As part of our ongoing series of telehealth interviews with EHR vendors, we're excited to share our interview with Tim Costantino, VP, Head of Product at AdvancedMD.  In this series, we talk with EHR vendors to better understand how they're approaching telehealth.  Are they developing telehealth in house or are they relying on partners?  If they have their own in-house telehealth solution, what features does it include?  How are they approaching integrating telehealth into their EHR and how will they handle this with partners?  

Learn more about AdvancedMD: https://www.advancedmd.com/

For those involved in the 340B program, you know that there are some unique challenges associated with adding new locations.  In many cases, healthcare organizations have to wait years to start fully seeing the benefits of 340B for new locations.  The good news is that a new HRSA FAQ clarifies 340B Eligibility for new locations and it will make a big impact for healthcare organizations in this regard.  

To learn more about these changes, we sat down with Lisa Scholz, PharmD, FACHE, Head of Industry Relations at Sentry Data Systems, to understand the clarifications HRSA provided and what healthcare organizations should know about the changes.  

Learn more about Sentry Data Systems: https://www.sentryds.com/

To really dive into the issue of healthcare interoperability, I sat down with 4 experts to really understand where healthcare interoperability is working today:  

* Matthew Michela, President & CEO, Life Image 

* Drew Ivan, Chief Product & Strategy Officer, Lyniate 

* Dr. Chris Hobson, Chief Medical Officer, Orion Health 

* Emad Rizk, M.D.; Chairman, President & CEO; Cotiviti  

Along with discussing some of COVID-19 and interoperability with this panel, I also ask them about what the baseline interoperability looks like for a healthcare organization and then what interoperability looks like today for a more advanced healthcare organization.  

On top of understanding where healthcare interoperability is working today at both basic and advanced organizations, I asked them what healthcare organizations should be doing to make sure they're ready for the new interoperability rules that are part of the 21st Century Cures Act.  Then, I ask them what were the most exciting healthcare interoperability initiatives or projects they saw with their customers or the industry.

The damage a cybersecurity incident can have on an organization’s reputation and finances is well known.  What doesn’t get talked about is the impact cybersecurity can have on both patient safety and trust. As cybersecurity attacks have become more sophisticated, they are creating a slew of new patient safety issues.  Plus, each incident undermines patient’s trust in their health institution.   

Join this panel of health IT leaders to learn how patient safety and trust are impacted by security incidents and how you can properly address these cybersecurity risks in your organization:  

* Chris Convey - VP, Chief Information Security Officer at Sharp HealthCare 

* Tom Stafford - Chief Technology Officer at CDW Healthcare 

* Ryan Witt - Managing Director, Healthcare Industry Practice at Proofpoint  

Learn more at: https://www.proofpoint.com/

In our ongoing series of interviews with EHR vendors discussing their approach to telehealth, we sat down with David Cohen, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Greenway Health.  We discuss Greenway's telehealth offering they're launching this Fall and what features you can expect.  Plus, we dig into how Greenway Health approaches partnerships with other telehealth vendors.  

Learn more about Greenway Health: https://www.greenwayhealth.com/

Teladoc has become the darling of the telehealth industry given the explosive growth of telehealth during COVID-19.  The early days of telehealth weren't so glamorous, but definitely can teach us a lot about telehealth.  In this interview, we sit down with Michael Gorton, Founder and Former CEO and Chairman of Teladoc to hear about some of the early experiences of Teladoc with doctors and patients.  Plus, we talk about the telehealth explosion during COVID-19 and where he thinks telehealth adoption will go in the future.  We also ask Gorton about Teladoc's merger with Livongo and how he sees direct to consumer and enterprise telehealth playing out.  

Thanks to Dallas Startup Week for connecting us with Gorton and you can hear the early Teladoc Story at Dallas Startup Week.  Registration is free: https://www.dallasstartupweek.com/

Transitioning elderly patients from acute care facilities continues to be inefficient, inconvenient and fraught with risk.. It shouldn’t be this way.  

naviHealth is a company that makes a technology platform that uses evidence-based protocols along with dedicated staff to track patient recoveries, manage hospital discharges and improving support clinical decision making. Their goal is to help build a future with more senior-centered care.  

We sat down with Jay LaBine MD, Chief Medical Officer at naviHealth. We discussed how decisions are made when transitioning patients to post-acute care, the future of homecare, and the overall lack of investment in this area. Watch this video to learn more about: 

* Transition of care pre- and post-COVID-19 

* The role Medicare plays in transition of care 

* How increasing transparency can lead to faster senior care improvement 

* The two most important things for a hospital CEO when it comes to transition of care 

* Why it’s important to invest in the care model and not just the technology  

Learn more at: https://www.navihealth.com/

One of the most exciting parts of healthcare technology right now is AI powered chatbots and virtual assistants.  In this interview, we sit down with Stefan Behrens, Co-founder and CEO, GYANT to talk about their work delivering virtual assistants and chatbots to healthcare organizations.  Plus, we talk about how COVID-19 has created an opportunity for these technologies to thrive.  

Learn more about GYANT: https://gyant.com/

As we continue our EHR Telehealth series where we sit down with EHR vendors to see how they're approaching telehealth, we sat down with Baha Zeidan, Co-founder and CEO of Azalea Health.  Watch this interview to learn more about how Azalea Health has approached telehealth integrated with their EHR and how they work with other outside telehealth companies.  Plus, we have a number of interesting sidebars including a look at how they view things like ambient clinical voice technology.  

Learn more about Azalea Health: https://www.azaleahealth.com/

Given everything that's been going on with COVID-19, I wanted to catch up with Bronwyn Spira, Founder and CEO of Force Therapeutics to understand how far they've come when it comes to providing coordinated virtual care and digital therapeutics.  Plus, I wanted her to share how COVID-19 has impacted the market and her experience getting clinicians to adopt a digital solution like Force Therapeutics.  

Learn more about Force Therapeutics: https://www.forcetherapeutics.com/