Susan Morse

Susan Morse

Susan Morse is Executive Editor of Healthcare Finance and Women in Health IT contributor. You can follow her at @susanmorseHFN

ConsejoSano CEO and founder Abner Mason.
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Managed Medicaid plans and health systems hampered from texting consumers by 30-year-old law
By Susan Morse | 06:18 pm | September 16, 2021
Health plans hire ConsejoSano to create culturally appropriate content, but the company can't reach members by text.
Doctor showing patients medical images on a tablet
Executives have yet to fully commit to digital, consumer-centric care, Kaufman Hall finds
By Susan Morse | 11:24 am | September 10, 2021
Hospitals need to focus on digital investment to compete with other hospitals and retail and technology companies.
Northwell Health CEO Michael Dowling
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How to create the hospital of the future based on lessons of the past
By Susan Morse | 05:55 pm | August 20, 2021
Northwell Health CEO Michael Dowling looks at how health systems and hospitals will change because of the pandemic.  
SoulPancake cofounders Shabnam Mogharabi and Rainn Wilson spoke at HIMSS21 on Thursday.
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Rainn Wilson makes us grateful for being number two
By Susan Morse | 08:38 pm | August 12, 2021
"Grateful people go to the doctor less, and live longer. It's absolutely a super power," Wilson told a full house at HIMSS21. 
Optum Director of Research Danita Kiser, speaking at HIMSS21.
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AI is the new paradigm in forecasting infectious disease risk
By Susan Morse | 08:27 pm | August 12, 2021
Modeling is giving Optum researchers predictions for flu and COVID-19 outbreaks.
Darryl Gibbings-Isaac of Accenture, gives results of a HIMSS Trust survey, at The Future of Healthcare during HIMSS21.
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The digital revolution has begun but 52% of executives have not progressed beyond the pilot stage
By Susan Morse | 09:56 pm | August 11, 2021
HIMSS Trust results show a willingness to invest in the future of healthcare.
Tom Leary is senior vice president of Government Relations for HIMSS.
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After 20-year effort, Tom Leary of HIMSS is optimistic for passage of patient identifier
By Susan Morse | 04:51 pm | August 11, 2021
 The challenge is now in the Senate, which must make a decision on appropriations before Sept. 30.
Abbvie's Chris Boone, speaking at HIMSS21
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Data's role in creating a more equitable health system
By Susan Morse | 04:44 pm | August 11, 2021
Precision medicine is biased toward educated, socioeconomic groups, says Abbvie's Chris Boone, speaking at HIMSS21.
Valerie Monet of Banner Health and Kristi Roe of Medallia speak during the Patient Experience Forum at HIMSS 21 in Las Vegas.
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Health systems need to give patients an outstanding and consistent patient experience
By Susan Morse | 09:52 pm | August 09, 2021
One of the first steps taken by Banner was to think about future patients as customers.
Reid Oakes, executive vice president of Analytics at HIMSS, talks to MLB veteran Theo Epstein, at HIMSS21 in Las Vegas on Monday.
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MLB veteran Theo Epstein: There's a parallel between baseball and analytics
By Susan Morse | 03:49 pm | August 09, 2021
The Moneyball formula brought in successful players, but more is needed to create winning teams, Epstein says.