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Bill Siwicki

Bill Siwicki

Bill Siwicki is Managing Editor of Healthcare IT News. Bill has 36 years of experience in journalism, with more than 25 years experience in healthcare IT.

Dr. Zafar Chaudry of Seattle Children's on Chief AI Officers
By Bill Siwicki | 12:38 pm | February 27, 2025
Dr. Zafar Chaudry says artificial intelligence can deliver better patient outcomes, and he requires everyone at the hospital to take AI training. He and his team are configuring Google Gemini AI to handle some clinical use cases.
Dr. Sean Raj of SimonMed Imaging on AI
By Bill Siwicki | 11:32 am | February 26, 2025
Artificial intelligence reduced scan times, sometimes by 30%-50%. Diagnostic accuracy improved. And the chances of missed diagnoses were reduced, improving patient outcomes.
Dr. Ronen Loebstein of the Sheba Adams Data Center in Israel
By Bill Siwicki | 12:39 pm | February 25, 2025
Its Adams Data Center platform has reduced time to insights, improved patient outcomes and enhanced operational efficiency. The right tech, empowered users and a commitment to improvement leads to success, says the data center director.
Dr. Mike Ruma of Perinatal Associates of New Mexico on telemedicine
By Bill Siwicki | 11:49 am | February 24, 2025
Perinatal Associates has grown by implementing both telehealth consults and tele-ultrasound, aiding mothers through nearly 9,000 pregnancies statewide this past year.
Amy Adashek-Pinn of Banner Health on patient engagement
By Bill Siwicki | 01:32 pm | February 21, 2025
The digital patient engagement program went from a one-hospital pilot to 125 locations in no time. A top digital leader discusses the project and her HIMSS25 session on the success.
Valerie Reich of Hero Digital on AI
By Bill Siwicki | 11:05 am | February 20, 2025
Valerie Reich, vice president of healthcare strategy at Hero Digital, looks ahead to how those factors and patients understanding the predictive and personalization powers of health data will change healthcare this year.
Roberta Schwartz of Houston Methodist Hospital on AI computer vision
By Bill Siwicki | 11:20 am | February 19, 2025
Artificial intelligence forecasts scheduling changes and improves resource productivity and team coordination to increase case volumes without compromising quality and decrease staff burden. The result for Houston? A 15% increase in OR capacity.
Robert Connely of Pega on AI
By Bill Siwicki | 12:42 pm | February 18, 2025
Robert Connely of Pega says patching legacy systems will give way to true health IT modernization, a security breakthrough will lead artificial intelligence into routine use – and AI will make value-based care the industry standard.
Scott Wilson of Teladoc Health on telemedicine
By Bill Siwicki | 12:47 pm | February 17, 2025
That's the message Teladoc Health's Scott Wilson and two colleagues from Valley Health System will be delivering at HIMSS25. Wilson offers a preview of the session, with tips for realizing value from telehealth.
Mount Sinai Health System
By Bill Siwicki | 11:50 am | February 14, 2025
As chief digital information officer, Lisa Stump says she's working to integrate an array of new technologies to enable value creation and drive growth, all while executing on the technology imperatives of a five-year strategic plan.