Healthcare Tech Talk

Where Healthcare Technology experts come to talk!

Episode 7 – ICD-10 is coming, ready or not

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Well, we spoke too soon!  Congress voted for another delay and the new due date is October 1, 2015; but bookmark this episode as it seems many people will still need to listen this time next year.

ICD-10 is a major (some may say cataclysmic) milestone that will impact most all healthcare settings, systems and operations. Even given an extension from the previous deadline in 2013, many are still struggling with readiness and even pushing for yet another extension. In this episode, we talk to technical and operational ICD-10 program managers that are on the front lines of readying their organization, its partners, and its payers for the absolute ICD-10 implementation date of October 1, 2014.

Episode 6 – Interview with President and CEO Jonathan Linkous of the American Telemedicine Association (ATA)

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In this episode we sit down with Jonathan Linkous, CEO of the American Telemedicine Association  (ATA) to look at the past, present and future of telemedicine, as well as the functions of this organization.  The ATA is the leading international resource and advocate promoting the use of advanced remote medical technologies.  The ATA has been working with technology companies, communications carriers, healthcare providers, payers, state legislatures, and government agencies since 1993 in an effort to better serve the patient by operationally advancing telemedicine presence and use both here in the U.S. and around the world.

Episode 5 – Telemedicine 101

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For decades clinicians and technologists have been seeking solutions to extend healthcare services to rural and remote locations in order to provide care that patients would otherwise have to travel substantial distances to receive, or would not receive at all.  Telemedicine, using video technology and all that it entails, is one such solution that is not only delivering healthcare over large distances, but is growing in utilization within patients’ own communities.  Brad Spangler, telemedicine analyst, provides us with an introduction to telemedicine – its technologies, goals, challenges, successes, current and proposed uses, and advancements.

Episode 4 – Information technology (IT) and healthcare technology management (HTM) working together

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Over the last several years, the technology that IT departments have been responsible for has migrated from under finance and other support purposes into the clinical environment. Simultaneously, medical equipment has evolved to incorporate and leverage traditional IT technologies, forming a bridge over what has perhaps been a present and widening – yet unforeseen – service gap. In this episode, we discuss how these teams continue to meld to meet the needs of the clinicians and patients.

Episode 3 – The value of implementing the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) in healthcare

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Complex organizations require complex systems to meet their business needs. Healthcare systems are among the most complex business organizations today, with thousands of “users,” hundreds of applications, and numerous business units, the demand for IT systems and support is extensive. Many healthcare IT departments are now utilizing the ITIL methodolgy as a framework for choosing, constructing and implementing highly reliable systems and process solutions for their organization. Wilbur McVay, DPSM, gives us an overview of this methodology and how it can be deployed to help an organization provide stable, functional, and cost effective IT services to hospitals.

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Episode 2 – Introduction to healthcare technology management (a.k.a “HTM” or biomedical engineering)

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For those of you who may be new to healthcare technology or are purely IT\IS in experience, this show gives you an overview of the work being done healthcare technology management talent. We are joined by Tim Huffman, a 20 year veteran of the biomedical engineering world. Tim gives us a great overview of the history and current state of the profession, plus a glimpse into its future.

Episode 1 – Introduction to Healthcare Tech Talk

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Healthcare Tech Talk is a show that discusses issues around each technology used in the delivery of healthcare, including Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) and Healthcare Technology Management (HTM).  Terry Baker and Kelley Hill, RN, MSN, who spend their days in the healthcare environment, sit down on both sides of the table of healthcare technology. Terry comes with 20 years of implementing and managing technology, and Kelley brings a decade of clinical user perspective on said technology. Together, with myriad guests, they will present timely and relevant topics in healthcare technology, from the latest in electronic health records to wireless enabled infusion pumps to health information exchanges to telemedicine and all matters above, below, around and in-between.