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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.

Patient Engagement
By Bill Siwicki | 12:37 pm | November 20, 2019
In addition, Cigna’s telemedicine customers have given high patient satisfaction scores: a Net Promoter Score of 81.1 among those who use the service.
Patient Engagement
By Bill Siwicki | 12:42 pm | November 19, 2019
Horrid handwriting, redundant EHR tasks and lengthy documentation plagued Falls Community Hospital and Clinic. Not anymore, thanks to new note templates and tools.
Patient Engagement
By Bill Siwicki | 01:35 pm | November 18, 2019
The palm print identity authentication system connects 750,000 patients to their Epic EHR – in one case, even when a patient was having a stroke and unable to speak.
By Bill Siwicki | 01:49 pm | November 15, 2019
Five CDS technology pros describe some comprehensive best practices for making the technology work optimally for provider organizations.
By Bill Siwicki | 01:34 pm | November 14, 2019
Two healthcare cybersecurity experts who will be speaking at the upcoming HIMSS Healthcare Security Forum offer comprehensive advice on everything from breach containment to security operations centers.
Patient Engagement
By Bill Siwicki | 01:42 pm | November 13, 2019
Calls to the administrators on duty decreased from 274 before electronic notifications to 149 since implementation at Catawba Valley Medical Center.
Patient Engagement
By Bill Siwicki | 02:11 pm | November 12, 2019
The University of Tennessee Medical Center’s cath lab uses secure clinical communication technology to cut follow-up appointment scheduling wait times – from as long as a day to less than 30 minutes.
By Bill Siwicki | 02:45 pm | November 11, 2019
Sharing of threat information across stakeholders helps create situational awareness – not just for individual organizations but for the healthcare industry as a whole, says one expert.
By Bill Siwicki | 01:21 pm | November 08, 2019
Six healthcare artificial intelligence experts offer best practice suggestions for CIOs and other health IT leaders seeking to fine-tune their AI systems.
Patient Engagement
By Bill Siwicki | 01:31 pm | November 07, 2019
The integration of the two technologies helps with the Medicare Chronic Care Management efforts of Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital’s rural providers.