areas such as prior authorization. Learn more about DrFirst: https://drfirst.com/ Learn more about Unblock Health: https://www.unblock.health/ Health IT Community: https://www.healthcareittoday.com/

April 10, 2024: In this engaging episode from VIVE 2024 in Los Angeles, we delve into the transformative journey of Baptist Health Jacksonville under the leadership of Stacey Johnston, Chief Application Officer, and their remarkable achievement of a ten-star EPIC implementation. The conversation also focuses on the clinician experience, specifically medication reconciliation (MedRec) challenges, as Colin Banas, Chief Medical Officer with DrFirst, outlines the persistent hurdles despite advancements in interoperability and digitization. How can the gaps in medication history be filled, and what solutions can address the semantic interoperability problem to prevent manual data transcription errors? This episode not only sheds light on the complexities of healthcare IT implementations and optimizations but also presents innovative solutions to longstanding challenges in clinical workflows.Key Points:Ten-Star EPIC Implementation SuccessPost-Live Optimization StrategiesMedication Reconciliation ChallengesImproving Medication History AccuracyAI-Driven Process EnhancementsSubscribe: This Week HealthTwitter: This Week HealthLinkedIn: Week HealthDonate: Alex's Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer

The special episode of The Dish on Health IT episode provides insights and coverage from the recent HIMSS24 conference. Hosts Pooja Babbrah, the PBM and Pharmacy Lead and Jocelyn Keegan, Payer/Practice Lead with Point-of-Care Partners dig into their observation from HIMSS24 before reacting to stakeholder interviews from the floor of the Interoperability Showcase on topics ranging from the impact of the final CMS interoperability & prior authorization, benefits of API adoption and pharmacy interoperability opens with a montage of HIMSS24 attendees. --NOTE: The sound quality of the kiosk interviews is not ideal. If you prefer, you can watch this episode on video for close captioning of the kiosk interviews--The episode opens with a montage of HIMSS24 attendees sharing what they find valuable about attending HIMSS. Pooja Babbrah then opens the episode explaining that she and co-host Jocelyn Keegan share their key takeaways and insights from the biggest health technology conference in the industry. Jocelyn started the conversation off by sharing her observation that the work over the last 15 years to forge scalable connections to improve data fluidity has been fruitful and reached a tipping point. Importantly, the conversations we heard at HIMSS24 showed an acknowledgment as important as data fluidity is the content of what we are exchanging, and that data quality is just as important. Jocelyn then shared her second observation which is that we need to build a skillset and pool of resources who can do the next phase of work that is needed. She shared that when she worked in the financial industry which was at the time transitioning to interoperability and automation, they had to hire and develop the critical thinkers needed to think through how to best leverage technology, approach change management and do the abstractions needed to be successful. Health IT is at a similar place; we probably need more clinical informaticists because how we use technology in clinical workflows is extremely important, but we also need operational experts to help pull through how shifts in one workflow should get pulled through in others. She went on to say that we need people understand data mapping and why clean data is so important. Pooja thanked Jocelyn for her insights before sharing her own. She mentioned that she heard talk about whether ViVE and HIMSS could both survive because they occur so close together, and are big investments for companies to make to attend or exhibit. She shared that her view is that they are different enough in programmatic and attendance mix that she believes they both have value and will survive. Adding to Jocelyn's point about data quality, Pooja added that data governance and sending the right data to the right people at the right time versus just sending a data tsunami. Pooja continued by adding that it's also important to meet people where they are. This was clear at the post-acute care listening session. Some care facilities are not yet FHIR-enabled, some can send data via FHIR but perhaps are not yet API-enabled, how can we meet those facilities where they are even if they aren't using cutting-edge technology? Most stakeholders are going to be somewhere on a spectrum of tech adoption. We need to be flexible in how we do things. Pooja went on to say that another observation is that the importance of consent management will continue to grow, and that real work is starting to be done to figure out what patient-centered consent management might look like. We need to be able to exchange the right data at the right time with the right people, but we need to ensure we have the right consent to go along with it. Pooja mentioned some industry initiatives on consent including the HL7 FHIR at Scale Taskforce Accelerator, which has launched a new consent project. Public meetings for the FAST Consent project have launched and will be held regularly. A consent learning lab was held at HIMSS24 for the second year in a row. Pooja expressed that she attended both last year's and this year's events and she could feel a shift including the presence of regulators who were in the room. She explained that the conversation focused on actual work and progress being made in California and Florida as well as a huge focus on the role of consent in connecting health data and human services data.Next Pooja and Jocelyn listened and reacted to stakeholders who stopped by the POCP Kiosk in the Interoperability showcase to give their perspectives on the final CMS prior authorization & interoperability rule, API adoption, and pharmacy interoperability. Interviewees at the kiosk included:Colin Banas, Chief Medical Officer for DrFirst, shared insights on medication management and prior authorization.Polina Vaserman, Vice President of product Management with MHK, discussed the complexities and proposed improvements in prior authorization final rule.Lathe Bigler, Vice President of Clinical Network Services at First Databank provided perspectives on leveraging FHIR APIs for improving price transparency and patient care.Lenel James, Business Lead - Health Information Exchange & Innovation, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, highlighted the use of FHIR APIs to enhance data accessibility for all stakeholders, including patients, payers, and providers, underscoring the importance of making healthcare data available across the care continuum to improve service delivery and care coordination.Melanie Marcus, Chief Marketing and Customer Experience Officer at Surescripts highlighted the role of pharmacies in expanding care access and the necessity for interoperability and policy support.Kathryn Ayers Wickenhauser, Sr. Director of Community Strategy at DirectTrust discusses the critical role of pharmacists in delivering care and the role of Direct Messaging can play in supporting this work. Themes from the interviews and host response include: CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization: There has been broad acknowledgment of the positive progress this final rule will make towards enhancing interoperability and refining the prior authorization processes is widespread, with some hoping for additional policies to go even further.Healthcare Ecosystem and CMS Policies: The industry acknowledges the complexities of medications requiring prior authorization. There's an expectation for CMS to broaden its research and policy scope to include specialty medications, recognizing their critical importance.Impact of Technology and Innovation: The importance of adopting standards like FHIR for improving healthcare interoperability is emphasized. Leveraging technology and standard adherence is highlighted as crucial for enabling effective communication among healthcare stakeholders, reducing administrative burdens, and improving patient care quality.Pharmacy's Essential Role: Pharmacies are spotlighted as key to healthcare delivery, especially in underserved areas. There's strong advocacy for improved pharmacy interoperability and integration into the care team, stressing the need for policies, payment reforms, and access to health information to support their expanded role.Using Existing Technologies: The discussions promote the practical use of existing technologies and workflows to address healthcare delivery challenges effectively. This pragmatic approach centers on solving immediate patient care and business problems with available tools and sharing successful industry practices to foster broader adoption.Future Directions and Collective Engagement: A desire for ongoing engagement with health IT innovations, with a focus on interoperability, is clear in future industry events. The importance of collaborative efforts within the community and across the industry is underscored as critical for driving advancements in health IT and interoperability.After Pooja and Jocelyn listened and reacted to the interviews, Pooja shifted to close out the episode. She took a moment to reflect on the rich dialogue and insights shared by professionals across the healthcare ecosystem. She acknowledged the collective and collaborative effort that is fundamental to advancing health IT, underscoring the critical role of technology, the growing importance of pharmacies in the healthcare delivery ecosystem, and the collective anticipation for the evolution of policies concerning specialty medications and the work toward a better way to manage consent. With a nod to the resilience and spirit of innovation that defines the HIMSS conference, Pooja expressed gratitude for the contributions of all speakers and participants, celebrating another successful year of sharing, learning, and collaborating. Looking ahead with optimism, she voiced enthusiasm for the next HIMSS, where the community will reconvene to delve deeper into healthcare's pressing issues, explore new advancements, and foster further collaborations that promise to shape the future of health IT.

In this episode, our guest is Colin Banas, MD, MSHA, Chief Medical Officer, DrFirst. Colin Banas is an Internal Medicine Hospitalist and the former Chief Medical Information Officer for VCU Health System in Richmond, VA prior to stepping down after 15 fulfilling years to pursue consulting. He is proud to have testified before the U.S. Senate and the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) on the topic of Health IT and the Meaningful Use Program and is a former Health IT Fellow for the ONC. His interests center the role of big-data and analytics on patient outcomes and on novel forms of Clinical Decision Support, those that are outside of the realm of traditional rules and alerts, and include real-time dashboarding and intuitive usability designs. He also helped spearhead the VCU effort to participate in the Open Notes initiative, where patients have access to their clinical documentation in real time. In 2017 Dr. Banas was humbled to receive the HIMSS-AMDIS award for Physician Executive of the Year from his peers. Pharmacy Interoperability: New Opportunities, Persistent ChallengesTopic Summary: Interoperability has been a buzzword for the healthcare industry for many years, but until now, the conversation has centered around how to get doctors and healthcare systems more accurate, complete patient health data for improved outcomes. In 30 years of e-prescribing, the pharmacy's role – at least where interoperable data sharing is concerned - has been viewed from the narrow lens of fulfillment. Today, there are encouraging signs of change, particularly coming out of the ONC's annual meeting in December 2023. Pharmacy Interoperability: Persistent Challenges….-Technical, economic, structural, and psychological issues that must be addressed-Conflicting concerns/interests of the major players within the industry, including NACDS/NCPA, AMA, HHS, and others-Data standards/lack of available infrastructure and networks to advance and scale interoperability with pharmacists and pharmacies-Competition can impede pharmacy collaboration in data sharing ….New Opportunities-Awareness is growing, more attention and focus from ONC, CMS, and others of the unique technical, economic, and business challenges pharmacies face – and acknowledgment of the critical role pharmacists play as equal members of the patient care team-AI in pharmacy workflow and patient-facing tech solutions are connecting the provider, patient, and pharmacy like never before  -Pharmacy vendors are looking for new and innovative ways to partner within innovative data-sharing business modelsGuest - Dr. Colin BanasHost - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBAwww.hillaryblackburn.com  https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook@HillBlackburn Twitter/X ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

February 27, 2024: Today on TownHall we are taking a look back at a previously released episode. In this episode, Jake Lancaster, Chief Medical Information Officer at Baptist Memorial Health Care interviews Colin Banas, Chief Medical Officer at DrFirst, Inc. about medication list interoperability and medication adherence. How does DrFirst use data and AI to fill the gaps in medication lists? How do they fit into the medication adherence equation? What are some current challenges in medication data that Colin recognizes?Subscribe: This Week HealthTwitter: This Week HealthLinkedIn: Week HealthDonate: Alex's Lemonade Stand: Foundation for Childhood Cancer

We talk with Dr. Colin Banas, MD., Chief Medical Officer, DrFirst about the latest intelligence report on the state of healthcare. Nest we meet up with Dr. Christopher McCurdy, Ph.D., Professor And The Frank A. Duckworth Eminent Scholar Chair; Associate Dean For Faculty Development; Director Of The UF Translational Drug Development Core.

Host Mike Kottmer (WEDI Board Member) talks with Dr Colin Banas, Chief Medical Officer with Dr. First. The two discuss how AI (Dr. Banas calls it Augmented Intelligence) has benefitted both patients (improved medication management) and physicians (burden reduction) as well as the challenges and future opportunities that AI will bring the industry.  

Join us this week as we welcome as we do our first panel on Seamless, our guests are:Colin Banas, Chief Medical Officer at DrFirstMeena Mallipeddi, CEO at AmplifyMDJake Lancaster, MD, CMIO at Baptist Memorial in TennesseeStacey Johnston, MD, MHA, CHCIO VP, Chief Applications OfficerWhat you'll get from this episode:In-depth exploration of the evolving roles of Chief Medical Officers in integrating technology into healthcare.Critical analysis of the opportunities and challenges posed by Artificial Intelligence in the medical field.Engaging conversation on the importance of data privacy and security in today's digital healthcare landscape.Experts share their experiences and insights on managing technological innovation in healthcare.Future outlooks and predictions for healthcare technology, focusing on improving patient care and healthcare efficiency.Thought-provoking dialogue on balancing technological advancements with ethical considerations in healthcare.“AmplifyMD immediately connects medical facilities to a large network of physicians in all of the most essential specialties, including Neurology, Cardiology, Infectious Disease, Pulmonology and Heme/Onc.” Their mission is access, by becoming the definitive specialty care platform that connects every medical facility to the specialty care they need to improve patient outcomes. - https://amplifymd.com/Learn more the guests:Colin Banas, Chief Medical Officer at DrFirstPersonal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-banas-md/Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/drfirst/Meena Mallipeddi, CEO at AmplifyMDPersonal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meena-mallipeddi-662594/Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/amplifymd/ Jake Lancaster, MD, CMIO at Baptist Memorial in TennesseePersonal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakelancaster8/Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bmgbaptistmedicalgroup/Stacey Johnston, MD, MHA, CHCIO VP, Chief Applications Officer at Baptist HealthPersonal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacey-johnston-md-mha-chcio-06ba06118/Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/baptisthealth/Follow The Seamless Connection: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-seamless-connection

Dr. Colin Banas, Chief Medical Officer at DrFirst, defines the term clinical-grade AI as he distinguishes it from other forms of AI that may not be trained on robust clinical data. He emphasizes the need for accurate and complete data in healthcare records and the challenges of semantic interoperability and biases when working with AI models. Potential applications for clinical-grade AI include identifying insights about population healthcare, spotting clinical research trends, and addressing burnout by automating administrative tasks, allowing clinicians to focus on patient care.   Colin elaborates, "DrFirst, as many folks know, got its start as an e-prescribing company over 23 years ago. From there, it blossomed into a robust set of solutions around what I call the sweet spot for the company, which is intelligent medication management. This is all the way from writing the prescription to making sure the patient takes the prescription. The care team understands prescription lists and the way that the prescriptions may or may not be taken. And, of course, to do any of this with any level of accuracy and safety, you need data and a lot of it. Fortunately, we have two decades of working with this type of data. We have generated core expertise around medication data and all the various things you can do with it going forward." "This is an interesting one, especially since, within the last year, we're at a major inflection point for the AI explosion. AI has been with us for quite some time. Even rudimentary things in the EHRs around clinical decision support can often be considered a form of artificial intelligence. And I want to pause there and say I dislike the term artificial intelligence. I would much rather say something like augmented intelligence or even assistive intelligence." "But the idea behind labeling ourselves as a clinical-grade AI solution stems from what I've seen in the industry and what I've seen in the literature around what I call the five pillars of clinical-grade AI. It is an attempt to distinguish the AI we use in clinical care settings from what we're seeing all over the place right now. If I'm saying it correctly, your ChatGPTs, your Bards, even I think Elon Musk dropped a new one yesterday called GROK. And, of course, you've also seen some of the problems of using that kind of AI in clinical situations. Namely, the AI can hallucinate, the AI may or may not have been trained on robust clinical data, and the AI might not be perfectly reliable, especially if you come to trust the AI without actually checking over it." @DrFirst #DrFirst #ClinicalGradeAI #PriceTransparency #PopulationHealth #PatientSafety #ClinicianBurnout #HealthcareCosts #HealthcareAnalytics #HealthcareTransformation #HealthcareInnovation drfirst.com Listen to the podcast here

Dr. Colin Banas, Chief Medical Officer at DrFirst, defines the term clinical-grade AI as he distinguishes it from other forms of AI that may not be trained on robust clinical data. He emphasizes the need for accurate and complete data in healthcare records and the challenges of semantic interoperability and biases when working with AI models. Potential applications for clinical-grade AI include identifying insights about population healthcare, spotting clinical research trends, and addressing burnout by automating administrative tasks, allowing clinicians to focus on patient care.   Colin elaborates, "DrFirst, as many folks know, got its start as an e-prescribing company over 23 years ago. From there, it blossomed into a robust set of solutions around what I call the sweet spot for the company, which is intelligent medication management. This is all the way from writing the prescription to making sure the patient takes the prescription. The care team understands prescription lists and the way that the prescriptions may or may not be taken. And, of course, to do any of this with any level of accuracy and safety, you need data and a lot of it. Fortunately, we have two decades of working with this type of data. We have generated core expertise around medication data and all the various things you can do with it going forward." "This is an interesting one, especially since, within the last year, we're at a major inflection point for the AI explosion. AI has been with us for quite some time. Even rudimentary things in the EHRs around clinical decision support can often be considered a form of artificial intelligence. And I want to pause there and say I dislike the term artificial intelligence. I would much rather say something like augmented intelligence or even assistive intelligence." "But the idea behind labeling ourselves as a clinical-grade AI solution stems from what I've seen in the industry and what I've seen in the literature around what I call the five pillars of clinical-grade AI. It is an attempt to distinguish the AI we use in clinical care settings from what we're seeing all over the place right now. If I'm saying it correctly, your ChatGPTs, your Bards, even I think Elon Musk dropped a new one yesterday called GROK. And, of course, you've also seen some of the problems of using that kind of AI in clinical situations. Namely, the AI can hallucinate, the AI may or may not have been trained on robust clinical data, and the AI might not be perfectly reliable, especially if you come to trust the AI without actually checking over it." @DrFirst #DrFirst #ClinicalGradeAI #PriceTransparency #PopulationHealth #PatientSafety #ClinicianBurnout #HealthcareCosts #HealthcareAnalytics #HealthcareTransformation #HealthcareInnovation drfirst.com Download the transcript here

December 26, 2023: Welcome to a special End of Year episode where Bill sits down with our regular Newsday hosts. Drex DeFord from CrowdStrike, Patty Hayward of Talkdesk, Dr Colin Banas of DrFirst and Ryan Witt from Proofpoint. If you could sum up the biggest 2022 healthcare IT news headlines in a couple of words, what would they be? What are CIOs and CEOs doing to tackle these issues? How can we shape tomorrow so that the future of healthcare embraces more technology, more information, more innovation and a different delivery model with the patient as the ultimate consumer?Key Points:Healthcare is ripe for more disruption which is going to be painful for traditional providersIf you spend all of your executive leadership time figuring out how to survive, you don't actually ever figure out how to thriveWe need automation that has a good hard dollar returnSubscribe: This Week HealthLinkedIn: Week HealthTwitter: This Week Health

December 16, 2023: Welcome to a special End of Year episode where Bill sits down with our regular Newsday hosts. Drex DeFord from CrowdStrike, Patty Hayward of Talkdesk, Dr Colin Banas of DrFirst and Ryan Witt from Proofpoint. If you could sum up the biggest 2022 healthcare IT news headlines in a couple of words, what would they be? What are CIOs and CEOs doing to tackle these issues? How can we shape tomorrow so that the future of healthcare embraces more technology, more information, more innovation and a different delivery model with the patient as the ultimate consumer?Key Points:Healthcare is ripe for more disruption which is going to be painful for traditional providersIf you spend all of your executive leadership time figuring out how to survive, you don't actually ever figure out how to thriveWe need automation that has a good hard dollar returnJoin our next 2 webinars exploring the macro challenges facing healthcare and how technology will play a role in addressing these challenges:Register now for January 5th: Priorities for 2023. A CIO Discussion with Integrated Delivery Systems. Only available LIVE!Register now for February 2nd: Priorities for 2023. A CIO Discussion with Academic Medical Centers. Only available LIVE!Subscribe: This Week HealthLinkedIn: Week HealthTwitter: This Week Health

October 31, 2022: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-banas-md/ (Dr Colin Banas), Chief Medical Officer for https://drfirst.com/ (DrFirst) joins Bill for the news. 25% of clinicians want out of healthcare according to a Bain survey. 89 percent cite burnout as the main driver. CommonSpirit are still working to restore EHR systems after their ransomware attack. The attack affects several states, with loss of access to medical records. The scale of the breach is still under investigation. Instacart has launched Instacart Health, which will work to make nutritious food more accessible and address social determinants of health. The hospital needs to evolve. The hospital industrial complex focused on fee-for-service growth and market power will decline as margins shrink and local mergers are killed by antitrust review. Key Points: 60% of physicians, nurses and providers say their teams are not adequately staffed Is the mass exodus of doctors in large health systems more of a commentary on the bureaucracy and friction of practicing in those kinds of environments? 63% of clinicians say they feel worn out at the end of a workday Business continuity is such a huge aspect of healthcare, but it takes time and planning https://drfirst.com/ (DrFirst) Stories: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/workforce/bain-25-of-clinicians-want-out-of-healthcare.html?utm_medium=email&utm_content=newsletter (Bain: 25% of clinicians want out of healthcare - Beckers) https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/commonspirit-working-restore-ehr-systems-after-ransomware-attack-confirmed (CommonSpirit still working to restore EHR systems after ransomware attack confirmed - Healthcare IT News) https://healthexec.com/topics/patient-care/care-delivery/instacart-launches-health-business-it-readies-ipo (Instacart launches health business as it readies IPO - Health Exec) https://workweek.com/2022/09/29/the-hospital-needs-to-evolve/ (The Hospital needs to Evolve - Workweek) Sign up for our webinar: https://thisweekhealth.com/cyber-insecurity-in-healthcare-the-cost-and-impact-on-patient-safety-and-care_cybersecurity/ (Cyber Insecurity in Healthcare: The Cost and Impact on Patient Safety and Care) - Thursday November 3 2022: 1pm ET / 10am PT.  Subscribe: https://www.thisweekhealth.com/subscribe/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisweekhealth Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ThisWeekHealth

September 12, 2022: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-banas-md/ (Dr Colin Banas), Chief Medical Officer for https://drfirst.com/ (DrFirst) joins Bill for the news today. CVS Health is acquiring Signify Health, a home health company, for $8 billion beating out bids from Amazon and others. Researchers at Northwestern University and John Hopkins University plan to study if an Apple Watch app can help prevent strokes. Why are Cyber Attackers targeting smaller hospitals? Can AI help deliver greater success at birth? Has Walmart's brick and mortar kind approach revolutionized rural healthcare? Evernorth, the health services arm of Cigna and Varian are partnering to improve data standardization and interoperability in oncology with a HL7 CodeX pilot.  Key Points: CVS is doubling down on meeting the patient where they want to be met It's frustrating when a patient can't get something their doctor has prescribed  It's not artificial intelligence, it's augmented or advanced intelligence https://drfirst.com/ (DrFirst) Stories: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/disruptors/cvs-health-to-buy-signify-for-8b-6-details.html (CVS Health to buy Signify for $8B: 6 details) https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.fiercehealthcare.com/digital-health/nih-funded-study-test-if-apple-watch-can-prevent-strokes-limit-blood-thinners__;!!ELD3qnnpiOo!ok0ziyJRWcxX-vq9OLRZN1nRg89TWlkXCd1R3Qk6QZ8cdJ6EmYeMBWiDodjFlEzMJZtHlgReFKFlGiWxDU0tuCDauvIE$ (NIH-funded study to test if Apple Watch can prevent strokes, limit blood thinners - Fierce Healthcare) https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.healthcareitnews.com/news/hl7-codex-pilot-test-prior-authorizations-oncology__;!!ELD3qnnpiOo!qeBPxxenyIK8sHbboeY9w6VrM8UNAYUu_nk4Qyxzh_4w9UzYCUDqo2jHIVxgWCTXxJ_w3fdFK0CiGqhYtp-DqceD3HLfl6DVMFTw_Ao$ (HL7 CodeX pilot to test prior authorizations in oncology - Healthcare IT News) https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.hcinnovationgroup.com/cybersecurity/data-breaches/news/21279049/report-attackers-targeting-smaller-healthcare-orgs__;!!ELD3qnnpiOo!qeBPxxenyIK8sHbboeY9w6VrM8UNAYUu_nk4Qyxzh_4w9UzYCUDqo2jHIVxgWCTXxJ_w3fdFK0CiGqhYtp-DqceD3HLfl6DV66TxKb8$ (Attackers Targeting Smaller Healthcare Orgs - Healthcare Innovation) https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.healthcareitnews.com/news/ai-could-help-deliver-greater-success-birth__;!!ELD3qnnpiOo!qeBPxxenyIK8sHbboeY9w6VrM8UNAYUu_nk4Qyxzh_4w9UzYCUDqo2jHIVxgWCTXxJ_w3fdFK0CiGqhYtp-DqceD3HLfl6DVamOh-vc$ (AI could help deliver greater success at birth - Healthcare IT News)

James Hammer, the Senior VP at Harmony Healthcare IT, and Dr. Colin Banas, the Chief Medical Officer at DrFirst, join me to discuss their recent partnership to accelerate the transition of care providers and payers to a digital environment. Faced with clinician burnout, organizations are even more pressed to find efficient methods to treat patients and reduce the need to struggle with outdated information systems and data silos. Jim explains, "The farther back or historical, the older legacy applications are, the less the data is actually what's called discreet or codified. And today's EHRs, obviously require codified data to alert triggers and have to be codified to be able to interact and be interoperable with other systems. What's exciting about this relationship between DrFirst and us is they've got years of technology and the ability to look at medications, for example. And, to take literally descriptive text and convert that into codified data, meaning translate that to an NDC code, or a drug name, as well as a CIG that's required for interoperable and usable data in the EHR." Colin elaborates, "Anytime you have the clinical team re-input data, it's tedious, but it also can introduce errors. I've been in informatics for over two decades now, and we've been talking about interoperability since the onset. I do think we've gotten a lot better, especially with solutions like Harmony's, but I still think that we have a way to go. Particularly, I would refer to semantic interoperability, which is what Jim was referring to. This is when the data not only moves from point A to B, but it arrives at endpoint B in the format that system is expecting and can be used immediately without that manual intervention that is so tedious." @DrFirst #Healthit #Interoperability #ValueBasedCare #EHR #ClinicianBurnout #PatientOutcomes drfirst.com harmonyhit.com Listen to the podcast here

James Hammer, the Senior VP at Harmony Healthcare IT and Dr. Colin Banas, the Chief Medical Officer at DrFirst join me to discuss their recent partnership to accelerate the transition of care providers and payers to a digital environment. Faced with clinician burnout, organizations are even more pressed to find efficient methods to treat patients and reduce the need to struggle with outdated information systems and data silos. Jim explains, "The farther back or historical, the older legacy applications are, the less the data is actually what's called discreet or codified. And today's EHRs, obviously require codified data to alert triggers and have to be codified to be able to interact and be interoperable with other systems. What's exciting about this relationship between DrFirst and us is they've got years of technology and the ability to look at medications, for example. And, to take literally descriptive text and convert that into codified data, meaning translate that to an NDC code, or a drug name, as well as a CIG that's required for interoperable and usable data in the EHR." Colin elaborates, "Anytime you have the clinical team re-input data, it's tedious, but it also can introduce errors. I've been in informatics for over two decades now, and we've been talking about interoperability since the onset. I do think we've gotten a lot better, especially with solutions like Harmony's, but I still think that we have a way to go. Particularly, I would refer to semantic interoperability, which is what Jim was referring to. This is when the data not only moves from point A to B, but it arrives at endpoint B in the format that system is expecting and can be used immediately without that manual intervention that is so tedious." @DrFirst #Healthit #Interoperability #ValueBasedCare #EHR #ClinicianBurnout #PatientOutcomes drfirst.com harmonyhit.com Download the transcript here

August 9, 2022: Today on TownHall https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakelancaster8/ (Jake Lancaster), Chief Medical Information Officer at https://www.baptistonline.org (Baptist Memorial Health Care) interviews https://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-banas-md/ (Colin Banas), Chief Medical Officer at https://drfirst.com/ (DrFirst, Inc.) about medication list interoperability and medication adherence. How does DrFirst use data and AI to fill the gaps in medication lists? How do they fit into the medication adherence equation? What are some current challenges in medication data that Colin recognizes?

July 26: Today on TownHall https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-weisman-md-mba/ (Mark Weisman), CIO and CMIO at https://www.tidalhealth.org/ (TidalHealth) interviews https://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-banas-md/ (Colin Banas), Chief Medical Officer at https://drfirst.com/ (DrFirst, Inc.) about the importance of having accurate medication lists for patients. How can we get to medication list interoperability in a fragmented pharmacy participation landscape? Is relying on pharmacy techs the answer and what are their drawbacks? On a journey to absolve the complexities in today's interoperability, Dr.First's mission is to utilize AI so that data is semantically interoperable first and foremost. What does the future look like with this technology in place? Webinar: How's Your Front Line? Recruit, Retain and Optimize Your Cybersecurity Team “Cybersecurity-what's your emergency?” “We need help. It's an attack.” “Hello? Hello!” What can we do about the staffing shortage in cybersecurity? With research suggesting that nearly a third of the cybersecurity workforce is planning to leave the industry in the near future, organizations are left in a worrisome position, especially as attack surfaces are growing. So, where do we move forward from here knowing that we are facing low numbers in the field already and it's likely to get even worse? https://thisweekhealth.com/webinar-sempris-cyberstaffing_recruit-retain-optimize-cybersecurity-team/ (Register here) - Thursday August 11 @ 1pm ET / 10am PT Webinar: Don't Pay The Ransom Is your health system paying out for attacks on your data? Stay tuned for details on our webinar in partnership with Rubrik "Don't Pay the Ransom" We'll send you live links to register soon!

Today's guest is Colin Banas, MD, an internal medicine doctor and chief medical officer of DrFirst, which started as an e-prescribing company before becoming an innovative health IT technology company with strength in medication management. What is the “Healthiverse?” Banas explains and details how DrFirst unites healthcare stakeholders who align to improve patient outcomes, connecting people to information by making inroads to clean and complete data. He talks about the healthcare challenges that his company's technology addresses and the role of big data and analytics on patient outcomes. He also discusses how the Health IT space is known to overuse jargon and why it's so important to keep conversations clear so buzzwords don't convey apathy or cause patients to tune out.  What does AI really mean when it comes to HealthTech? Banas shares his simplified approach to understanding it so that the “tech” in HealthTech isn't taking over for doctors connecting with patients. This is something that's particularly valuable in an age when so much has become remote! 

Our guest: Dr. Colin Banas, CMO at DrFirstIn this episode, we discussed: Dr. Banas's background An overview of DrFirst Healthcare data's dirty little secret Semantic interoperability as the cure What's next for DrFirst  Our sponsors for this episode are BlocHealth, Curation Health, ChenMed & MediTelecare.BlocHealth is building the ecosystem of services and solutions to power the future of healthcare. For more information, please go to www.blochealth.com & follow BlocHealth on social media - @blochealth"Curation Health's advanced clinical decision support platform seamlessly integrates into the electronic health record and leverages more than 750 proven clinical and quality rules. With this intelligent point-of-care platform, you can power a scalable risk adjustment process and amplify quality program performance." For more information, please go to www.curationhealthcare.com & follow Curation Health on social media - @curationhealth"ChenMed brings concierge-style medicine and better health outcomes to the neediest populations – moderate-to-low income seniors with complex chronic diseases. For more information, please go to www.chenmed.com & follow ChenMed on social media - @chenmed"MediTelecare provides behavioral telemedicine services to residents of skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, using state-of-the-art telehealth technology." For more information, please go to www.meditelecare.com & follow MediTelecare on social media – @meditelecareTo learn more about DrFirst please use the links below:- Website - LinkedInAlso, be sure to follow Slice of Healthcare on our social channels:- Website - Facebook - LinkedIn - Twitter - YouTube - Newsletter

May 30, 2022: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-banas-md/ (Dr Colin Banas), Chief Medical Officer for https://drfirst.com/ (DrFirst) joins Bill for the news today. What went on at the AMIA 2022 Clinical Informatics Conference? What areas of healthcare are most in need of disruption and digital transformation today? If we don't continue to invest in virtual care, we could lose the coordination of a significant volume of patients. How do we make the delivery of care better? What happens when COVID-19 emergency declarations end? What are the implications for Coverage, Costs and Access? The future of medicine is not better appointment scheduling or more convenient telemedicine. The future of medicine is asynchronous.  Key Points: Price transparency. Maybe 15% of hospitals are actually compliant with the notion of being fully transparent with costs. Declining COVID patient numbers has led to less revenues and more costs Where is tech innovation needed most in healthcare? How is AI and machine learning going to be regulated? How is it going to be transparent? https://drfirst.com/ (DrFirst) Stories: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/daniel-barchi-8719a63_asynchronousmedicine-asynchmed-medicine-activity-6934508234539950080-BKLA?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web (The future of medicine is not better appointment scheduling or more convenient telemedicine - Daniel Barchi, CIO, New York-Presbyterian - LinkedIn post) https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/where-tech-innovation-is-needed-most-in-healthcare.html (Where Tech Innovation is Needed Most in Healthcare - Beckers) https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/what-happens-when-covid-19-emergency-declarations-end-implications-for-coverage-costs-and-access/ (What Happens when COVID-19 Emergency Declarations End? Implications for Coverage Costs, and Access - KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation)) https://www.linkedin.com/posts/care-as-one_himss-cio-roundtable-recap-the-case-for-activity-6932455563121369088-u4A9?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web (HIMSS CIO Roundtable Recap: The Case for a Digital Care Platform)

Host Jim Tate talks to Dr. Colin Banas, the Chief Medical Officer at DrFirst. DrFirst is now in its third decade of providing solutions to the healthcare community, addressing such issues as information silos, care collaboration, medication management, price transparency, and compliance. Key takeaways from their conversation: Challenges to medication compliance; Effects of poor medication adherence; Potential benefits of the role of medication management in precision medicine; Price transparency at the point of care. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

In the newest episode of the pharmaphorum podcast, Editor in Chief Jonah Comstock speaks with Dr Colin Banas, chief medical officer at DrFirst.   They discuss out of control drug pricing, especially in the United States, that has led to nonadherence and care rationing

Host Dr. Nick van Terheyden aka Dr. Nick, talks smart healthcare system with Colin Banas, CMO at DrFirst. Their discussions include the origins of Prior Authorization, why and how it came about, how far healthcare lags behind other industries, the importance of Digital Health, Digital Front Door, open notes, patient engagement and how best to achieve success with an engaged patient. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

April 11, 2022: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-banas-md/ (Dr Colin Banas), Chief Medical Officer for https://drfirst.com/ (DrFirst) joins Bill for the news today. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are poised to transform the way healthcare is delivered. How do we prepare clinicians so that they have the knowledge and skills to assess and determine appropriate use? Tom Brady and Howard Schultz join the growing ranks of 'boomerang employees'. What kills innovation? 4 hospital innovation leaders weigh in. CMIO 3.0. How has the Chief Medical Information Officer role evolved? Key Points: The advice I give residents and interns who ask me about their career is never stop learning. And get involved. What kills innovation in an organization is a lack of commitment, unproportionate funding and not placing the right people in the right places. You can't manage what you can't measure. https://drfirst.com/ (DrFirst) Stories: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2790527 (Preparing Clinicians for a Clinical World Influenced by Artificial Intelligence - JAMA Network) https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2022/03/20/boomerang-employees-add-tom-brady-howard-schultz/7055620001/?utm_content=SoAmpli&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_campaign=Elon_Manson (Tom Brady, Howard Schultz join growing ranks of 'boomerang employees' in US - USA Today) https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/innovation/what-kills-innovation-four-hospital-innovation-leaders-weigh-in.html (What kills innovation? 4 hospital innovation leaders weigh in - Beckers) https://www.hcinnovationgroup.com/clinical-it/electronic-health-record-electronic-medical-record-ehr-emr/article/21250442/cmio-30 (CMIO 3.0: How the chief medical information officer role has evolved - Healthcare Innovation)

Each day in healthcare, data becomes more valuable, more useful, and more important to a healthcare organization. It's easy to see that the future of healthcare rests on the back of data. The problem is that data in and of itself isn't useful. We need clean, usable data that we trust to really make a difference in healthcare. This was the topic of discussion in a recent interview I did with Colin Banas, M.D., M.H.A., Chief Medical Officer at DrFirst, Paul Grundy, M.D., M.P.H., Advisor at Grundy Consulting, and Sarah Richardson, CHCIO, Chief Information Officer at Tivity Health. Where do we stand when it comes to health data and how does sharing health information impact the quality of that data. Learn more about DrFirst at: https://drfirst.com/ Find more great Health IT content: https://www.healthcareittoday.com/

February 21, 2022: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-banas-md/ (Dr Colin Banas), Chief Medical Officer for https://drfirst.com/ (DrFirst) joins Bill for the news today. Physicians practicing in the same geographic area, and even the same health system, often provide vastly different levels of care during identical clinical situations. Is this a cause of concern? Health IT leaders from provider organizations discuss their 2022 spending strategies for EHR optimization and pop health IT. Senators intro bipartisan effort toward modernizing health privacy laws with Teladoc Health, IBM, Epic and athenahealth all signing on in agreement. And the world continues to be unpredictable so companies must embrace the future of remote hybrid work. Key Points: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-banas-md/ (00:00:00 - Intro) https://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-banas-md/ (00:04:10 - Clinical variation is a challenge for a lot of health systems) https://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-banas-md/ (00:19:35 - Successful pop health programs do it with the cadence of people, processing and technology ) https://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-banas-md/ (00:36:20 - A lot of insights, medical breakthroughs and pharmaceutical breakthroughs have occurred from the mining of anonymized clinical data) https://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-banas-md/ (00:35:30 - We live in a tech world, mobile world and data hungry world) https://drfirst.com/ (DrFirst) - https://drfirst.com Stories: https://healthexec.com/topics/precision-medicine/physicians-different-choices-identical-patients (‘Cause for concern': Physicians in the same health system make vastly different choices for identical patients - HealthExec) https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/cios-plan-big-investments-ehr-optimization-and-pop-health-it (CIOs plan big investments in EHR optimization and pop health IT - Healthcare IT News) https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/senators-intro-bipartisan-effort-toward-modernizing-health-privacy-laws (Senators intro bipartisan effort toward modernizing health privacy laws - Healthcare IT News) https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lisagurry_introducing-truveta-hq-truveta-activity-6896504209286545408-bIkW/ (What is the Future of Work? - Truevta LinkedIn) https://www-wsj-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.wsj.com/amp/articles/why-the-metaverse-will-change-the-way-you-work-11644229800 (Why the Metaverse Will Change the Way You Work - Wall Street Journal)

Welcome to a special episode of The Podcast by KevinMD. In this 60-minute episode, I partner with DrFirst, a pioneer in health IT for over 20 years. We bring together physicians with different backgrounds to explore information overload and physician burnout. Dr. Sameer Badlani is chief digital officer, M. Health Fairview, a major health system in Minnesota. He is also adjunct faculty at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Colin Banas is chief medical officer, DrFirst. He was an internal medicine hospitalist and served as the chief medical information officer for VCU Health System in Richmond, VA. They share their stories and discuss the following questions: Based on your roles as physicians and as leaders in health IT, what are your insights into what is contributing to clinician burnout? How did you look at it differently when you became a tech leader? Did your perspectives change? Does tech sometimes contribute to burnout? How can tech best help burnout? What advice do you have for docs? For other IT leaders? Reflect and earn 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CME for this episode.

This episode features Colin Banas, Chief Medical Officer at DrFirst. Here, he discusses his transition from clinical practice to the software technology side of medicine, how DrFirst is using applied clinical research coupled with electronic medical records to make a better impact on their patients and providers, and more.

This episode features Colin Banas, Chief Medical Officer at DrFirst. Here, he discusses his transition from clinical practice to the software technology side of medicine, how Dr.First is using applied clinical research coupled with electronic medical records to make a better impact on their patients and providers, and more.

Dr. Colin Banas is the Chief Medical Officer at DrFirst a health IT company that's been around for over 21 years. Started as an e-prescribing platform and developed expertise in medication management.  Colin explains, "What we as a company are hoping to do is empower patients by connecting the dots to help them get on therapy and stay on therapy. And so, one of the core things that we do as a company is around price transparency." "And when I say price transparency, what I'm really talking about is serving up data to the multiple parties involved in prescribing decisions. When I mention price transparency for a provider, for example, what I'm saying is at the moment of making that decision to write that prescription, ostensibly with the patient in front of me, or the encounter happening, so much of it now is virtual via telehealth. But at the moment of making that prescription decision, I can see what the patient's copay will be, what they're out of pocket will be. And that really lends itself to having a conversation at that moment in time." @DrFirst #PriceTransparency #Healthcare #Hospitals #HCTransparency #HealthcareCosts DrFirst.com Download the transcript here.

Dr. Colin Banas is the Chief Medical Officer at DrFirst a health IT company that's been around for over 21 years. Started as an e-prescribing platform and developed expertise in medication management.  Colin explains, "What we as a company are hoping to do is empower patients by connecting the dots to help them get on therapy and stay on therapy. And so, one of the core things that we do as a company is around price transparency." "And when I say price transparency, what I'm really talking about is serving up data to the multiple parties involved in prescribing decisions. When I mention price transparency for a provider, for example, what I'm saying is at the moment of making that decision to write that prescription, ostensibly with the patient in front of me, or the encounter happening, so much of it now is virtual via telehealth. But at the moment of making that prescription decision, I can see what the patient's copay will be, what they're out of pocket will be. And that really lends itself to having a conversation at that moment in time." @DrFirst #PriceTransparency #Healthcare #Hospitals #HCTransparency #HealthcareCosts DrFirst.com Listen to the podcast here.

November 1, 2021: Newsday from the halls of CHIME Fall Forum 2021. Bill talks to Drex Deford from CrowdStrike, Colin Banas with Dr. First, Aaron Miri with Baptist Jacksonville, William Walders from Health First and Lee Milligan from Asante. No topic is left unspoken. Interoperability, supply chain, the first 100 days of a new CIO role, Epic, 21st Century Cures, current employee retention rates, the difference between an academic medical centre and an IDN (Integrated Delivery Network), cybersecurity, state federal partnerships, vaccination statistics and the pandemic. You won't want to miss this.Key Points:00:00:00 - Intro00:08:30 - I thought meaningful use stage two was going to knock things out of the park 00:16:10 - Labor is top of mind for CIOs. They're losing people. It's getting harder.00:35:50 - Florida operates as a family. Texas operates as a business. It's very different. 00:44:30 - You're going to be breached. So you just need to solve the problem really fast. 00:51:40 - Patients should have their information. They should be empowered. We want to empower people. 

In this episode, Dr. Colin Banas discusses how they are uniting different stakeholders in the healthcare space through their concept – HealthiverseTM – and providing actionable solutions for a better healthcare experience and outcome to all. According to Dr. Banas, the overall spend in the U.S. healthcare market in medication management and adherence space rose […]

In this episode, Dr. Colin Banas discusses how they are uniting different stakeholders in the healthcare space through their concept – HealthiverseTM – and providing actionable solutions for a better healthcare experience and outcome to all. According to Dr. Banas, the overall spend in the U.S. healthcare market in medication management and adherence space rose […]