Bill Siwicki
Bill Siwicki is Features Editor of Healthcare IT News. Bill has more than 30 years of experience in journalism, with more than 18 years in healthcare IT and healthcare finance, along with extensive expertise in mobile technology.
11:43 am
October 26, 2020
In this fourth entry in our burnout feature series, key executives at seven top electronic health record companies share the steps they’re taking to ensure their employees can manage the many stressors related to COVID-19.
12:34 pm
October 23, 2020
Dr. Daniel J. Nigrin, senior vice president and CIO at Boston Children’s Hospital, will take over in January.
Fernando Cortez, CIO and information security officer at La Clínica de La Raza in Oakland, California
11:36 am
October 23, 2020
The Federally Qualified Health Center didn’t let COVID-19 stand in the way of a successful EHR implementation. Here’s a step-by-step look at how they did it.
Norton Women's and Children's Hospital in Kentucky.
01:00 pm
October 22, 2020
The Kentucky health system turned a highly manual search process entirely automatic – and is gaining some major rewards.
Christian Counseling Associates in Plano, Texas.
11:20 am
October 21, 2020
Christian Counseling Associates has retained 100% of its client base throughout the pandemic thanks to EHR-linked telemedicine technology.
Portland Community Health Center in Maine
11:54 am
October 20, 2020
Nearly 90% of Portland Community Health Center’s telehealth patients say they’re satisfied with the provider’s virtual care, an overwhelming vote of confidence during a perilous time.
Bay State Physical Therapy’s Plymouth facility.
11:54 am
October 19, 2020
At the practice, appointment reminders have helped boost collections per visit by 7%; revenue cycle management cost per visit was reduced by 30%; and arrival rates have increased 2.5%.
Tennessee's University Physicians’ Association
12:02 pm
October 16, 2020
The financial IT used by University Physicians’ Association increased patient payments by 43%, and the payment lag for self-pay patients is down 20 days. “That’s huge,” a UPA exec says.
Keck Hospital of USC
12:35 pm
October 15, 2020
With an appointment-reminders solution alone managing 100,000 reminders per month, the health system reduced its no-show rate from 7% to 5%, leading to the savings.
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
01:06 pm
October 14, 2020
This was enabled thanks to an FCC COVID-19 grant that supplied all physicians with new laptops that feature HD webcams and processing power for seamless video visits.
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Norton Women's and Children's Hospital in Kentucky.
