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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 | 11:32 am | June 28, 2023
Clinicians at Outbreaks Near Me, an initiative of Boston Children’s Hospital, say that remarkable findings from their new research on artificial intelligence points to its growth potential in healthcare. They unpack more of the survey here.
By Bill Siwicki | 11:53 am | June 27, 2023
The San Diego-based provider sees around 30 readings per patient per month, showing a high level of compliance – and is better able to identify white coat hypertension in doctors' offices.
By Bill Siwicki | 12:07 pm | June 26, 2023
The vast majority of telehealth caregivers in Virginia are confident in the quality of virtual care. Two experts from the Virginia Telehealth Network go in-depth about new poll data that shows its staying power.
By Bill Siwicki | 12:16 pm | June 23, 2023
What must provider CIOs and other health IT leaders consider while moving forward with AI? Dr. Blackford Middleton, a preeminent figure in health IT who now is working on learning health systems, has the answers.
By Bill Siwicki | 11:59 am | June 23, 2023
One of the contact center vendor's top executives explains how it's using generative AI with patients – and where employees must be cautious.
By Bill Siwicki | 11:52 am | June 22, 2023
There are some key clinical and financial use cases already showing their worth – but while innovation around artificial intelligence is happening rapidly, there's risk in moving too quickly, one physician expert cautions.
By Bill Siwicki | 11:15 am | June 21, 2023
But efforts to innovate the patient experience must be mindful of the healthcare workforce.
By Bill Siwicki | 11:33 am | June 20, 2023
For example, the Mayo Clinic has shown that 72.5% of remote patient monitoring patients comply with care plan tasks, including taking meds and monitoring vitals. Further, only 9.4% were readmitted within 30 days versus 20% of patients not using RPM. 
By Bill Siwicki | 11:08 am | June 19, 2023
Virtual care company Teladoc Health works with 50 Medicare Advantage plans. Nine million beneficiaries can access one or more of its telehealth offerings. An expert at the company offers a deep look at the subject.
By Bill Siwicki | 11:13 am | June 16, 2023
The Florida health system has converted more than 7.3 million medication instructions without clinician intervention. The prescribing technology was able to infer missing instructions for subsets and identify high-risk medications, improving patient safety.