Technology

The Rise of Care at Home: Healthcare’s Most Important Shift Is Already Underway

One of the most profound shifts in modern healthcare isn’t happening inside hospitals or doctor’s offices, it’s happening at home. Across the country, health systems, payers, providers, and tech innovators are accelerating the move toward care-at-home models that offer high-quality, lower-cost, patient-centered alternatives to traditional facility-based care. As someone who[…]

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Mental Health Month 2025 – In Every Story, There’s Strength: Facing Mental Health with Compassion and Courage

May is Mental Health Awareness Month – a time to take action, raise our voices, and help raise awareness about the importance of mental health.  This year’s theme, “In Every Story, There’s Strength,” could not be more fitting.  My story began when I was just ten years old, exposed for[…]

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Leading Through the Storm: Strategies for Resilient and Adaptative Healthcare IT Approach

In the fast-paced and ever-changing world of healthcare, uncertainty is the only certainty.  From global pandemics to cybersecurity threats, regulatory shifts, and economic downturns, healthcare IT leaders are forced to constantly navigate stormy seas.  As an IT Leader, we must lead with confidence and compassion, demonstrate strength and understanding.  Uncertainty[…]

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Protecting Trusted Guardrails: The Perils of Removing Essential Protections

Guardrails – whether physical, organizational, or behavioral – are vital mechanisms that ensure safety, protect privacy, maintain standards, safeguard free expression, and shield individuals from both their own actions and the influence of those in power.  They provide guidance across diverse contexts, from physical infrastructure and organizational governance to clinical[…]

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Beyond the Status Quo: 16 Transformative Steps for Healthcare in the Digital Age – Part 2

It’s that time of year again when prognosticators and futurists compile a top 10 list for the upcoming year. This blog focuses on healthcare writ large and healthcare IT (HIT) where overlaps are common.  Given the increasing complexity of this shared environment, this top 10 list grew to 16.  This[…]

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Beyond the Status Quo: 16 Transformative Steps for Healthcare in the Digital Age – Part 1

It’s that time of year when prognosticators and futurists compile a top 10 list for the coming year. This blog focuses on healthcare writ large and healthcare IT (HIT) where overlaps are common.  Given the increasing complexity of this shared environment, this top 10 list grew to 16.  This is[…]

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11 Steps to Prepare for 2025 – Big Challenges – Bigger Opportunities

If you’re fortunate enough to work in healthcare and IT, every year presents a significant mix of big challenges and even bigger opportunities.  2025 is no exception.  One of HIT’s paradigms for approaching challenges is to focus on people, process, and technology – technology being the easiest of the three.[…]

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Future Proof Your IT Environment: Strategies to Address Technology Debt

Addressing technology debt[i] in the health IT environment is crucial for ensuring patient safety, regulatory compliance, efficiency, data security, scalability, innovation, and cost efficiency. Healthcare IT professionals and their organizations must leverage technology effectively to deliver high-quality care while staying competitive in an evolving healthcare landscape. There are many factors[…]

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