Dr. Al Villarin Returns - 1 year as a CMIO at Nuvance Health
Al was a previous guest on the show and he did such a great job in May of 2020 that I brought him back for the sequel. Al is now 1 year...
Practical Information for Today's CMIO
Making healthcare better isn't easy, but there are devoted clinicians working in informatics and analytics trying to have an impact at the care delivered in the exam room or at the bedside. I'm your host, Dr. Mark Weisman, a practicing physician and Chief Medical Information Officer. On this site you will find podcasts and blog posts to educate and inform about Health IT topics pertinent to clinicians improving healthcare. If you have a passion to make the lives of our clinicians better through the use of technology, this show is for you.
Al was a previous guest on the show and he did such a great job in May of 2020 that I brought him back for the sequel. Al is now 1 year...
IT culture is a unique beast, especially in healthcare where there is such a focus on safety. "Go slow and say no" seems to be a common...
Ori is a CMIO with a ton of experience. His recent blog post about training physicians really resonated with me. Train the workflow,...
This week I cover 2 stories about health insurers pushing us more towards value than volume. Humana launched 2 new bundled payments; one...
Michael has a unique role in healthcare. He helps startups connect with health systems to solve the most pressing problems facing the...
Hope you enjoyed your Labor Day weekend. It was beautiful here on the east coast and the beaches were plenty busy. This week I cover...
Bill Russell and I discuss the first 90 days of taking over a new team. A quote from Bill: "Our problem in Health IT is we consider it a...
This week I cover the Amazon Halo wearable and all the things it can do. Toy or healthcare game changer? For you to decide. I also...
This week I cover the letter from AHA to the HHS about keeping telehealth going. We seem to be losing momentum, but we are not out of...
"Why does my computer lock at 8 minutes" and "How come I can't use the VPN to connect to the hospital" are questions I know you get too. ...
This week I cover the FANTASTIC news that CMS is delaying the penalty phase of the PAMA law that requires providers to consult with...
Craig Joseph, MD is now a CMO at Nordic Consulting Partners, Inc. and has significant experience as a CMIO and with informatics. He...
This week I cover how UCHealth automated prior auth processes and saved a ton of money; we should all be looking at these technologies to...
Are we getting to the place where AI speech to text is ready to go mainstream? Gabe is a vocal proponent for fighting physician burnout...
This week I cover a study from JAMIA about the completeness of problem lists; good info for you to compare how your system does versus...
The Digital Front Door is an area typically covered by the chief marketing officer or perhaps a CTO or CDO, but I think there is plenty...
This week I cover the New Yorker piece on how primary care is struggling; worth reading about to help understand what is going on in...
Everett has an interesting journey as a former CMIO and previous employee at Allscripts. We discuss the importance of showing value to...
This week I cover 6 articles, including what UC health is doing with huge data sets to help us all understand what is working and what is...
Special 100th episode anniversary for CMIO Podcast. I have Dr. Matt Mesnik on the show to talk about the collaboration we have between...
This week I cover a story about providers predicting that their telehealth visit volumes will drop to <10% of their visits next year. I...
Michael is from the University of Rochester and recently published an article about the digital landscape in healthcare. U of R is doing...
We are closing in on our 100th episode! Happy July 4th weekend and I hope your holiday was safe and social distanced. This week I cover...
"And what I wanted to instill was curiosity. It was okay not to know. It was okay to be bewildered and to wonder, and to be curious and...