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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 | 12:23 pm | October 06, 2021
A security professional with deep healthcare expertise offers his perspective on medical-device patching and previews cybersecurity trends for 2022.
By Bill Siwicki | 01:19 pm | October 05, 2021
The health system's chief analytics officer offers some lessons learned assessing CDS and clinical workflows to reduce the alert fatigue for providers.
By Bill Siwicki | 01:29 pm | October 04, 2021
The CEO of the SSI Group shares some perspective on predictive models and forecasting tools, an increased demand for patient education and fine-tuned approaches to a remote workforce.
By Bill Siwicki | 01:14 pm | October 04, 2021
Previously, the IPO had three- to six-month waiting lists for adults needing care. Now it's typically a one- to two-week process from positive screen ID to initial assessment.
By Bill Siwicki | 11:08 am | October 01, 2021
The successful experience of United Rheumatology and its Normalized Integrated Community Evidence repository can be a lesson for other healthcare providers.
By Bill Siwicki | 01:46 pm | September 30, 2021
A new report from Amwell and HIMSS Analytics shows that hospital and health system leaders have embraced telemedicine and are preparing for a future filled with virtual care.
By Bill Siwicki | 12:36 pm | September 30, 2021
Remote clinical pharmacists leveraged the technology to contact physicians and other on-site caregivers to collaborate on patient rounds, consults, clinical recommendations, virtual huddles and patient education.
By Bill Siwicki | 12:38 pm | September 29, 2021
A CISO talks with Healthcare IT News about boards' changing views of security, how hospitals are adapting to ransomware strikes and how infosec professionals' priorities are shifting along with the threat landscape.
By Bill Siwicki | 12:26 pm | September 29, 2021
The pandemic gave rise to telehealth and app-based scheduling – and new patient expectations. Long patient waits – and even waiting rooms themselves – may be things of the past, says one physician expert.
By Bill Siwicki | 03:59 pm | September 28, 2021
The inclusion of remote therapeutic monitoring codes in the 2022 Physician Fee Schedule suggests that transformations in digital health policy initiated in response to COVID-19 are beginning to have some permanence.