Going to ask again about HealWell - they are on an acquisition tear and seem to be very AI-focused. Has…
Monday Morning Update 4/22/24
Top News
About Healthcare, which specializes in software for patient flow management across healthcare settings, acquires patient flow predictive analytics vendor Edgility.
HIStalk Announcements and Requests
A majority of voters believe high-visibility CEOs make their companies more attractive acquisition targets. Samantha Brown points out that, “Healthcare, like every other industry, gets caught up in the idolatry of the ‘innovators.’”
New poll to your right or here: Do you think the VA will in fact restart Oracle Health EHR roll outs next year?
Webinars
None scheduled soon. Previous webinars are on our YouTube channel. Contact Lorre to present or promote your own.
Sales
- Health First (FL) will implement Epic as part of its two-year, $160 million Mission Unity project.
People
Michael Reagin, MBA (Sharp Healthcare) will join Banner Health as VP and CTO in June.
Nordic Consulting will promote Don Hodgson to CEO upon the retirement of Jim Costanzo this summer.
Government and Politics
The VA issues an RFI for testing support for the department’s Oracle Health-based EHR Modernization program, which is set to restart go lives at additional facilities sometime next year.
The Defense Health Agency solicits bids for digital front door technology that will enhance the DoD’s MHS Genesis EHR by offering provider search, appointment scheduling, secure messaging, and data management support; as well as integration with wearables and devices. The department also hopes to expand its digital health capabilities to include virtual nursing, remote patient monitoring, and hospital command center features.
Sponsor Updates
- Netsmart launches the Netsmart Marketplace, advancing interoperability and integration offers for community-based providers.
- Nordic releases a new Designing for Health Podcast, “Interview with Josh Liu, MD.”
- Spok publishes a case study, “How North Mississippi Medical Center overcame high call volumes and staffing shortages.”
- Upfront Healthcare co-founder and COO Carrie Kozlowski joins an episode of the HIT Like a Girl Podcast.
- Waystar will exhibit at the MGMA Financial Focus Conference April 24-27 in San Diego.
Blog Posts
- The IDD Summit Part 2: Partnership and Innovation (Netsmart)
- Strengthening healthcare IT infrastructure: A wake-up call for cybersecurity resilience (Nordic)
- Five Key Takeaways from ONC’s Federal Health IT Plan 2024-2030 (Optimum Healthcare IT)
- The Ultimate Guide to Exam Room Management (QGenda)
- Saving Patients Nearly $2 Million on Prescriptions is About Trusted Relationships (Surescripts)
- The 6 People You Need on Your Clinical Communications Improvement Team (Symplr)
- Key Takeaways from IPMI Healthcare Finance Institute (Tegria)
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Michael Reagin, leaving Sharp. Perfect timing, given their horrendous Epic install.
‘Samantha Brown points out that, “Healthcare, like every other industry, gets caught up in the idolatry of the ‘innovators.’”’
I mean, it’s easy to do, right? They are the ones making things happen; it’s a nice departure from staid business-as-usual, and the Next Big Thing might come from this quarter.
I vividly remember a few years ago, some Entrepreneur Awards. The descriptions of the nominees were over the top! And most of all, they were using the word ‘entrepreneur’ in exactly the same way that you use the word ‘hero’. They might as well have been synonyms.
At the time, I remember thinking, “you know, my definition of the word ‘hero’, does not include people who are working for themselves. People who are benefitting financially from what they do.”
Entrepreneurs are great, to be clear. But to achieve the level of ‘hero’, there needs to be selflessness.