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Bill Siwicki

Bill Siwicki

Bill Siwicki is Managing Editor of Healthcare IT News. Bill has nearly 40 years of experience in journalism, with more than 25 years experience in healthcare IT.

AI & ML Intelligence
By Bill Siwicki | 12:19 pm | February 27, 2024
Dr. Melek Somai describes the Wisconsin health system's efforts to expand its integration of artificial intelligence into workflows and care processes – from streamlining patient scheduling to providing personalized preventive care recommendations.
AI & ML Intelligence
By Bill Siwicki | 12:58 pm | February 26, 2024
Dr. Melek Somai discusses the most promising use cases for artificial intelligence, and describes how his health system has made it an "integral component" of its information ecosystem.
Success Stories & ROI
By Bill Siwicki | 12:46 pm | February 23, 2024
The health system's CMIO says technology has enabled an array of operational efficiencies with quicker, automated schedule generation – and happier doctors.
By Bill Siwicki | 12:11 pm | February 23, 2024
Chrissy Daniels, chief experience officer at Press Ganey, says this year the patient experience needs to explore innovative approaches to patient engagement and education, and emphasize the importance of integrating cutting-edge technologies.
Success Stories & ROI
By Bill Siwicki | 11:59 am | February 22, 2024
2017 saw Houston Methodist Coordinated Care Medicare Accountable Care Organization in the 40th percentile in some of the CMS ACO quality metrics. Today it's in the 90th. Physicians also have received CMS shared savings based on their quality percentile performance.
By Bill Siwicki | 11:50 am | February 21, 2024
Srini Iyer, CTO at Leidos Health & Civil Sector, previews his HIMSS24 session by discussing the potential of domain-specific AI to revolutionize healthcare by delivering more accurate, efficient and cost-effective care.
By Bill Siwicki | 01:06 pm | February 20, 2024
With help from a new point-of-care tool, even its lowest-performing clinics for diabetic retinopathy have met their retinal exam percentage completion goal.
Remote Patient Monitoring
By Bill Siwicki | 01:31 pm | February 19, 2024
Cindy Gaines, RN, chief clinical transformation officer at Lumeon, explains why making the home another part of the care continuum is so crucial – and discusses the technologies that can make it happen.
By Bill Siwicki | 01:21 pm | February 16, 2024
When is it time to optimize an EHR? Where is the best place to start? Who should be involved? Peyman Zand, chief strategy officer at consulting firm CereCore and a former provider CIO, has the answers to these questions and many more.