Podcasts about Health information technology

Transforming healthcare delivery in resource-limited contexts around the world calls for compassionate, innovative solutions. Learn how The Luke Commission is bringing healthcare to the most isolated and underserved in Eswatini through a scalable model for advancing health equity.

What is cultural distress? It is a negative response rooted in a cultural conflict where the patient lacks control over their situation. It results in more physiologic effects on the body resulting in allostatic overload. To prevent this, healthcare practitioners must use strategies such as cultural humility to help patients navigate healthcare. Come find the best ways to deliver culturally sensitive care in any setting.

In this episode, Eli Lourie, MD, MBI, FAAP, discusses principles for health information technology to support and protect adolescent confidentiality. David Hill, MD, FAAP, and Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD, FAAP, also speak with Diana Montoya-Williams, MD, FAAP, and Kate Wallis, MD, MPH, FAAP, about consensus recommendations for antiracist child health research. For resources go to aap.org/podcast.

The average price of gasoline has soared over the last two months, but the Trump administration insists that relief is coming rapidly once hostilities with Iran conclude. FOX Business Correspondent Lauren Simonetti joins the Rundown to break down the reality of the energy market including why the U.S. is exporting record amounts of natural gas while domestic prices remain high and what it means for your wallet now that the UAE is leaving the world's biggest oil cartel. Plus, they also discuss if the U.S. is poised to become the new global "power center" for energy. The Trump administration's "Make America Healthy Again" initiative is targeting the high cost of healthcare through aggressive drug price negotiations and new transparency mandates. President Trump's National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Dr. Tom Keane, joins to discuss the implementation of a policy requiring drug companies to match the lower prices paid by other countries, the launch of the TrumpRx discount platform, and a new rule requiring doctors to show patients real-time drug costs and cheaper alternatives during appointments.  PLUS, commentary by Jason Chaffetz, FOX News contributor and the host of the Jason In The House podcast on FOX News Radio.  PHOTO CREDIT: ASSOCIATED PRESS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The average price of gasoline has soared over the last two months, but the Trump administration insists that relief is coming rapidly once hostilities with Iran conclude. FOX Business Correspondent Lauren Simonetti joins the Rundown to break down the reality of the energy market including why the U.S. is exporting record amounts of natural gas while domestic prices remain high and what it means for your wallet now that the UAE is leaving the world's biggest oil cartel. Plus, they also discuss if the U.S. is poised to become the new global "power center" for energy. The Trump administration's "Make America Healthy Again" initiative is targeting the high cost of healthcare through aggressive drug price negotiations and new transparency mandates. President Trump's National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Dr. Tom Keane, joins to discuss the implementation of a policy requiring drug companies to match the lower prices paid by other countries, the launch of the TrumpRx discount platform, and a new rule requiring doctors to show patients real-time drug costs and cheaper alternatives during appointments.  PLUS, commentary by Jason Chaffetz, FOX News contributor and the host of the Jason In The House podcast on FOX News Radio.  PHOTO CREDIT: ASSOCIATED PRESS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The average price of gasoline has soared over the last two months, but the Trump administration insists that relief is coming rapidly once hostilities with Iran conclude. FOX Business Correspondent Lauren Simonetti joins the Rundown to break down the reality of the energy market including why the U.S. is exporting record amounts of natural gas while domestic prices remain high and what it means for your wallet now that the UAE is leaving the world's biggest oil cartel. Plus, they also discuss if the U.S. is poised to become the new global "power center" for energy. The Trump administration's "Make America Healthy Again" initiative is targeting the high cost of healthcare through aggressive drug price negotiations and new transparency mandates. President Trump's National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Dr. Tom Keane, joins to discuss the implementation of a policy requiring drug companies to match the lower prices paid by other countries, the launch of the TrumpRx discount platform, and a new rule requiring doctors to show patients real-time drug costs and cheaper alternatives during appointments.  PLUS, commentary by Jason Chaffetz, FOX News contributor and the host of the Jason In The House podcast on FOX News Radio.  PHOTO CREDIT: ASSOCIATED PRESS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Epic Systems manages the electronic health records for hundreds of millions of people. This makes Faulkner a healthcare heavyweight and one of the most successful female entrepreneurs in history. So why haven't we ever heard much from her? Stephen Dubner travels to Verona, Wisc., to explore the Faulknerverse.   SOURCES: Judy Faulkner, C.E.O. and founder of Epic Systems. Seth Howard, executive vice president of research and development at Epic Systems.   RESOURCES: "Epic Systems (MyChart)," by Acquired (2025). "Federal antitrust lawsuit against Wisconsin-based Epic Systems will move forward," by Joe Schulz (Wisconsin Public Radio, 2025). "Bill Gates meets Willy Wonka: How Epic's 82-year-old billionaire CEO, Judy Faulkner, built her software factory," by Ashley Capoot (CNBC, 2025). "Epic: The Future of Health Information Technology," by Regina Herzlinger and Brian Walker (Harvard Business School, 2024).   EXTRAS: "Can A.I. Save Your Life?" by Freakonomics Radio (2026). "How to Fix the Hot Mess of U.S. Healthcare," by Freakonomics Radio (2021). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tired of juggling phone calls, planner pages, and double-booked appointments? It might be time to level up your scheduling strategy. Listen as we compare appointment schedulers that help agents save time, stay compliant, and make booking a little easier.   Read the text version   Get Connected:

In this HIMSS26 recap episode, Tony Schueth is joined by Brian Bamberger, Vanessa Candelora, and Brian Dwyer to unpack what they heard, saw, and debated after a week on the ground in Las Vegas. Rather than focusing on announcements or product launches, the conversation centers on the signals emerging across sessions, client meetings, and hallway conversations and what those signals suggest about where health IT is headed. The discussion opens with reflections on a keynote from former Tesla president Jon McNeill, which challenged attendees to rethink entrenched healthcare processes. While initial skepticism about an outsider perspective was high, the panel agrees the message resonated. Meaningful progress may require stripping workflows down to their fundamentals and rebuilding them with simplicity in mind. That theme carries throughout the episode, particularly as the group connects it to persistent challenges like prior authorization and administrative burden. From there, the conversation shifts to the dominant presence of AI at HIMSS26. Unlike prior years, where AI often felt theoretical, the panel notes a clear shift toward practical applications embedded directly into workflows. Examples like prior authorization automation and clinical summarization highlight real efficiency gains, but the group is quick to point out that AI is only as good as the data behind it. Concerns around data quality, bias, and trust are no longer side conversations. They are central to whether AI can scale in meaningful ways. As one theme emerges repeatedly, it is that the industry may have rushed ahead with AI excitement before fully solving for foundational data challenges. That leads into a deeper discussion on interoperability. The panel describes a noticeable transition from “interoperability as a vision” to “interoperability as infrastructure.” Organizations are no longer asking what connected data exchange could look like. They are now actively building the components required to support it. This includes identity frameworks, consent models, trust networks, and governance structures. While progress is real, the work is also proving to be more complex than anticipated, with many stakeholders still grappling with how these pieces fit together at scale.  The conversation also explores how these shifts are playing out across different stakeholders. From a payer and vendor perspective, Dwyer highlights that many organizations have moved firmly into execution mode, particularly with regulatory deadlines like CMS-0057 on the horizon. However, there is still uncertainty about what comes next, especially when it comes to scaling beyond compliance into true business transformation. For life sciences, Bamberger notes that strategy is largely set, but execution remains uneven. Efforts are increasingly focused on improving data capture within EHRs, enabling more efficient prior authorization, and addressing complex use cases like rare disease diagnosis, where fragmented data can significantly delay care. Several moments in the discussion bring the conversation back to foundational issues that continue to slow progress. Patient identity, data quality, and structured versus unstructured data all emerge as persistent barriers. The group emphasizes that without resolving these challenges, even the most advanced AI tools will fall short. Initiatives like FHIR accelerators and broader industry collaborations are seen as critical to closing these gaps, but there is still work to be done to move from standards development to consistent, real-world implementation. The panel also spends time on emerging areas of focus, including price transparency and rural health transformation. Candelora shares observations from her HIMSS presentation, noting growing engagement and more nuanced questions from stakeholders, signaling that the industry is beginning to take these efforts more seriously. Meanwhile, rural health funding is creating both opportunity and urgency, with stakeholders recognizing that interoperability and data sharing will be essential to making those investments impactful within tight timelines. One of the more unexpected themes to surface is the human side of all this change. Despite the heavy focus on technology, many of the most meaningful conversations at HIMSS centered on workforce impact, trust, and the role of humans in an AI-enabled future. The panel reflects on the need for thoughtful change management, noting that adoption is not just about deploying new tools but building confidence in how they are used. There is a shared recognition that while AI will shift certain types of work, it will also require new roles, new skills, and a more intentional approach to integrating technology into care delivery. As the episode wraps, each participant highlights a key signal to watch over the next 12 to 18 months. Prior authorization is widely seen as approaching an inflection point, with tangible progress finally within reach, though not fully complete. At the same time, the convergence of interoperability, AI, and policy is identified as a broader, more transformative trend. This trend will shape how data flows, how workflows are designed, and ultimately how care is delivered. The takeaway is not that the industry has solved its biggest challenges, but that it is entering a new phase. The foundational pieces are being built, expectations are rising, and the focus is shifting from possibility to execution. The next chapter will depend less on vision and more on whether stakeholders can align, operationalize, and follow through on the work already in motion.

Have you longed to integrate your Christian faith into your patient care—on the mission field abroad, in your work in the US, and during your training? Are you not sure how to do this in a caring, ethical, sensitive, and relevant manner? This “working” session will explore the ethical basis for spiritual care and provide you with professional, timely, and proven practical methods to care for the whole person in the clinical setting. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qpah9kh1lttg6cm1jjop9/Bob-Mason-Ethics-of-Spiritual-Care-revised.pptx?rlkey=0emve2ja8282nv8xc4uinq1hg&st=9033htwx&dl=0

Those who hope to honor God and advance Jesus' Kingdom face powerful opposition from spiritual, physical, and psychological enemies. Successful launching and long term fruitfulness depends on recognizing and, in dependence on the Holy Spirit, waging war against those enemies.

Physicians now face a world where search bars, chat apps, and large AI models are becoming many people's first stop for health questions, long before they enter a clinic.Former Google Chief Health Officer and national health IT leader Dr. Karen DeSalvo joins us to unpack what this shift means for clinicians, regulators, and patients, and why 15% of daily Google searches are questions no one has ever asked before.We cover:• Why consumer health search is becoming a powerful entry point into care• How Google built guardrails for safety, quality, and real-time monitoring of emerging risks• What the rise of GenAI “doctor in your pocket” tools could mean• The regulatory tensions ahead as states experiment with AI-driven medical decision support• How global demand, workforce strain, and new data sources (IoT, at-home diagnostics, wearables) are accelerating AI-supported primary care—About our guest: Dr. Karen DeSalvo is a health leader who has committed her career to improving health for everyone, everywhere. She was most recently Google's Chief Health Officer, where spearheaded a global team of health professionals dedicated to harnessing Google's technology and platforms to help everyone, everywhere live a longer, healthier life. Before Google, Dr. DeSalvo held significant roles in the U.S. government, including National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and acting Assistant Secretary for Health. She was also the Health Commissioner in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, where she led public health recovery efforts. Dr. DeSalvo currently sits on the Boards of Directors for Welltower and CityBlock Health and is a member of the Council of the National Academy of Medicine. —Pre-order Halle's new book, Massively Better Healthcare.—

Medical missionaries often feel powerful emotional burden from moral injury, and it is a leading cause of departure from the mission field. But we have learned proven methods of preventing and dealing with moral injury. Use God’s powerful methods to protect yourself and your team, and to grow in wisdom and spirit!

Part 1 - Michelle Francis, Director of the Office of Health Information Technology, joins Analyze This to introduce the new Relationship Management Application focused on improving how organizations connect and collaborate. Later in the program, Sumaya Bryan, Sustainability Programs Assistant for the Government of the Virgin Islands and owner of 340 Degree Delights, discusses Green Tech and her vision of becoming the first Afro-Caribbean woman in the Caribbean to own a major aquaculture farm that feeds both the region and the world.

CMS provides numerous avenues to implement value-based care. Dr. Farzad Mostashari, who was the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology during a critical period of EHR implementations in the U.S., co-founded Aledade 11 years ago to make value-based care feasible—or as he puts it in this interview, “make it more profitable to prevent a stroke than to treat a stroke.”Aledade now works with 2,400 practices and community health centers in 46 states and the District of Columbia. They have built their own technology to better facilitate value-based care, which includes interoperability, a prediction engine, user-friendly guided workflows and cutting-edge data analytics, all tied together to surface actionable insights at the point of care and drive/inform care coordination workflows.Learn more about Aledade: https://aledade.com/Healthcare IT Community: https://www.healthcareittoday.com/

What is a call? How does a person know if God is calling them to mission service? Join in a discussion as these and other questions are addressed.

AI is going to transform healthcare - but how do we ensure it does so responsibly, equitably and ethically? Google's former Chief Health Officer, Dr. Karen DeSalvo, says that AI could be public health's new best friend - if we use it in the right ways. Karen sits down with Claudia at Aspen Ideas Health to talk about her longtime career as a public health leader and where she sees a role for AI in helping to take some heat off public health communicators. She's interested in how AI can support - not replace - our human values. We discuss:How AI health agents could personalize and simplify care, especially for patients navigating complex health challengesWhy government should act as both regulator and convener to shape the future of how we use AI in healthOur failure to scale and implement big ideas because we keep adding new layers instead of simplifyingKaren underscored that AI-enabled robots will bring new ethical challenges:“I think when robotics becomes more commonplace, that also raises some of the need for us to be very thoughtful as a society about the ethical challenges when there's a physical manifestation of the models that's not just in a computer screen or even through your glasses, but as the robots get more and more humanoid.”Relevant LinksRead the Forbes article on Karen's tenure at Google Watch a Video where Karen introduces “Check Up”Read the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials' spotlight on KarenRead Karen's article about “Public Health 3.0”Check out Karen's Health Affairs article on the future of public health About Our GuestDr. Karen DeSalvo is a physician executive working at the intersection of medicine, public health, and information technology to help everyone, everywhere, live a healthier life. She leads a team of experts at Google who build helpful products, develop AI solutions focused on some of the biggest health challenges and bring information and insights to consumers, caregivers and communities with the aim of democratizing access to health and healthcare. She provides clinical leadership for Google employee health, including as part of the company COVID response team. Prior to joining Google, Dr. DeSalvo was National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and Assistant Secretary for Health (Acting) in the Obama Administration. Dr. DeSalvo served as the New Orleans Health Commissioner following Hurricane Katrina and was previously Vice Dean for Community Affairs and Health Policy at the Tulane School of Medicine where she was a practicing internal medicine physician, educator, and researcher. She is co-founder of the National Alliance to Impact the Social Determinants of Health. Dr. DeSalvo serves on the Council of the National Academy of Medicine and the Board of Directors for Welltower.SourceConnect With UsFor more information on The Other 80 please visit our website -

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In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2025 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Christopher Kalmar, Ilana Margulies, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest, Evan Matros, MD, discuss the following articles from the May 2025 issue: “Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing in Free Fibula Reconstruction of the Mandible: Comparison of Long-Term Outcomes with the Conventional Technique” by Bengur, Humar, Saadoun, et al.  Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/CADCAMRecon Special guest, Evan Matros, MD is an attending surgeon, Vice Chair of Health Information Technology in the Department of Surgery, and the program director of the microsurgery fellowship at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. He completed his General Surgery and Plastic Surgery Residencies at Harvard Medical School followed by a microsurgery fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He also has received his MPH at Columbia University and Master of Medical Science degree from Harvard Medical School. Among his many accomplishments, Dr. Matros is the current vice president of the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Council, he currently serves on the editorial board of the PRS Journal, and he is widely published in reconstructive microsurgery. READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content: https://bit.ly/JCMay25Collection The views expressed by hosts and guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the official policies or positions of ASPS

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2025 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Christopher Kalmar, Ilana Margulies, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest, Evan Matros, MD, discuss the following articles from the May 2025 issue: “Legislative Impact and Persistent Disparities: Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction Rates in the United States among 224,506 Patients” by Schafer, Ho, Potoczak, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/LegislativeReconRate Special guest, Evan Matros, MD is an attending surgeon, Vice Chair of Health Information Technology in the Department of Surgery, and the program director of the microsurgery fellowship at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. He completed his General Surgery and Plastic Surgery Residencies at Harvard Medical School followed by a microsurgery fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He also has received his MPH at Columbia University and Master of Medical Science degree from Harvard Medical School. Among his many accomplishments, Dr. Matros is the current vice president of the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Council, he currently serves on the editorial board of the PRS Journal, and he is widely published in reconstructive microsurgery. READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content: https://bit.ly/JCMay25Collection The views expressed by hosts and guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the official policies or positions of ASPS

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2025 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Christopher Kalmar, Ilana Margulies, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest, Evan Matros, MD, discuss the following articles from the May 2025 issue: “The Financial Impact of a Cosurgeon in Breast Microsurgery” by DeVito, Ke, Park, et al. Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/CosurgeonFinance Special guest, Evan Matros, MD is an attending surgeon, Vice Chair of Health Information Technology in the Department of Surgery, and the program director of the microsurgery fellowship at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. He completed his General Surgery and Plastic Surgery Residencies at Harvard Medical School followed by a microsurgery fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He also has received his MPH at Columbia University and Master of Medical Science degree from Harvard Medical School. Among his many accomplishments, Dr. Matros is the current vice president of the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Council, he currently serves on the editorial board of the PRS Journal, and he is widely published in reconstructive microsurgery. READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content: https://bit.ly/JCMay25Collection The views expressed by hosts and guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the official policies or positions of ASPS

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2025 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Christopher Kalmar, Ilana Margulies, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest, Evan Matros, MD, discuss the following articles from the May 2025 issue:   “The Financial Impact of a Cosurgeon in Breast Microsurgery” by DeVito, Ke, Park, et al.   “Legislative Impact and Persistent Disparities: Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction Rates in the United States among 224,506 Patients” by Schafer, Ho, Potoczak, et al.   “Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing in Free Fibula Reconstruction of the Mandible: Comparison of Long-Term Outcomes with the Conventional Technique” by Bengur, Humar, Saadoun, et al.   Special guest, Evan Matros, MD is an attending surgeon, Vice Chair of Health Information Technology in the Department of Surgery, and the program director of the microsurgery fellowship at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. He completed his General Surgery and Plastic Surgery Residencies at Harvard Medical School followed by a microsurgery fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He also has received his MPH at Columbia University and Master of Medical Science degree from Harvard Medical School. Among his many accomplishments, Dr. Matros is the current vice president of the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Council, he currently serves on the editorial board of the PRS Journal, and he is widely published in reconstructive microsurgery.   READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content: https://bit.ly/JCMay25Collection   The views expressed by hosts and guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the official policies or positions of ASPS.

For the 93rd episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are joined by David T. Ford, VP of Health Information Technology at California Medical Association (CMA) to talk about some of California's laws and regulations for health IT! We kick this episode off by discussing what is happening at the state […]

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Welcome to this episode of TMA's Practice Well Podcast, where we dive into the transformative potential of AI in healthcare. Join us as Shannon Vogel, TMA's Associate Vice President for Health Information Technology, hosts a conversation with Dr. Dan McCoy, a leader in AI consulting and education. Explore the evolving terminology and concepts like data drift and hallucinations, and how they relate to AI in the medical field. Dr. McCoy shares his insights on pre-training and post-training of AI models, highlighting their implications for physicians. Gain a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities that AI presents, including the importance of validating AI outputs and maintaining safety standards. Learn practical strategies for physicians to engage with AI systems, enhance practice efficiency, and contribute to the ongoing development of AI models. Tune in to unlock the full potential of AI in medicine today. Claim CME credit for this episode and check out more CME to Go on AI in health care Access TMA AI Resources TMA Policy Compendium

Welcome to the TMA Practice Well podcast. In this episode, our host Shannon Vogel, TMA's Associate Vice President for Health Information Technology, engages in conversation with Dr. Nithisha Thatikonda, a resident at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. They explore the evolving role of augmented intelligence (AI) in healthcare and clinical research. Dr. Thatikonda shares insights on how AI, particularly machine learning, accelerates drug discovery and optimizes clinical trials. She discusses the AI-powered innovations that streamline drug development processes, enhance diversity in patient recruitment, and improve participant retention. Follow along as Dr. Thatikonda and Shannon delve into the challenges of using AI, like data quality and model performance variability, and emphasize the importance of human oversight and collaboration in advancing AI technologies responsibly. Join us to discover how AI is transforming healthcare research, ensuring safer, more efficient drug development, and ultimately enhancing patient outcomes. Visit our episode description for additional resources and stay informed about AI in practice. Access TMA AI Resources Check out TMA CME to Go on AI in health care

Shannon Vogel, Associate Vice President for Health Information Technology and special guest, Dr. Harvey Castro, author of the first book on chat GPT in health care, discuss the evolving role of AI in direct patient care in this second episode of the AI in Health Care series. Discover why TMA prefers the term 'augmented intelligence' and explore how it can enhance, not replace, a physician's clinical decision-making. Harvey Castro, MD shares his expert insights into evaluating AI products and vendors. With a background in emergency medicine and entrepreneurship, Dr. Castro provides practical tips for physicians just starting their AI journey. Learn how to identify the right AI tools for your clinical and administrative needs, avoid shiny distractions, and ensure smooth integration with your existing systems.  Whether you're in a large hospital or a solo practice in a rural area, this episode offers strategies to help you adopt AI effectively and responsibly. Plus, get tips on cost management, contract negotiations, and staff training for seamless AI integration. Claim CME for this episode Access TMA AI Resources

Welcome to the TMA Practice Well podcast, where we explore the evolving landscape of healthcare technology. In this episode, our host Shannon Vogel, TMA's Associate Vice President for Health Information Technology, dives into the world of AI and its impact on medical practices with our guest, Rehan Ahmed, MD. Dr. Ahmed, an experienced ophthalmologist and AI enthusiast, shares his journey into AI from programming as a high schooler to integrating cutting-edge technology in eye care. Throughout the discussion, Dr. Ahmed emphasizes the importance of AI as an assistant, agent, and superpower in enhancing clinical decision-making and reducing administrative burdens. Explore practical tips for implementing AI in both small independent practices and larger settings, addressing concerns physicians may have and demonstrating potential benefits, like improved patient interaction and saving time on routine tasks. Whether you're a tech-savvy practitioner or new to AI, this insightful conversation highlights the transformative potential of integrating AI into healthcare. Claim CME for this episode Access TMA AI Resources

For the past 20 years, under both Republican and Democratic administrations, the ONC has played a pivotal role shaping and regulating the health tech market. On the eve of the election, Micky Tripathi joined me to discuss the agency's recently expanded role. Now, two months later—though it feels like a decade—the future is uncertain. Will the ONC and ASTP continue as market regulators and opportunity catalysts, or is a new direction on the horizon?Here's what we covered:The government's role in shaping and regulating the health tech ecosystemAI in healthcare: balancing the risks of misuse vs. the risk of “missed uses” Health information sharing: why Micky is optimistic about the future Can technology take the pain out of prior auth?Micky thinks we are standing on the edge of a transformative era:“We are just at the beginning of the most exciting decade...health information technology can really start to show… the return on investment for patients. We've done a lot of hard work over the last 10 years… [With that foundation in place] we have the opportunity to say there's an ROI here for patients.”Relevant LinksBlog post on ONC reorganization: ONC's Next ChapterTEFCA overviewForbes interview: Where is interoperability headed?Healthcare Dive: HHS AI Task Force Takes Shape (March 2024)Blog post by Micky: Getting real about information blocking and APIs (October 2024)About Our GuestMicky Tripathi is the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, and Acting Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where he leads the formulation of HHS technology and data strategy and coordinates technology policies, standards, programs, and investments.Dr. Tripathi has over 20 years of experience across the health IT landscape. Prior to joining the federal government he served as Chief Alliance Officer for Arcadia, a health care data and software company focused on population health management and value-based care, the project manager of the Argonaut Project, an industry collaboration to accelerate the adoption of FHIR, and a board member of HL7, the Sequoia Project, the CommonWell Health Alliance, and the CARIN Alliance.Dr. Tripathi served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative (MAeHC), a non-profit health IT advisory and clinical data analytics company. He was also the founding President and CEO of the Indiana Health Information Exchange, a statewide HIE partnered with the Regenstrief Institute, an Executive Advisor to investment firm LRVHealth, and a Fellow at the Berkman-Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University.He holds a PhD in political science from the Massachusetts...

As mentioned last Tuesday, Mina Hsiang, administrator of the U.S. Digital Service, is one of the many technology officials who will depart federal service with the forthcoming change in administrations later this month. Hsiang, a longtime government digital services leader, was tapped to lead USDS at the beginning of the Biden administration and has now seen that role through to the term's end. In the second part of a two-part exit interview with FedScoop reporter Caroline Nihill, Hsiang gives her closing thoughts as she wraps up her time at the helm of the government's technology tiger team. In the headlines today: A draft cybersecurity executive order would tackle cyber defenses in locations ranging from outer space to the U.S. federal bureaucracy to its contractors, and address security risks embedded in subjects like cybercrime, artificial intelligence and quantum computers. The draft, a copy of which CyberScoop obtained, constitutes one big last stab at cybersecurity in the Biden administration's eleventh hour. The order is follow-up to an order published in the first year of his presidency, The new order gives agencies 53 deadlines, stretching in length from 30 days to three years. Also: The Department of Health and Human Services has three new officials to lead its artificial intelligence, technology and data work. According to biographies posted HHS, Alicia Rouault is the department's new associate deputy assistant secretary for technology policy and chief technology officer, Kristen Honey is the department's chief data officer, and Meghan Dierks is the chief artificial intelligence officer. The three new officials join the department after it announced a reorganization of its health, data, AI and cyber portfolios in July. As part of those changes, the chief technology, data and AI roles moved from the department's Assistant Secretary for Administration, where the Office of the Chief Information Officer is housed, to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every Monday-Friday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast  on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify and YouTube.

Host Dr. Jay Anders invites back Micky Tripathi, PhD, MPP, the current Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, and Acting Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer for a look back and forward for the ONC. 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/

"There's been a degree of toxic positivity in US healthcare," says Dr. Sachin Jain, CEO of SCAN Health Plan. In this episode about healthcare's need for radical change, Dr. Jain challenges industry orthodoxy and calls for a leadership revolution. From Medicare Advantage turbulence to the failures of healthcare consolidation, he offers an insider's view of what needs to change.We cover:

The Health and Human Services department has identified two new priorities. One is improving data used for artificial intelligence. Another is better use of information technology in the delivery of behavior health services. The National Coordinator for Health Information Technology office recently made a series of small awards towards these goals. Joining the Federal Drive with details, public health analyst Alison Kemp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Health and Human Services department has identified two new priorities. One is improving data used for artificial intelligence. Another is better use of information technology in the delivery of behavior health services. The National Coordinator for Health Information Technology office recently made a series of small awards towards these goals. Joining the Federal Drive with details, public health analyst Alison Kemp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What exactly is a “learning health system”? In several of our episodes, you've heard us talk about how data collection has modernized through new technologies and enhanced approaches to clinical trials. But now that we have all that data, we need to transform it into clinical practice. Learning health systems are all about completing this virtuous cycle from scientific discovery to implementation, and yet, there are few that exist and work well. In this episode, you'll hear us discuss (and perhaps debate) what a true learning health system looks like, as well as how informatics can help lead the charge. Up first on our panel of distinguished guests is Dr. Genevieve Melton-Meaux, a Professor of Surgery and Senior Associate Dean of Health Informatics and Data Science at the University of Minnesota. Among her many accolades, she is a Past President of the American College of Medical Informatics, current President of the American Medical Informatics Association, and Director for the Center of Learning Health System Sciences at Minnesota. Her research focuses on clinical natural language processing, surgical informatics, and optimizing AI best practices. We were also joined by Dr. Chuck Friedman, a Professor of Medical Education and Chair of the Department of Learning Health Sciences at the University of Michigan Medical School. He is also the editor-in-chief of the open-access journal Learning Health Systems. Drawing from his time at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology in the U.S. Department for Health and Human Services, he helped transform Michigan's medical education department into one of the first in the nation to focus on learning health at all levels, including large-scale information infrastructure. Finally, we had Dr. Peter Embí, Professor and Chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics and Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Prior, he served as President and CEO of the Regenstrief Institute, a not-for-profit health care research organization in Indianapolis, Indiana that seeks to develop, conduct, and disseminate scientific research across communities. A Past President of the American Medical Informatics Association, his research centers on data-driven learning health systems. We are also pleased to share an original learning health systems “anthem,” composed by Molly Sinderbrand, called “System Problems Need System Solutions.” In our jazzy rendition, it was performed by pianist Phil Barrison and our very own Kevin Johnson on vocals! We appreciate all their contributions and are excited to feature it at the end of this episode! Tackling a topic like this required top-notch guests, and they delivered! We hope you enjoy listening. Links mentioned in this episode: -Evaluation Methods in Biomedical and Health Informatics by Charles P. Friedman, Jeremy C. Wyatt, Joan S. Ash -“Where's the Science in Medical Informatics?” by C.P. Friedman -Learn more about the Indiana Network for Patient Care  -Patti Brennan's Presentation referred to as “Care Between the Care”: “High-Reliability, Person-Centered Health Care Systems: It Can't Happen Without the National Library of Medicine,” presented at GoldLab Symposium 2018 -“Creating Local Learning Health Systems: Thinking Globally, Act Locally” by William E. Smoyer, Peter J. Embí, Susan Moffatt-Bruce  Make sure to follow our Instagram, Twitter, Threads, and TikTok accounts so you can stay up to date on all our new content. Also don't forget to follow us on Twitter @kbjohnsonmd. You can find us wherever you typically get your podcasts. Thanks for listening! Instagram: @infointhernd Twitter: @infointhernd  Threads: @infointhernd TikTok: @infointhernd Website: https://www.kevinbjohnsonmd.net/

This week's episode covers a False Claims Act whistleblower lawsuit involving failure to comply with federal cybersecurity requirements, a new CISA cyber incident reporting tool, and a proposed rule to implement an HHS-wide policy relating to health information technology, and is hosted by Peter Eyre. Crowell & Moring's "Fastest 5 Minutes" is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without.