Healthcare IT Today

For the 189th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, sponsored by Swaay.Health, Colin and I are answering the questions we’re asking at HIMSS! The first question we answer is — what is a mistake that we keep making in healthcare, and how can it be addressed? Next, we take a look at AI to answer the question of what the most important lesson learned is now that AI is everywhere. Then, we give our opinions on what implemented healthcare policy gets our thumbs up and why. Lastly, we conclude this episode with sharing what song we think best represents healthcare or health IT right now and why. Be sure to check out all our videos from HIMSS 2026 for other answers to these same questions. This week’s episode is brought to you by Swaay.Health! If you are in healthcare marketing, PR, communications, or patient experience at a hospital, clinic, payer, health IT company, or agency, you need to be at our Swaay.Health LIVE 2026 event, April 29 to May 2 in Foxborough. It’s the premier healthcare marketing and PR event to learn, network, and get energized. Head over to Live.Swaay.Health to learn more! Here’s a preview of the topics and questions we discuss in this episode: What is a mistake that we keep making in healthcare? How can it be addressed? What is the most important lesson learned now that AI is everywhere in healthcare? What healthcare policy has been implemented that gets your thumbs up? Why? If you could pick a song that represents healthcare or health IT right now, what would it be and why? Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks to our friends at Healthcare Now Radio, you’ll be able to listen to the latest episodes of Healthcare IT Today on their radio station for the first two weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Pandora Thanks for listening to Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube.  Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. If you work in Healthcare IT, we’d love to hear where you agree and/or disagree with the perspectives we shared. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post, in the YouTube comments, with @Colin_Hung or @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you have any ideas for future episodes. Thanks so much for listening! Swaay.Health is a proud sponsor of Healthcare Scene. Listen to Our Latest Episodes:

For the 188th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, sponsored by Swaay.Health, we are doing a deep dive into healthcare AI! We kick this episode off with a debate on whether or not hallucinations will continue to happen and if they’ll prevent AI from being implemented/accepted. Then we theorize about whether healthcare will ever trust AI agents to work without supervision. Next, we take a look at the data healthcare AI is trained on and discuss if we think the quality and diversity will ever be a major concern. Lastly, we conclude this episode by trying to decide if we are not talking about the cost of AI enough. This week’s episode is brought to you by Swaay.Health! If you are in healthcare marketing, PR, communications, or patient experience at a hospital, clinic, payer, health IT company, or agency, you need to be at our Swaay.Health LIVE 2026 event, April 29 to May 2 in Foxborough. It’s the premier event to learn, network, and get energized. Head over to Live.Swaay.Health to learn more! Here’s a preview of the topics and questions we discuss in this episode: Will hallucinations continue to (a) happen, and (b) be something that stops AI from being implemented/accepted? Will healthcare ever trust AI agents to work without supervision? Will the quality and diversity of data that healthcare AI is trained on ever be a major concern? Are we not talking enough about the cost of AI? Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks to our friends at Healthcare Now Radio, you’ll be able to listen to the latest episodes of Healthcare IT Today on their radio station for the first two weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Pandora Thanks for listening to Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube.  Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. If you work in Healthcare IT, we’d love to hear where you agree and/or disagree with the perspectives we shared. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post, in the YouTube comments, with @Colin_Hung or @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you have any ideas for future episodes. Thanks so much for listening! Swaay.Health is a proud sponsor of Healthcare Scene. Listen to Our Latest Episodes:

For the 187th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, sponsored by Swaay.Health, we are doing an Olympics-inspired episode, looking at Healthcare IT! We kick this episode off by debating what 3 healthcare IT challenges would be on the podium right now. Next, we talk about what Olympic medal would be given to health IT if one existed. Then we take a look at all of the Olympic sports to pick out which one best represents what it’s like in Healthcare/Health IT right now. Lastly, we conclude this episode by discussing when it is and isn’t great to win a healthcare IT contract, just like how winning the Olympics is a huge deal for a city, but can also be a financial challenge too. This week’s episode is brought to you by Swaay.Health! If you are in healthcare marketing, PR, communications, or patient experience at a hospital, clinic, payer, health IT company, or agency, you need to be at our Swaay.Health LIVE 2026 event, April 29 to May 2 in Foxborough. It’s the premier event to learn, network, and get energized. Head over to Live.Swaay.Health to learn more! Here’s a preview of the topics and questions we discuss in this episode: What 3 healthcare IT challenges would be on the podium right now? If there were an Olympic medal given to health IT, what would it be? What Olympic sport best represents what it’s like in Healthcare/Health IT right now? Winning the Olympics is a big deal for a city, but it can often be a financial challenge too. When is it great and not so great to win a healthcare IT contract? Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks to our friends at Healthcare Now Radio, you’ll be able to listen to the latest episodes of Healthcare IT Today on their radio station for the first two weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Pandora Thanks for listening to Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube.  Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. If you work in Healthcare IT, we’d love to hear where you agree and/or disagree with the perspectives we shared. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post, in the YouTube comments, with @Colin_Hung or @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you have any ideas for future episodes. Thanks so much for listening! Swaay.Health is a proud sponsor of Healthcare Scene. Listen to Our Latest Episodes:

For the 186th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, we are doing a preview of this year’s ViVE and HIMSS conferences! We kick this episode off by discussing the differences between HIMSS and ViVE. Then we talk about whether we would pick one conference over the other, or if we would do both. Next, we theorize what topics will be discussed in the hallways at ViVe and HIMSS. We then talk about what topics we are the most interested in covering at ViVE and HIMSS. Lastly, we share our tips and tricks for not only surviving but thriving at both of these conferences. At ViVE, Colin and I will be in the Media Village doing paid and earned interviews. At HIMSS, we will have a big booth in the back corner where we will have our on-site interview studios – come visit us at 6453. If you are looking to showcase your thought leadership, build brand awareness, or tell an important customer or product story, you may want to consider one of our sponsored interview packages. Reach out on our contact us page to learn more. Here’s a preview of the topics and questions we discuss in this episode: So what’s the difference between HIMSS and ViVE? Would you pick one over the other, or would you do both? What are the topics that will be discussed in the hallways at ViVE and HIMSS? What are the topics you are most interested in covering at ViVE and HIMSS? What are your tips for surviving and thriving at both these conferences? Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks to our friends at Healthcare Now Radio, you’ll be able to listen to the latest episodes of Healthcare IT Today on their radio station for the first two weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Pandora Thanks for listening to Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube.  Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. If you work in Healthcare IT, we’d love to hear where you agree and/or disagree with the perspectives we shared. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post, in the YouTube comments, with @Colin_Hung or @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you have any ideas for future episodes. Thanks so much for listening! Listen to Our Latest Episodes:

The 185th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast is sponsored by Swaay.Health, be sure to join us at our Swaay.Health LIVE 2026 Event, April 29 to May 2, in Foxborough. This time, we are talking about 4 intriguing healthcare IT stats! The first intriguing statistic we discuss is that 1 in 4 active weekly users of ChatGPT ask it health-related questions. Next, we talk about two very interesting things that happened with healthcare technology investment in 2025 – the total amount invested was $47 billion, which is 12% lower than in 2024, and nearly half (46%) of it was put into AI. Then, we take a look at how 60% of patients reported delaying or skipping medical care because of the cost. Lastly, we end this episode with the intriguing stat of generative AI being used in RCM workflows by 80% of health systems. Thank you again to this episode’s sponsor, Swaay.Health! If you are in healthcare marketing, PR, communications, or patient experience at a hospital, clinic, payer, health IT company, or agency, you need to be at our Swaay.Health LIVE 2026 Event, April 29 to May 2, in Foxborough. It’s the premier event to learn, network, and get energized. Head over to live.swaay.health to learn more. Here’s a preview of the stats we discuss in this episode which were pulled from our various healthcare IT Bonus Feautures articles: 1 in 4 active weekly users on ChatGPT ask it health-related questions – OpenAI 46% of healthcare technology investment in 2025 is AI – 2025 investment was $47 billion (12% lower than 2024) – Silicon Bank 60% of patients report delaying or skipping medical care because of cost – Alphaeon Survey 80% of health systems are using generative AI in RCM workflows – HFMA Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks to our friends at Healthcare Now Radio, you’ll be able to listen to the latest episodes of Healthcare IT Today on their radio station for the first two weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Pandora Thanks for listening to Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube.  Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. If you work in Healthcare IT, we’d love to hear where you agree and/or disagree with the perspectives we shared. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post, in the YouTube comments, with @Colin_Hung or @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you have any ideas for future episodes. Thanks so much for listening! Swaay.Health is a proud sponsor of Healthcare Scene. Listen to Our Latest Episodes:

For the 184th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, we are talking about how we think consumer health tech will impact provider organizations! We kick this episode off by sharing what consumer health tech has us most excited. Next, we talk about what consumer health tech we think won’t last. Then, we debate how we think the adoption of consumer health tech will impact provider organizations. Lastly, we end this episode by theorizing how long we think it will be until we have an AI doctor at our beck and call. Here’s a preview of the topics and questions we discuss in this episode: What consumer health tech has you most excited? What consumer health tech do you think won’t last? How will consumer health tech’s adoption impact provider organizations? How long until we all have an AI doctor at our beck and call? Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks to our friends at Healthcare Now Radio, you’ll be able to listen to the latest episodes of Healthcare IT Today on their radio station for the first two weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Pandora Thanks for listening to Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube.  Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. If you work in Healthcare IT, we’d love to hear where you agree and/or disagree with the perspectives we shared. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post, in the YouTube comments, with @Colin_Hung or @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you have any ideas for future episodes. Thanks so much for listening! Listen to Our Latest Episodes:

We’ve been posting our wonderful Healthcare IT Today Community’s predictions for Healthcare IT in 2026, and we were feeling a little left out, so for the 183rd episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, we wanted to share our own predictions! We kick this episode off by sharing our predictions for AI scribes in 2026. Then we predict what AI will do in healthcare in 2026. Next, we predict what technologies we think we will all be talking about this year. And lastly, we share our predictions on what companies and organizations will be news-makers. Here’s a preview of the topics and questions we discuss in this episode: What is your prediction for AI scribes in 2026? What is your prediction for AI in healthcare in 2026? What other technologies will we be talking about next year? What companies or organizations will be news-makers in 2026? Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks to our friends at Healthcare Now Radio, you’ll be able to listen to the latest episodes of Healthcare IT Today on their radio station for the first two weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Pandora Thanks for listening to Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube.  Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. If you work in Healthcare IT, we’d love to hear where you agree and/or disagree with the perspectives we shared. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post, in the YouTube comments, with @Colin_Hung or @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you have any ideas for future episodes. Thanks so much for listening! Listen to Our Latest Episodes:

With the 182nd episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast being one of the last episodse we do this year, we are taking a look back at 2025! We kick this episode off by discussing some of the top changes, trends, and innovations we saw this year. Then, we share what news item or event stood out to us the most in 2025. Next, we talk about what 2025 story surprised us. Last, we conclude this episode by taking a look back at all of the conferences we attended in 2025 to share which conference experience stood out the most. Here’s a preview of the topics and questions we discuss in this episode: What are some of the top changes, trends, or innovations you saw in 2025? What news item or event in 2025 stood out to you the most? What 2025 story surprised you? What conference experience stood out the most to you in 2025? Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks to our friends at Healthcare Now Radio, you’ll be able to listen to the latest episodes of Healthcare IT Today on their radio station for the first two weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Pandora Thanks for listening to Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube.  Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. If you work in Healthcare IT, we’d love to hear where you agree and/or disagree with the perspectives we shared. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post, in the YouTube comments, with @Colin_Hung or @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you have any ideas for future episodes. Thanks so much for listening! Listen to Our Latest Episodes:

We are back again for another exciting round of buy or sell for the 181st episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast! In case you are unfamiliar with how these episodes work, or if you just need a refresher, Colin and I sit down to discuss a variety of trends and topics in health IT. We then decide whether we believe it will happen (aka we ‘buy’ it) or we think it won’t happen (aka we ‘sell’ it). Here’s a preview of the topics and trends we discuss in this episode: AI is going to solve a lot of problems in healthcare in the next 12 months. Cost reductions will have a major impact on Health IT spending in the next 6 months. The government shutdown will have a big impact on healthcare. Data quality is the biggest threat to AI. Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks to our friends at Healthcare Now Radio, you’ll be able to listen to the latest episodes of Healthcare IT Today on their radio station for the first two weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Pandora Thanks for listening to Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube.  Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. If you work in Healthcare IT, we’d love to hear where you agree and/or disagree with the perspectives we shared. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post, in the YouTube comments, with @Colin_Hung or @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you have any ideas for future episodes. Thanks so much for listening! Listen to Our Latest Episodes:

For the 180th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, we are talking about the healthcare job market! We kick this episode off by discussing what is currently happening with the healthcare workforce. Then, we list out the trends we think are going to continue to impact the healthcare workforce. Next, we share some advice to anyone who’s trying to navigate this job market. Lastly, we wrap this episode up by talking about the job search tactics that worked for us. Here’s a preview of the topics and questions we discuss in this episode: What’s happening with the healthcare workforce today? What trends are going to continue to impact the healthcare workforce? What advice do you have to navigate this job market? What job search tactic worked for you? Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks to our friends at Healthcare Now Radio, you’ll be able to listen to the latest episodes of Healthcare IT Today on their radio station for the first two weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Pandora Thanks for listening to Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube.  Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. If you work in Healthcare IT, we’d love to hear where you agree and/or disagree with the perspectives we shared. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post, in the YouTube comments, with @Colin_Hung or @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you have any ideas for future episodes. Thanks so much for listening! Listen to Our Latest Episodes:

For the 179th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, we are talking about contradictions in healthcare! We kick this episode off by first examining how we are striving for more personalized care while we are implementing more and more chatbots that remove people from the loop. Then, we take a look at how we say we want more interoperability and data sharing, only to have more data silos than ever. And on this point, we debate if that will ever be solved. Next, we discuss how we often talk about the shortage of clinicians, only to hesitate to adopt innovative technologies that could streamline care delivery. We conclude this episode on the contradiction that hardly any patients are involved in the design of health IT solutions, despite how much we say that we are patient-centered. Here’s a preview of the topics and questions we discuss in this episode: We say we want more personalized care, yet we are rushing to implement more chatbots that remove people from the loop. We say we want more interoperability and data sharing, yet we have more data silos than ever. Will this ever be solved? We say there is a shortage of clinicians, yet we hesitate to adopt innovative technologies that streamline care delivery. We say we are patient-centered, yet hardly any patients are involved in the design of health IT solutions. Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks to our friends at Healthcare Now Radio, you’ll be able to listen to the latest episodes of Healthcare IT Today on their radio station for the first two weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Pandora Thanks for listening to Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube.  Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. If you work in Healthcare IT, we’d love to hear where you agree and/or disagree with the perspectives we shared. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post, in the YouTube comments, with @Colin_Hung or @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you have any ideas for future episodes. Thanks so much for listening! Listen to Our Latest Episodes:

For the 178th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, we are talking about healthcare startups and founders! We kick this episode off by debating whether or not now is a good time for founders to start a business in healthcare. Then, we examine the aspects of healthcare that we find are the most underestimated by startups. Next, we share the startups that we have been impressed by recently. Lastly, we offer some advice for healthcare startups. Here’s a preview of the topics and questions we discuss in this episode: Is this a good time for founders to start a business in healthcare? What aspect of healthcare do you find startups underestimate the most? Have there been any startups that have impressed you recently? What advice do you have for healthcare startups? Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks to our friends at Healthcare Now Radio, you’ll be able to listen to the latest episodes of Healthcare IT Today on their radio station for the first two weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Pandora Thanks for listening to Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube.  Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. If you work in Healthcare IT, we’d love to hear where you agree and/or disagree with the perspectives we shared. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post, in the YouTube comments, with @Colin_Hung or @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you have any ideas for future episodes. Thanks so much for listening! Listen to Our Latest Episodes:

For the 177th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, we are doing another round of big deal, little deal, no deal! For these episodes, we discuss a variety of hot and trending topics to discuss whether we think they are a big deal, a little deal, or no deal at all. Here’s a preview of the topics we discuss in this episode: Quest Selects Epic for Project Nova $100k H1B visa RevSping Acquires Kyruus Health AI – MIT Studies – “95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing” and “ChatGPT May Be Eroding Critical Thinking Skills” Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks to our friends at Healthcare Now Radio, you’ll be able to listen to the latest episodes of Healthcare IT Today on their radio station for the first two weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Pandora Thanks for listening to Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube.  Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. If you work in Healthcare IT, we’d love to hear where you agree and/or disagree with the perspectives we shared. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post, in the YouTube comments, with @Colin_Hung or @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you have any ideas for future episodes. Thanks so much for listening! Listen to Our Latest Episodes:

For the 176th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, we are talking about the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announcement to enforce information blocking! We kick this episode off by sharing our personal reactions to HHS’s crackdown on health data blocking. Next, we debate whether or not this is going to be effective in stopping information blocking. Then we discuss if patients are getting the right information shared with them. Lastly, we focus our attention on health IT vendors to discuss if they have access to the right patient information. Here’s a preview of the topics and questions we discuss in this episode: What’s your reaction to HHS’s crackdown on health data blocking? Is this going to be effective at stopping information blocking? Is the right information being shared with patients? Do health IT vendors have access to the right patient information? Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks to our friends at Healthcare Now Radio, you’ll be able to listen to the latest episodes of Healthcare IT Today on their radio station for the first two weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Pandora Thanks for listening to Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube.  Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. If you work in Healthcare IT, we’d love to hear where you agree and/or disagree with the perspectives we shared. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post, in the YouTube comments, with @Colin_Hung or @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you have any ideas for future episodes. Thanks so much for listening! Listen to Our Latest Episodes:

For the 175th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, I am joined not only by our usual co-host, Colin Hung, but also by Brittany Quemby to discuss the digital front door experience and Epic UGM! We kick this episode off with Brittany sharing a recent experience she had in the ER for a personal look at the digital front door experience. We also analyze whether there was any automation during her ER stay. Next, we share what digital front door tech we wish our providers had.  Epic’s annual UGM conference ended a couple of weeks ago, and thankfully, I was able to attend. I share my experience being at the conference, as well as what the big takeaway from a digital front door perspective was. Lastly, we conclude this episode by discussing our thoughts on Epic’s announcement for a single sign-on for patients into MyChart (See also our interview with Epic about MyChart), allowing you to log in with the same credentials no matter which provider you go to. Here’s a preview of the topics and questions we discuss in this episode: Brittany, you recently had to go into the ER and see your family doctor because your son had a medical issue. What was your digital front door experience like? Was there any automation at all? What digital front door tech do you wish your providers had? John, you just got back from the Epic UGM. What was that like? What was the big takeaway from a Digital Front Door perspective? There is a lot of buzz about Epic’s announcement for a single sign-on for patients into MyChart – so no matter which provider you go to, you can log in with the same credentials. What’s your take on that? Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks to our friends at Healthcare Now Radio, you’ll be able to listen to the latest episodes of Healthcare IT Today on their radio station for the first two weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Pandora Thanks for listening to Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube.  Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. If you work in Healthcare IT, we’d love to hear where you agree and/or disagree with the perspectives we shared. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post, in the YouTube comments, with @Colin_Hung or @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you have any ideas for future episodes. Thanks so much for listening! Listen to Our Latest Episodes:

The 174th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast is sponsored by Swaay.Health, be sure to join us at the Swaay.Health LIVE marketing conference April 29-May 1, 2026, in Foxborough, MA (Just outside Boston). This time, we are discussing the CMS tech company pledge! We kick this episode off by sharing our initial reactions to the CMS Pledge tech companies have made. Then we take a look at the companies that have made the pledge to see which companies we think are going to have the most impact. Next, we theorize what the impact of the pledge will be. Lastly, we conclude this episode by debating whether or not we think pledges work or if CMS should be taking a different approach. Thank you again to this episode’s sponsor, Swaay.Health! Our Swaay.Health LIVE 2026 event will be happening April 29-May 1, 2026 in Foxborough, MA (Just outside Boston). Learn more about the event here: live.swaay.health. Here’s a preview of the topics and questions we discuss in this episode: What’s your initial reaction to the CMS Pledge that Tech Companies have made? Which companies are going to have the most impact of the companies that pledged? What will be the impact of this pledge? Do pledges work, or should CMS be taking a different approach? Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks to our friends at Healthcare Now Radio, you’ll be able to listen to the latest episodes of Healthcare IT Today on their radio station for the first two weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Pandora Thanks for listening to Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube.  Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. If you work in Healthcare IT, we’d love to hear where you agree and/or disagree with the perspectives we shared. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post, in the YouTube comments, with @Colin_Hung or @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you have any ideas for future episodes. Thanks so much for listening! Swaay.Health is a proud sponsor of Healthcare Scene. Listen to Our Latest Episodes:

For the 173rd episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, I am joined by special guest host Brian Eastwood to talk about the next chapter of telehealth! We kick this episode off by discussing the current state of telehealth. Next, we take a look at the surge of telehealth usage during COVID and try to figure out why it didn’t last. Then we debate what is needed to make telehealth’s future bright. Finally, we conclude this episode by sharing our predictions for the future of telehealth. Be sure to check out Brian Eastwood’s eBook “Telehealth’s Next Chapter: A Tale of Volume and Value”. Here’s a preview of the topics and questions we discuss in this episode: What’s the state of telehealth today? Why did the COVID pop in telehealth usage not last? What is needed to make telehealth’s future bright? What’s your prediction on the future of telehealth? Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks to our friends at Healthcare Now Radio, you’ll be able to listen to the latest episodes of Healthcare IT Today on their radio station for the first two weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Pandora Thanks for listening to Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube.  Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. If you work in Healthcare IT, we’d love to hear where you agree and/or disagree with the perspectives we shared. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post, in the YouTube comments, with @Colin_Hung or @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you have any ideas for future episodes. Thanks so much for listening! Listen to Our Latest Episodes:

The 172nd episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast is sponsored by Swaay.Health, and this time we’re talking about health IT conferences! We kick this episode off by analyzing the attendance of health IT conferences to see if the mix of attendees and exhibitors has changed significantly since COVID. Then we debate on whether or not health IT conferences are still worth it. Next, we discuss how IT leaders can maximize the value of being at a conference. Lastly, we conclude this episode by sharing how we think vendors should be approaching health IT conferences differently. Thank you to our sister publication Swaay.Health for sponsoring this episode! We are happy to announce that our Swaay.Health LIVE 2026 event will be happening April 29-May 1, 2026, in Foxborough, MA (Just outside Boston). Head to live.swaay.health to learn more about our premiere conference for healthcare marketing and communications professionals. Here’s a preview of the topics and questions we discuss in this episode: Has the mix of attendees and exhibitors changed significantly since COVID? Are health IT conferences still worth it? How can IT leaders maximize the value of being at a conference? How should vendors be approaching health IT conferences differently? Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks to our friends at Healthcare Now Radio, you’ll be able to listen to the latest episodes of Healthcare IT Today on their radio station for the first two weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Pandora Thanks for listening to Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube.  Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. If you work in Healthcare IT, we’d love to hear where you agree and/or disagree with the perspectives we shared. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post, in the YouTube comments, with @Colin_Hung or @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you have any ideas for future episodes. Thanks so much for listening! Swaay.Health is a proud sponsor of Healthcare Scene. Listen to Our Latest Episodes:

There are so many incredible technologies in the health IT space, and it seems as though we are getting more every day. So, for the 171st episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, we are drafting health IT technologies! Colin and I go back and forth drafting health IT technologies that are our favorites, that we think are the most inventive, that we think will make the most impact, etc. Here’s a preview of the topics and questions we discuss in this episode: What healthcare AI solutions are you drafting? Healthcare Technology – First Round Healthcare Technology – Later Round Healthcare IT Conferences Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks to our friends at Healthcare Now Radio, you’ll be able to listen to the latest episodes of Healthcare IT Today on their radio station for the first two weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Pandora Thanks for listening to Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube.  Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. If you work in Healthcare IT, we’d love to hear where you agree and/or disagree with the perspectives we shared. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post, in the YouTube comments, with @Colin_Hung or @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you have any ideas for future episodes. Thanks so much for listening! Listen to Our Latest Episodes:

For the 170th episode of the Healthcare IT Today Podcast, we are doing another round of Buy or Sell! For these episodes, we select a health IT category and then write down a list of topics and talking points in that category. We then use that list to debate each other on whether we believe it will happen, meaning we ‘buy’ it, or whether we don’t believe that the topic will happen, meaning we ‘sell’ it. The category chosen for this episode is: Medical AI Assistants! Here’s a preview of the topics we discuss in this episode: Medical AI Assistants Are More than a Fad AI Assistants Will Become the Primary Interface of the Doctor Medical AI Assistants Are Going to Remain Standalone Solutions Branching Beyond AI Scribe/Note-Taking is Necessary to Survive Now, without further ado, we’re excited to share with you the next episode of the Healthcare IT Today podcast. We publish a new Healthcare IT Today podcast every ~2 weeks. Thanks to our friends at Healthcare Now Radio, you’ll be able to listen to the latest episodes of Healthcare IT Today on their radio station for the first two weeks. Then, we’ll be publishing each episode as a podcast and YouTube video here after it finishes on the radio. You can also subscribe to the Healthcare IT Today podcast on any of the following platforms: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Stitcher Podcast Radio TuneIn Spotify iHeartRadio Pandora Thanks for listening to Healthcare IT Today and if you enjoy the content we’re sharing, please rate the podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. Along with the popular podcasting platforms above, you can Subscribe to Healthcare IT Today on YouTube.  Plus, all of the audio and video versions will be made available to stream on HealthcareITToday.com. If you work in Healthcare IT, we’d love to hear where you agree and/or disagree with the perspectives we shared. Feel free to share your thoughts and perspectives in the comments of this post, in the YouTube comments, with @Colin_Hung or @techguy on Twitter, or privately on our Contact Us page. Let us know what you think of the podcast and if you have any ideas for future episodes. Thanks so much for listening! Listen to Our Latest Episodes: