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Bill Siwicki

Bill Siwicki

Bill Siwicki is Managing Editor of Healthcare IT News. Bill has 36 years of experience in journalism, with more than 25 years experience in healthcare IT.

By Bill Siwicki | 01:12 pm | May 01, 2020
NYC Health + Hospitals has sent approximately 95,500 automated reminders, with 96.4% of them delivered in the patient’s preferred language.
By Bill Siwicki | 01:27 pm | April 30, 2020
Today it is key to engage patients with their providers and their healthcare. Five patient-engagement-technology experts offer best practices to heighten use of the IT.
By Bill Siwicki | 01:02 pm | April 29, 2020
In a HIMSS20 Digital session, they cover the human element to IT, some panic, disaster recovery plans, CIOs supporting employees and more.
By Bill Siwicki | 01:44 pm | April 28, 2020
What’s more, at Peconic Bay Medical Center, the point-of-care tech for physicians led to a 13.5% boost in charge codes captured and a whopping 490% jump in patient satisfaction.
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By Bill Siwicki | 12:56 pm | April 27, 2020
Further, the network’s clinical portal has served in times of crisis as a backup system for health systems in the case of unexpected EHR outages or planned upgrades.
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By Bill Siwicki | 01:28 pm | April 24, 2020
On another health IT front at the Alliance for Integrated Care of New York, data used to risk-stratify patients resulted in a $2.4 million reduction in total costs for the ACO.
By Bill Siwicki | 01:47 pm | April 23, 2020
Nemours Children’s Health System uses multiple technologies to social distance, reduce contact and save PPE.
By Bill Siwicki | 01:39 pm | April 22, 2020
One telemedicine vendor, which is giving away its technology for two months during the pandemic, discusses the value of virtual care during physical distancing.
By Bill Siwicki | 03:08 pm | April 21, 2020
CIOs and CISOs take note: In a HIMSS20 Digital session, the former commander of U.S. CyberCommand explains what collective defense is and how it works.
By Bill Siwicki | 01:03 pm | April 20, 2020
Now, with telemedicine technology in place, the practice’s Florida locations alone are doing more than 5,000 tele-visits a week.