How much money would your business lose every second your database is down? How long would it take to get it back up and running? Would you be able to answer these questions on your own? Probably not. That's why Jeff Garbus started Soaring Eagle Database Consulting . In this episode, Jeff takes us on a fast-paced journey through the ultimate data management insurance process and shares some of the most common issues CIOs get blind-sided by. Don't lose focus and get your pens out because you will...
Jun 18, 2018•19 min
Thinking about the endless paperwork, long wait times, and confusing bills at the doctor's can make even healthy people feel like their luck ran out. Just because it's not concierge medicine doesn't mean it can't be concierge service! In this episode Vishal Agarwal, Co-Founder and COO of CareCognitics, shares with us how his years in the casino industry have taught him to give patients the VIP treatment and make the doctor's office feel more welcoming. 0:51 What does CareCognitics do? 1:33 What ...
Jun 09, 2018•20 min
Leading healthcare providers are always looking for new ways to help their patients and bend the cost curve. New technology companies are always looking for early adopters to try their products. You'd think it'd be easier to match them up, but if you've been on either side of that equation then you know how hard it actually is. On this episode Vice President of Innovation at UCHealth, Julie Reisetter takes us through how her team finds the right partnerships for her health system. We also hear f...
Jun 08, 2018•42 min
It is the Healthcare IT Entrepreneurs’ Dilemma. In order to become a Unicorn, you either have to survive or take a long detour around the Valley of Death, that strange netherworld where the value of your company can actually drop once you become marginally profitable. As counter intuitive as that may seem, it is strangely logical once you realize that valuation – especially in technologically innovative sectors – is rooted far more in “behavioral economics” than rigorous math. On this episode, D...
Jun 07, 2018•27 min
When the promises of workplace wellness programs and population health analysis don't live up to expectations, lack of trust can stifle growth for the entire sector. Linda Riddell tells us how to bypass savvy marketing to help employers and health systems evaluate if vendors' claims match reality. Care Innovations' Validation Institute is rescuing outcome measurements by rigorously checking the math and methods before giving their stamp of integrity. Show Notes: 1:35 – What is the Value Institut...
Jun 06, 2018•37 min
The promise of AI-driven precision medicine creates confusion around what problems can be solved with data. After a lengthy career as an expert consultant helping industry leaders hone the scope of their big data projects, solutions designer Prashant Natarajan focuses our attention to what precision medicine can do by first defining what it actually is (and isn't). Prashant discusses the definition of precision medicine as he defined in Multidisciplinary Approach to Head and Neck Cancer , and gi...
May 30, 2018•56 min•Ep. 53
On this episode, we welcome back two long-time friends of the show to talk privacy, security and HIPAA. David Harlow and Niam Yaraghi join me and Shahid for a wide-ranging discussion that includes: Niam's recent report: How HIPAA omnibus rules effectively reduced the number of data breaches among health care providers’ business associates Europe's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and how it applies to the U.S. healthcare system. The difference between a systems approach and a data appro...
May 22, 2018•50 min
We've always asked a lot of our doctors. Now we're asking them drive value based care. The question is, are we giving them the right tools and the right information to succeed? On this episode we talk with GT LaBorde , CEO of IllumiCare . They've built a platform that empowers clinicians with real-time cost and iatrogenic risk data – at the point of care. Here are some of the key topics we discuss: What's missing from our current healthcare economy and what problems does that cause? Why has this...
May 03, 2018•43 min
We're celebrating our 50th episode by interviewing one of my favorite healthcare thinkers, Dave Chase . Dave shares his vision for the next generation health ecosystem, and talks about the many ways the Health Rosetta is driving that change, including their involvement in the upcoming Health Value Awards . We cover a lot of ground, including: Why we need to rethink business models that have been in place since World War II Why you should never automate a broken process Aligning what's right for ...
Apr 26, 2018•50 min
On today's episode we're talking with Janae Sharp. Janae is a physician suicide survivor and the founder of the Sharp Index . The Sharp Index has a mission to reduce physician suicide and provide meaningful tools to improve provider quality of life. The epidemic of physician suicide is costing us lives. Not only the lives of physicians themselves, but also patient lives. If we do not care for the caretakers, how many more lives will we lose to medical error? The cost of physician suicide has car...
Apr 19, 2018•45 min
We're big fans of practicality at The #HCBiz Show! Don't get me wrong... we love disruptive innovation and cutting age tech as much as anyone, but we love getting things done RIGHT NOW a lot more. We're glad there are smart folks out there building the tools that'll change the game in 10-20 years, but our job is to give you the information you need to get things done when you go to work on Monday. That's why you'll see us touch just lightly on the cutting edge, and then dig incredibly deep on th...
Apr 06, 2018•43 min
This interview is part of our HIMSS18 coverage and was recorded live on the showroom floor. On this episode I talk with Nathaniel Lacktman, Health Care Partner and Chair of Telemedicine Industry Team and Digital Health Group at Foley & Lardner . He's also one of the nation's leading voices on telemedicine laws and business models. Nate gives us a quick primer on why startups and entrepreneurs shouldn't put legal issues on the back-burner, especially when it comes to fraud and abuse. He tells...
Apr 02, 2018•19 min
This interview is part of our HIMSS18 coverage and was recorded live in the exhibit hall. On this episode we talk with Stuart Goldberg, MD, Chief Scientific Officer at Cota . Dr. Goldberg tells us all about Cota's physician-led journey to organize and classify real-world evidence about every type of cancer. This effort led to something they call the Cota Nodal Address (CNA), and it's enabling health systems to get very specific about the types of patients they're treating, the costs associated w...
Mar 27, 2018•24 min
This interview is part of our HIMSS18 coverage. We'll be talking with thought leaders and vendors all week at the annual Health Information Management Society conference in Las Vegas. On this episode we talk with Jay Holley, Head of Partnerships at Uber Health. As a founding member of the Uber Health team, Jay works to ensure that Uber can provide reliable, HIPAA-compliant transportation solutions striving to ensure that transportation is not a barrier to healthcare. Uber Health partners with he...
Mar 26, 2018•12 min
This interview is part of our HIMSS18 coverage. We'll be talking with thought leaders and vendors all week at the annual Health Information Management Society conference in Las Vegas. On this episode we talk with Travis Moore, SVP of Market Solutions at Kyruus and Matt Gove, Chief Consumer Officer at Piedmont Healthcare, about provider data and patient access. We discuss how to address provider data inconsistencies across systems so that you can enable a better patient experience. Topics include...
Mar 21, 2018•21 min
On this episode, we chat with Prashant Natarajan, an innovation and product leader, best-selling author on Big Data, Analytics, Machine Learning and AI, and, if I do say so myself, an all-around swell guy! Prashant takes a very pragmatic approach to demystifying big data, ML and AI and shows us that it all starts with the data. He introduces us to the concept of data fidelity, which is the appropriateness of data for a purpose. That concept is so important to grasp. It allows us to get started w...
Mar 19, 2018•33 min
This interview is part of our HIMSS18 coverage. We'll be talking with thought leaders and vendors all week at the annual Health Information Management Society conference in Las Vegas. On this episode, we chat with Sean Cassidy, Chief Product Officer at SA Ignite. We discuss MACRA , MIPS , and QPP strategy for providers and practices, changes to the MIPS program under the new federal budget, and the importance of establishing a culture of quality now, regardless of where MIPS is headed. Spoiler a...
Mar 16, 2018•15 min
On this episode, we chat with Dr. Lucas Schulz ( @LucasTSchulz ), infectious disease and critical care pharmacist at University of Wisconsin Health . Luke is also an adviser to ILÚM Health Solutions - an infectious disease (ID) platform and real-time information service that supports patient management decisions, quality programs, and better outcomes through: Clinical collaboration and ongoing quality consulting Program level insight Point-of-care clinical decision support Luke helps us to under...
Mar 14, 2018•21 min
This interview is part of our HIMSS18 coverage. We'll be talking with thought leaders and vendors all week at the annual Health Information Management Society conference in Las Vegas. On this episode we catch up with Dexter Braff of The Braff Group . Dexter shares advice for Health IT entrepreneurs on how to stay focused while big players keep making big announcements. And there have been plenty of big announcements: Apple Health Records Amazon, JP Morgan Chase, Berkshire Hathaway Partner to dis...
Mar 13, 2018•16 min
This interview is part of our HIMSS18 coverage. We'll be talking with thought leaders and vendors all week at the annual Health Information Management Society conference in Las Vegas. On this episode, we chat with Miki Kapoor, President of Tea Leaves Health . We discuss: How consumer engagement is driving health system strategy The challenge of balancing fee for service and value-based revenue streams as the system continues to transform The importance of establishing a direct and continuous fee...
Mar 12, 2018•17 min
This interview is part of our HIMSS18 coverage. We'll be talking with thought leaders and vendors all week at the annual Health Information Management Society conference in Las Vegas. On this episode we chat with Matt Fisher ( @Matt_R_Fisher ), Healthcare Corporate Regulatory lawyer, host of Healthcare de Jure and HIMSS 18 Social Media Ambassador . You can find all of our HIMSS '18 Interviews here . About the Healthcare de Jure Tune in as we serve up the hottest healthcare issues of the day, all...
Mar 09, 2018•8 min
This interview is part of our HIMSS18 coverage. We'll be talking with thought leaders and vendors all week at the annual Health Information Management Society conference in Las Vegas. On this episode we chat with Brian Mack, Manager, Marketing and Communications at Great Lakes Health Connect and HIMSS 18 Social Media Ambassador . You can find all of our HIMSS '18 Interviews here . Subscribe to Weekly Updates If you like what we're doing here, then please consider signing up for our weekly newsle...
Mar 09, 2018•11 min
This interview is part of our HIMSS18 coverage. We'll be talking with thought leaders and vendors all week at the annual Health Information Management Society conference in Las Vegas. On this episode, we chat with Mr. Workflow, Chuck Webster ( @wareFLO ). If you're at HIMSS then Chuck needs no introduction. He's the one that 3D printed that glitter tiara on your head :) For everyone else, Chuck is THE workflow expert and has been evangelizing the value of workflow and business process management...
Mar 08, 2018•8 min
This interview is part of our HIMSS18 coverage. We'll be talking with thought leaders and vendors all week at the annual Health Information Management Society conference in Las Vegas. On this episode, we're talking with Kelly Thompson, CEO of the Strategic Health Information Exchange Collaborative (SHIEC) and Dan Chavez, Executive Director at San Diego Health Connect. About the Strategic Health Information Collaborative (SHIEC) SHIEC is a national collaborative representing health information ex...
Mar 06, 2018•10 min
This interview is part of our HIMSS18 coverage. We'll be talking with thought leaders and vendors all week at the annual Health Information Management Society conference in Las Vegas. On this episode, we're talking with Dr. Betty Rabinowitz, Senior Vice President of Solutions Analytics at NextGen Healthcare. Dr. Betty Rabinowitz is one of the founders and the former CEO of EagleDream Health, the software analytics solutions company acquired by NextGen Healthcare in August, 2017. EagleDream Healt...
Mar 06, 2018•19 min
I'm at HIMSS '18 in Las Vegas. I'll be here all week and will do my best to bring you along with me. Here's the plan: 1. I'll post a new show each day at HIMSS recapping what I experienced/learned the day before. Make sure you're subscribed at your favorite podcast source so you don't miss them. Most popular: http://bit.ly/HCBiz-iTunes http://bit.ly/HCBiz-GooglePlay http://bit.ly/HCBiz-Stitcher http://bit.ly/HCBiz-Spotify 2. I'll grab impromptu interviews at the various events, in the hallways, ...
Mar 05, 2018•4 min
Today we're talking about a widespread issue that's extremely important to the business of healthcare, and probably not on your radar: Legionella. And more specifically Legionellosis, which is the most significant waterborne disease in the U.S. Legionellosis accounts for thousands of hospital admissions and many deaths. It has a 10% mortality rate for those infected and that rate goes up as high as 25% in a healthcare setting. The good news is, it's controllable. In fact, it's largely an enginee...
Feb 21, 2018•41 min
There were two huge Digital Health stories in the past few weeks. Apple Health Records First we were introduced to Apple Health Records . This new feature will allow consumers to download their health records from participating providers directly to their iPhone. Some industry observers see it as a huge step forward in the liberation of our health data and the transformation of the healthcare industry. Others see it as little more than a publicity stunt that'll ultimately end up in history's inn...
Feb 11, 2018•39 min
You've heard of "Always Be Closing", right? Well today we'll tell you why you should at least "Always Be Preparing" (to Close). Every entrepreneur can and should learn the ways of the M&A market and use that knowledge to inform the way they build their company. That's true if you hope to exit someday because it'll drive decisions that make your company more valuable later. And it's true if you plan on staying in your business for the long haul. Investors have battle-tested methods for determ...
Jan 31, 2018•42 min
On this episode we recap the 36th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare conference (#JPM18), the Health 2.0 WinterTech event and talk about the "festival" that J.P. Morgan Week becomes in San Francisco. We cover the trends and topics coming out of the festival and use them as a jumping off point to discuss the next wave of digital health investment and innovation. What you'll learn: What is the J.P. Morgan Healthcare conference? What is the Health 2.0 WinterTech Event? Who attends these events and how d...
Jan 24, 2018•57 min
