Daniel Barchi stopped by for a discussion and we got to talking about vendors making the sale in healthcare. I liked it so much I thought I would share it in this channel. Great insight from a great leader.

Financials are good for many health systems. We look at the HCA and Cleveland Clinic building expansions and wonder if we are investing enough in the digtial foundation.

February 7, 2022: Clearly care has shifted and telehealth and virtual care is here to stay. How do we continue to make it work? https://www.linkedin.com/in/sue-schade-4a12887/ (Sue Schade) from https://www.starbridgeadvisors.com/ (StarBridge Advisors) joins Bill for the news. CHIME released a letter about facilitating a pathway to comprehensive permanent telehealth reform. Mayo Clinic’s hospital-at-home strategies freed up 3,300 beds. Over the past two years, healthcare organizations faced significant challenges. What are the top 7 challenges that IT leaders will face in 2022? And what does World Wide Technology predict for healthcare in 2022?

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Key Points:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:15:15 - Mayo’s important shift to hospital-at-home will free up beds for seriously high acute patients who don't have an alternative

00:25:05 - The number two challenge for IT leadership is skill set mismatch

http://sueschade.com/ (Sue Schade blog)

https://www.starbridgeadvisors.com/ (StarBridge Advisors)

Stories:

https://chimecentral.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Telehealth-Stakeholder-Letter-RELEASE-1-31-22-FINAL-PDF.pdf?utm_source=onlineandutm_medium=socialandutm_campaign=publicpolicy (CHIME LETTER: 336 STAKEHOLDERS SEEK LEADERSHIP FROM CONGRESS TO CREATE PERMANENT COMPREHENSIVE TELEHEALTH REFORM)

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/strategy/hospital-at-home-strategies-freed-up-3-300-beds-mayo-clinic-says.html?utm_source=linkedinandutm_medium=social (Hospital-at-home strategies freed up 3,300 beds, Mayo Clinic says - Beckers/NPR)

https://www.cio.com/article/302904/top-7-challenges-it-leaders-will-face-in-2022.html (Top 7 challenges IT leaders will face in 2022 - cio.com)

https://www.wwt.com/article/healthcare-predictions-2022 (Healthcare Predictions for 2022 - WWT.com)

Competition for talent

Skillset mismatch

Maintaining hybrid environments

Combatting cybercriminals

Technology shortages

Burnout

Driving change

There you have it. Now listen for my take.

Don't look now. Walmart is leading in healthcare again. "Walmart will offer employees access to technology company Health at Scale's services that include provider recommendations based on outcomes, ratings and other metrics, the retailer announced Monday."

Good for transparency. Can this be an employer trend? What does this mean for providers?

We " Healthcare" sent a letter to Congress asking them to take up comprehensive telehealth reform. Today we cover the letter that you sent.

Citrix is in use by many health systems so this is going to be one to keep an eye on. Will this lead to more investment in what is considered a "Long in the tooth" technology platform or will PE try to squeeze every ounce of value out of the company before selling it off. You should be able to tell based on the moves over the next six months.

My So What? Well, you'll have to listen.

January 31, 2022: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanzwitt/ (Ryan Witt), Industries Solutions and Strategy Leader at https://www.proofpoint.com/us (Proofpoint) joins Bill for the news. Over 90% of cyber attacks are targeted on a person, member of staff or job function. We're not talking about network based attacks anymore. HHS issues a major warning about a cybercrime group targeting the industry. Blockchain holds the potential to revolutionize healthcare but where is the blockchain revolution? Big Tech has a proven track record of building consumer-friendly technologies but will the Oracle Cerner deal extend that expertise to EHRs? IBM is selling Watson Health assets to Francisco Partners with a goal to focus on platform-based hybrid cloud and AI strategies. And Amazon is about to become the largest U.S. carrier for delivery services. What does that mean for healthcare?

Key Points:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:12:30 - Why hasn’t blockchain taken off in healthcare?

00:16:30 - How much can you truly trust that a technology will solve all of your PHI vulnerabilities?

00:24:20 - Hopefully people have realized the danger of tech debt in a cyber aware world.

00:30:30 - The playbook that's going to be studied for years in business school is what went wrong with IBM Watson Health

https://www.proofpoint.com/us (Proofpoint)

Stories:

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/cybersecurity/hhs-issues-warning-for-healthcare-ransomware-threats.html (HHS issues warning for healthcare ransomware threats - Beckers)

https://healthsystemcio.com/2022/01/18/wheres-the-blockchain-revolution/ (Where's the Blockchain Revolution? - healthsystemcio.com)

https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/can-oracle-make-cerners-ehr-sing-cios-and-analysts-chime (Can Oracle make Cerner's EHR sing? CIOs and analysts chime in - Healthcare IT News)

https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/ibm-sell-watson-health-assets-francisco-partners (IBM to sell Watson Health assets to Francisco Partners - Healthcare IT News)

https://www.managedhealthcareexecutive.com/view/is-amazon-primed-to-take-on-a-bigger-role-in-healthcare-in-2022- (Is Amazon Primed to Take on a Bigger Role in Healthcare in 2022? - Managed Healthcare Executive)

What is Active Directory? A repository for all of your credentials and policies. What else? How about a single system that can impact everything from your EHR to your badge and physical security access. That seems like a good target for a ransomware attack. Today I give you a few excerpts from a webinar I conducted yesteraday. I hope you enjoy.

“Simply put, blockchain holds the potential to revolutionize healthcare.” Forbes Magazine.

In this HealthSystemCIO.com article John Halamka and Paul Cerrato ask the question, what happened and where are we at?

Let's explore.

https://healthsystemcio.com/2022/01/18/wheres-the-blockchain-revolution/ (https://healthsystemcio.com/2022/01/18/wheres-the-blockchain-revolution/)