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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.

AI & ML Intelligence
By Bill Siwicki | 12:02 pm | November 01, 2023
An artificial intelligence tool that can automatically produce a first draft of a SOAP note – for the caregiver’s approval or editing – has the potential to save clinicians an enormous amount of time, an expert says.
AI & ML Intelligence
By Bill Siwicki | 11:21 am | October 27, 2023
But one of the health system's top clinical leaders for imaging informatics and radiology cautions that providers must maintain critical thinking when working with artificial intelligence.
Success Stories & ROI
By Bill Siwicki | 03:19 pm | October 25, 2023
Critical patient insights were missing in more than 13% of Denver Health electronic health records. A new methodology has helped reduce this to less than 1%.
By Bill Siwicki | 04:39 pm | October 24, 2023
"If we can manage patients on the front side of their diagnoses, and continue that management longitudinally, it's going to have a significant impact on the escalation of patients' chronic conditions," one expert says about the value of preventative care.
AI & ML Intelligence
By Bill Siwicki | 05:23 pm | October 23, 2023
That's according to Vrinda Khurjekar, a consultant specializing in artificial intelligence and machine learning. But she cautions that the right governance and guardrails are needed before that happens.
AI & ML Intelligence
By Bill Siwicki | 11:24 am | October 23, 2023
Helen Waters, chief operating officer at the EHR giant, describes the company's artificial intelligence strategy and shows how provider organizations can benefit today from NLP, LLMs, generative AI and more.
Success Stories & ROI
By Bill Siwicki | 11:47 am | October 20, 2023
Mountain Region CommonSpirit Health's CMIO outlines novel ways RTLS is being used in finding everything from staff and patients to equipment and patients' personal items – and how it all adds up to the quadruple aim.
Success Stories & ROI
By Bill Siwicki | 11:08 am | October 19, 2023
Yes, RTLS. Mountain Region CommonSpirit Health's CMIO offers a deep dive into some novel uses of the tracking technology, showing how it can fulfill its long-touted promise of improving care quality, patient and provider experience and the bottom line.
AI & ML Intelligence
By Bill Siwicki | 11:11 am | October 18, 2023
A top nurse and VP of digital health at Penn Medicine offers a wide-ranging look at how nurse leaders must help purchase, implement, use and refine ever more complex artificial intelligence tools.
By Bill Siwicki | 11:22 am | October 17, 2023
New monitoring devices and AI algorithms could help reduce staggering costs and improve quality of life for patients with chronic diseases such as COPD, asthma and chronic cough.