THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST

In This Episode, You’ll Hear About Lauren Patrick, President and CEO of Healthmonix is on the show today, sharing with Joy and Robin how she got her start in computer science and engineering. She has built computers from the ground up, giving her a strong foundation in understading the possibilities of technology. From there, she collected technological skills from different industries that eventually led her to more meaningful work in healthcare. Her vision to educate physicians and provide them with data that is actionable has made a huge impact, especially in the new world of value-based care. She shares with her dedication and vision for teasing out  “aha” moments for clinicians to make improvements in their organizations and daily data collection workflows. We really enjoyed this conversation and think you will too. Lauren Patrick: @LaurenPatrick HITlikeaGirl: @HITlikeaGirlpod Joy Rios: @askjoyrios Robin Roberts: @RRobertseHealth Links And Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Lauren Patrick’s Linked In Healthmonix Thanks For Listening If you have something you’d like to share with us please send an email, tweet at@HITlikeaGirlpod, or leave us a voicemail at  (828) 675-6535. Furthermore, please leave us a review for HIT Like A Girl Podcast on iTunes! We appreciate every review because they play a major role in improving the ranking of the show. The post Lauren Patrick appeared first on HIT Like a Girl.

In This Episode, You’ll Hear About Megan’s passion for Health and Healthcare improvement began with her Bachelor of Science in Nutrition from Husson University and sprinkled in everything in which she engages. Well-designed technology and processes are at the core of her quest. Megan manages the Health Informatics Programs in the College of Graduate and Professional Studies at the University of New England. Her passion for Health Informatics is a direct result of her earning her Master in Health Administration Informatics from Saint Joseph University and her intensive hands-on work in Emergency Nursing and Clinical Informatics. Her nursing career taught her that at the heart of all care is a need for systems that are skillfully designed for the entire care team – which includes the patient and their support system. Now her days are spent building a team of faculty who share her passion for Healthcare Innovation, Access and Quality. Megan believes that quality technology tools and processes can impact healthcare outcomes across the globe. Bringing the study of Consumer Informatics, patient engagement, health disruption and innovation to her students around the world is critical to Megan’ work at UNE.   University of New England: @UNE_Health_IT HITlikeaGirl: @HITlikeaGirlpod Joy Rios: @askjoyrios Robin Roberts: @RRobertseHealth Links And Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Megan Landry’s LinkedIn Profile Enrollment email: informatics@une.edu University of New England Health Informatics Master’s Program UNE Vision Blog Maine’s Health Information Exchange   Thanks For Listening If you have something you’d like to share with us please send an email, tweet at@HITlikeaGirlpod, or leave us a voicemail at  (828) 675-6535. Furthermore, please leave us a review for HIT Like A Girl Podcast on iTunes! We appreciate every review because they play a major role in improving the ranking of the show. The post Megan Landry appeared first on HIT Like a Girl.

In This Episode, You’ll Hear About Whitney Cole is a consultant, speaker, and writer on a mission to help lifesaving, life-changing technology break through the noise and achieve mass user adoption. She chats with Joy and Robin about her dedication to helping health tech start-ups and enterprises know their customers including how those customers think, feel, and make choices. Her 3-step process to amplifying the messages of health tech companies increases user engagement and drives customers to buy. She translates difficult technology concepts into simple, approachable, and readable content for your ideal customer. Whitney Cole: @mission_maven HITlikeaGirl: @HITlikeaGirlpod Joy Rios: @askjoyrios Robin Roberts: @RRobertseHealth Links And Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Mayo Clinic info: Congenital Heart Defects in Children American Heart Association info: Heart Transplant Surgery The “10 Best” Period Tracking Apps Mission Maven website Whitney’s LinkedIn profile Preview: The Mission Maven Content Tree: Thanks For Listening If you have something you’d like to share with us please send an email, tweet at@HITlikeaGirlpod, or leave us a voicemail at  (828) 675-6535. Furthermore, please leave us a review for HIT Like A Girl Podcast on iTunes! We appreciate every review because they play a major role in improving the ranking of the show. The post Whitney Cole appeared first on HIT Like a Girl.

In This Episode, You’ll Hear About HIT Like a Girl podcast hosts, Joy Rios and Robin Roberts take some time to discuss the 2019 Quality Payment Program Final Rule changes to the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). This is a healthcare law that doctors across the country, who accept Medicare patients, need to abide by in order to maintain or qualify for an increase in their reimbursement payments from the government. There are lots of details and these ladies chat about the changes clinicians need to be prepared for in the 2019 reporting year. HITlikeaGirl: @HITlikeaGirlpod Joy Rios: @askjoyrios Robin Roberts: @RRobertseHealth Links And Resources Mentioned In This Episode: 2019 Final MACRA Rule Fact Sheet Newly Eligible Clinician types: Physical therapist Occupational therapist Qualified speech-language pathologist Qualified audiologist o Clinical psychologist Registered dietitian or nutrition professionals Article: Reasons to Opt-In if you are technically eligible to be excluded from MIPS Interactive Tool: Understanding Certified Health IT  2015 CEHRT overview Search the Certified Health IT Product List Cost: 8 Episodes of Care Elective Outpatient Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Knee Arthroplasty Revascularization For Lower Extremity Chronic Critical Limb Ischemia Routine Cataract Removal with Intraocular Lens (IOL) Implantation Screening/Surveillance Colonoscopy Intracranial Hemorrhage Or Cerebral Infarction Simple Pneumonia with Hospitalization ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) with PCI Article: Congress Takes Aim at Opioid Crisis with Telehealth Expansion Article: Understanding and Addressing Topped Out Measures Prepare for #MACRA Monday with a review of @askjoyrios breakdown of 2019 Final Rule. https://t.co/gjUalcbdWv — theHITguru (@thehitguru) November 12, 2018 Thanks For Listening If you have something you’d like to share with us please send an email, tweet at@HITlikeaGirlpod, or leave us a voicemail at  (828) 675-6535. Furthermore, please leave us a review for HIT Like A Girl Podcast on iTunes! We appreciate every review because they play a major role in improving the ranking of the show. The post 2019 MACRA Final Rule Highlights appeared first on HIT Like a Girl.

In This Episode, You’ll Hear About Kelly Del Gaudio has more than 13 years of industry experience working with MEDITECH acute and ambulatory systems. She focuses heavily on EMR optimization and in likely the truest sense of the word, she is a hacker. She hacks everything that’s hard and makes it easier for herself, friends and now her customers. Through the years she’s gotten pretty good at coming up with unique solutions to complex or near unsolvable problems. EnginuITy is a product she created that solves many complex workflow issues for MEDITECH customers and takes the burden off their IT staff. She and her coworkers at Galen Healthcare are helping nurses, doctors, coders, quality departments, pharmacists, ancillary care providers, and billing departments increase productivity, revenue, and EMR satisfaction while simultaneously implementing well researched and designed best practice protocols that provide clinical decision support and enhance patient safety. Kelly Del Gaudio: @thatMTrulesgirl HITlikeaGirl: @HITlikeaGirlpod Joy Rios: @askjoyrios Robin Roberts: @RRobertseHealth Links And Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Galen EnginuITy Kelly Del Gaudio’s LinkedIn Meditech Meditech Wiki Meditech Surveillance Rules Engine 2018 Practical Innovation Award Winner  Operation #NerdyWork MUMPS Programming Language Intelligent Medical Objects (IMO) Integration AHRQ Best Practice Guidelines for VTE Prophylactic CMS 2019 ICD-10 Coding Guidelines 80/20 Rule (aka The Pareto Principle) Thanks For Listening If you have something you’d like to share with us please send an email, tweet at@HITlikeaGirlpod, or leave us a voicemail at  (828) 675-6535. Furthermore, please leave us a review for HIT Like A Girl Podcast on iTunes! We appreciate every review because they play a major role in improving the ranking of the show. The post Kelly Del Gaudio appeared first on HIT Like a Girl.

In This Episode, You’ll Hear About Karen Shanaberger has a very robust background in Gastroenterology and she used to be the Quality Assurance Manager at one of the Endoscopy Centers connected to The Oregon Clinic, one of the largest medical practices in the country. While there, she created standardized reporting processes and data collection for four endoscopy centers and four clinics. In this episode, she shares one of her biggest challenges (hint: it has to do with audits!) and how she overcame it and also breaks down the theoretical and actual payment differences between getting a procedure completed in a hospital outpatient department (HOPD) versus an Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC). She reviews the ASC Quality Reporting program with us and shares her gratitude that CMS seems to finally be listening to industry feedback. She offers tips to ASC practice administrators in staying up to date with reporting requirements and encourages them to connect with other like-minded medical groups in their community and region. Karan Shanaberger: @klshana HITlikeaGirl: @HITlikeaGirlpod Joy Rios: @askjoyrios Robin Roberts: @RRobertseHealth Links And Resources Mentioned In This Episode: The Oregon Clinic 2019 ASC Quality Reporting Program Proposed Rule Summary 2019 ASC Quality Reporting Commentary National Provider Identifier (NPI) Top 20 Healthcare Lobbyists by Spending Hospital Market Basket Inflation Factor Definitions & Information CMS Market Basket Data Consumer Price Index Physician Compare Hospital Compare ASC Compare HCAHPS ASC Patient Satisfaction Surveys  AAAHC Accreditation Join MGMA GIQuiC Registry Karen’s LinkedIn Thanks For Listening If you have something you’d like to share with us please send an email, tweet at@HITlikeaGirlpod, or leave us a voicemail at  (828) 675-6535. Furthermore, please leave us a review for HIT Like A Girl Podcast on iTunes! We appreciate every review because they play a major role in improving the ranking of the show. The post Karen Shanaberger appeared first on HIT Like a Girl.

In This Episode, You’ll Hear About Sue has more than 30 years’ experience in healthcare information technology management. She has achieved Fellow status with both HIMSS and CHIME. She is currently serving on the board and executive committee of AAMI and the CHIME Education Foundation Board. In her own words, “So much has changed since I first took up this work. My first management assignment was managing personal computers as they first entered our environment. Some of the first people I managed are now leaders in the field. One of my passions is the development of the next generation of IT leaders, especially young people who are beginning their careers or who are beginning to take on leadership roles. I’ve been there: a young mother of two with a full-time management job while a part-time graduate student.  I remember the years when I was the only woman at the leadership table.” For your contribution and for spreading the message that what we do matters, #ThankYouSue Sue Schade: @SGSchade HITlikeaGirl: @HITlikeaGirlpod Joy Rios: @askjoyrios Robin Roberts: @RRobertseHealth Links And Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Health IT Connect, Sue’s Blog StarBridge Advisors 10-Tips for Next Generation Leaders The Confidence Gap, by Steven Hayes PhD Why Aren’t You Delegating, by Amy Gallo Thanks For Listening If you have something you’d like to share with us please send an email, tweet at@HITlikeaGirlpod, or leave us a voicemail at  (828) 675-6535. Furthermore, please leave us a review for HIT Like A Girl Podcast on iTunes! We appreciate every review because they play a major role in improving the ranking of the show. The post Sue Schade appeared first on HIT Like a Girl.

In This Episode, You’ll Hear About Kelly Whittle, who describes her work as bringing stability to chaos, offers a comprehensive service package to small and mid-size medical practices transitioning to value-based care. In addition to leveraging data to change the minds and behaviors of clinicians in the U.S., she also has an extensive video lineup on her YouTube channel and speaks about value-based care around the world. We’re super impressed by her contributions to healthcare and hope you are too. Kelly Whittle: @WhittleAdvisors Robin Roberts: @RRobertseHealth HITlikeaGirl: @HITlikeaGirlpod Joy Rios: @askjoyrios   Links And Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Whittle Advisors website Whittle Advisors YouTube channel Triple Aim Framework Explained Process-based Quality Measures 2019 All Payers can use QPP framework for determining their  reimbursement rate Taiwan’s Single Payer System Videos of GPS-Controlled Robots doing various jobs Example of Hologram-based Medical Training Thanks For Listening If you have something you’d like to share with us please send an email, tweet at@HITlikeaGirlpod, or leave us a voicemail at  (828) 675-6535. Furthermore, please leave us a review for HIT Like A Girl Podcast on iTunes! We appreciate every review because they play a major role in improving the ranking of the show. The post Kelly Whittle appeared first on HIT Like a Girl.

In This Episode, You’ll Hear About Peggy Losey is a Quality Payment Program consultant assisting practices of all sizes, both regionally and nationally. Her passion and education is patient advocacy. She fulfills this passion by assisting providers through successful participation in federal quality programs. She has assisted hundreds of providers through successful quality programs submissions, helping them realize millions in incentive dollars and avoiding costly financial penalties. Peggy enjoys sharing her knowledge and empowering others toward success through learning environments to audiences both large and small. Outside of work, she’s passionate about flea market shopping around the world. She’s even written a book about it!     Peggy Losey’s LinkedIn Robin Roberts: @RRobertseHealth HITlikeaGirl: @HITlikeaGirlpod Joy Rios: @askjoyrios     Links And Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) Regional Extension Centers Quality Payment Program CMS YouTube Channel Master Patient Index Peggy’s Book: “Fleahopper loves to travel to flea markets around the world. This book is the story of how the events of my life created a passion and lifestyle of international travel to visit flea markets big and small. Through pictures and words, we visit flea markets in Germany, Spain, Denmark, and France and meet friends along the way. Come on along.”       Thanks For Listening If you have something you’d like to share with me please send an email or tweet at@HITlikeaGirlpod. Furthermore, please leave us a review for HIT Like A Girl Podcast on iTunes! We appreciate every review because they play a major role in improving the ranking of the show. The post Peggy Losey appeared first on HIT Like a Girl.

In This Episode, You’ll Hear About Robin Roberts is a health IT consultant and the co-host of the HIT Like A Girl podcast. She sits down as a guest on this inaugural episode to share her story about how her son Carter came down with a rare disease two years ago that turned her family’s world upside down. Robin discusses the challenges of navigating the insurance world to provide Carter with equipment that will increase his quality of life. She opens up about how she’s taken for granted the advantages of being physically able and neurally typical.   Robin Roberts: @RRobertseHealth HITlikeaGirl: @HITlikeaGirlpod Joy Rios: @askjoyrios   Links And Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Carter’s Coalition Acute Flaccid Myelitis IVIG G-Tubes Plasmapheresis Nebulizers Percussion Therapy Cough Assist PowerChair Value-based Care Interoperability MCO – Managed Care Organization LMN – Letter of Medical Necessity National Organization for Rare Diseases (NORD) Carter Roberts Thanks For Listening Thanks for tuning in. If you have something you’d like to share with me please send an email or tweet at@HITlikeaGirlpod. Furthermore, please leave us a review for HIT Like A Girl Podcast on iTunes! We appreciate every review because they play a major role in improving the ranking of the show. The post Robin Roberts appeared first on HIT Like a Girl.