Digital Checkup (552)

Greg Surla, senior vice president and chief information security officer for FinThrive, explains why the Change Healthcare cyberattack was a watershed moment and how federal cybersecurity performance goals tie into redundancy essentials.

Hartmut Mai, president of Cyberwrite, explains how insurers are looking at healthcare cyber insurance after the supply chain reaction ransomware attack, and how they can help better manage risks with algorithms and other tools.

Dr. Yusuf Sherwani, CEO and cofounder of Pelago, discusses the company's offering for substance use disorder treatment and how its virtual offering is comparable to in-person treatments and lowers the cost of treatment for substance misuse.

Burnout, staffing and employee issues need to be addressed in a less fragmented way, says QGenda Chief Innovation Officer Rich Miller.

Support for local health technology players is also an enabler of the health system's digital transformation, according to Digital Health Association CEO Ryl Jensen.

Instead of waiting weeks to see a specialist, patients one day could use an AI app to treat them the same day. How provider organizations react to artificial intelligence progress will be key, says Mount Sinai CMIO Dr. Bruce Darrow.

That's the picture painted by Dr. Bruce Darrow, the interim chief digital and information officer and CMIO, who offers an overview of artificial intelligence used at the famed New York health system today.

Susan Conover, cofounder and CEO of Piction Health, highlights the digital health company’s AI-enabled dermatology-focused offering, its recent $6 million raise and its plan to scale its reach and expand its partnerships across healthcare.

Being able to deliver a "single source of truth" freed up a surgery schedule that was 90% blocked, says Mindy Bosanek, director of Surgical Services and Cynthia Harms, perioperative business manager at Children's Nebraska.

Real-time prescription-benefit data has had a dramatic impact, with patients notably saving money on medication and picking up 8% more scripts, say Dr. Nele Jessel, athenahealth's CMO and Dr. Andrew Mellin, Surescripts' VP and CMIO.

Sean Sullivan, a partner at Alston & Bird, says revised interoperability rules that may drop in June could shed light on reasonable fees and exceptions, details on sensitive information sharing and public health IT certification requirements.

There’s a lot of cash ready to deploy but private equity buyers need sellers who have realistic value expectations, says Aytan Dahukey, partner and leader of Sheppard Mullin’s private equity team.