Bill Siwicki

Bill Siwicki is Managing Editor of Healthcare IT News. Bill has 35 years of experience in journalism, with nearly 25 years experience in healthcare IT.

By Bill Siwicki 05:13 pm November 03, 2023
A broad RTLS deployment, new augmented intelligence systems and 75-inch footwall monitors to enhance patient experience are just some of the innovations the New Jersey hospital hopes will satisfy patients, providers and staff.
Sentara Health on cloud computing
By Bill Siwicki 12:51 pm November 02, 2023
That's an approximately 30% decrease in data center cost, coming from reductions in labor costs, software maintenance, data center equipment and maintenance, and utilities. Further, the cloud migration has boosted the recovery posture.
Essentia Health and telemedicine
By Bill Siwicki 01:57 pm November 01, 2023
The nurse stroke program manager offers an in-depth look at the virtual care initiative, which brings neurologists from other sites into critical decision-making.
Kwindla Hultman Kramer of Daily on AI
By Bill Siwicki 11:02 am November 01, 2023
An artificial intelligence tool that can automatically produce a first draft of a SOAP note – for the caregiver’s approval or editing – has the potential to save clinicians an enormous amount of time, an expert says.
Yale New Haven Health
By Bill Siwicki 10:21 am October 27, 2023
But one of the health system's top clinical leaders for imaging informatics and radiology cautions that providers must maintain critical thinking when working with artificial intelligence.
By Bill Siwicki 02:19 pm October 25, 2023
Critical patient insights were missing in more than 13% of Denver Health electronic health records. A new methodology has helped reduce this to less than 1%.
Gary Hamilton of InteliChart on patient engagement
By Bill Siwicki 03:39 pm October 24, 2023
"If we can manage patients on the front side of their diagnoses, and continue that management longitudinally, it's going to have a significant impact on the escalation of patients' chronic conditions," one expert says about the value of preventative care.
Artificial intelligence in healthcare
By Bill Siwicki 04:23 pm October 23, 2023
That's according to Vrinda Khurjekar, a consultant specializing in artificial intelligence and machine learning. But she cautions that the right governance and guardrails are needed before that happens.
Helen Waters of Meditech on AI
By Bill Siwicki 10:24 am October 23, 2023
Helen Waters, chief operating officer at the EHR giant, describes the company's artificial intelligence strategy and shows how provider organizations can benefit today from NLP, LLMs, generative AI and more.
St. Francis Interquest and RTLS
By Bill Siwicki 10:47 am October 20, 2023
Mountain Region CommonSpirit Health's CMIO outlines novel ways RTLS is being used in finding everything from staff and patients to equipment and patients' personal items – and how it all adds up to the quadruple aim.

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