Posts by Bill Siwicki

[ad_1] Opioid addiction and overdose-related deaths reached an all-time high in 2022. The opioid crisis has strained health systems, overwhelmed emergency responders and placed a heavy burden on social services.…

[ad_1] There is a shortage of all physicians across the United States, but it's most keenly felt with specialists. It is difficult enough to find access – especially timely access…

[ad_1] Pediatrics is a whole different kind of care compared with that for adults. Just as it requires specialized medical knowledge, it also needs specialized healthcare information technology. Tracy Warren…

[ad_1] For Texas health system Houston Methodist, the major challenges to obtaining completed advance care directives included the time constraints of primary care physicians in addressing advance care planning with…

[ad_1] Horizon Health Services, a behavioral health provider in New York, in November 2019 deployed telemedicine technology with the goal of meeting the demands of patients and the ever-changing world…

[ad_1] Dr. R. Dirk Stanley, chief medical information officer at UConn Health, a five-hospital health system based in Farmington, Connecticut, is not the only clinician to complain about workflow problems.…

[ad_1] Most in the healthcare industry would say provider organizations have an obligation to offer better care to underserved populations. The question is how. Dr. Graham Gardner is a cardiologist…

[ad_1] To provide high-quality patient care, physicians and other clinicians need quick and easy access to patient records. Yet many health systems struggle to deliver comprehensive information in a consistent…

[ad_1] Since its inception more than 60 years ago, Community Health Network, an Indianapolis-based nonprofit health system, has worked to stay true to its tagline: “Exceptional Care. Simply Delivered.” A…

[ad_1] Interoperability is one of the biggest and longest-standing challenges in healthcare. Government policymakers and private-sector companies of all shapes and sizes have been working on the problem for decades,…