Vince Kuraitis

Chocolate Lab Fred fetches 6 sticks in the Boise River. He's a genius!

Shift: From EHRs to UDHPs (Unified Digital Health Platforms) Healthcare trends lead to a new category of enterprise software – Unified Digital Health Platforms (UDHPs).

What does the future hold beyond the EHR era? In our latest blog post, colleagues @jranck.bsky.social, Girish Muralidharan and I address the opportunities:

"Platform Shift: From EHRs to UDHPs (Unified Digital Health Platforms)"

The Healthcare Platform Blog

e-caremanagement.com/platform-shi...

DOGE is literally killing dogs.

R.I.P EMR: Why AI Agents Are the Future of Medical Record Management As a healthcare innovator and futurist, I've long been fascinated by the potential of artificial intelligence to transform patient care.

R.I.P EMR: Why AI Agents Are the Future of Medical Record Management

rubinpillay.substack.com/p/rip-emr-wh...

"Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit drinking"

Last night I received a devastating email from a close friend in Los Angeles:

" My and dad's home total losses. Clothes on my back."

If Google's AI is so smart, why does its news feed keep sending me weather forecasts for DC, Topeka, Cleveland, etc.?

Shock poll: 41 percent of young voters find killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO acceptable A poll found 41 percent of adults under 30 consider the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson acceptable, more than the 40 percent in that demographic who consider it unacceptable. Anger o…

WTF?? 41 percent of young voters find killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO acceptable.

thehill.com/policy/healt...

Digital Health Trends 2024 <p> Digital health companies have faced headwinds over the past few years. Startups have seen reduced funding inflows while companies with approved products have struggled to grow revenue and expand t...

90 page #DigitalHealth Trends 2024 report from IQVIA

www.iqvia.com/insights/the...

Thanks to Paul Keckley for putting together a first list of RFK/et.al.'s list of MAHA (Make America Health Again) target initiatives. The scary thing is that many actually make sense, e.g., more price transparency, focus on chronic conditions, MD payment reform.
paulkeckley.com/the-keckley-...

Seems like EVERYTHING has AI these days, even this bird feeder! But wait...wait...there's more. It solar powered, and has a camera and WiFi. The AI will ID the birds for you.

Thought provoking and disturbing. Reminded me of the comedy album by the Firesign Theater: "Everything you know is wrong".

Even critter food is ultraprocessed!

Why Republican Governance Is Spooking Hospitals RFK Jr. has focused attention on the pharma industry, but hospitals are more at risk from the Republican party’s agenda.

WSJ -- Hospitals beware: "With the GOP in control...hospitals could face budget cuts and tighter oversight, after a period of benefiting from generous federal spending under President Biden. Much of it comes down to hospitals’ reliance on government insurance programs"
www.wsj.com/health/healt...

From the ER to your house: Why hospitals are treating patients at home The hospital-at-home movement has proliferated during the last decade, reshaping how acute care is delivered and health systems are financed.

WAPO writes about hospital-at-home (H@H) as if it's something new.

It actually dates back to the 1990s, or even earlier.
#healthcare #HealthIT #DigitalHealth

www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/...

Top 5 Traits for ACO Shared Savings Success (and 5 Mistakes to Avoid) Unlock the secrets to shared savings! Learn the top 5 traits of successful ACOs and the 5 mistakes that can derail your value-based care goals.

5 characteristics of ACOs that excel:
1) Strong primary care foundation
2) Efficient use of resources
3) Data-driven decision making
4) High-level coordination & communication
5) Commitment to continuous improvement
www.aaneel.com/share-saving...

#ACO #valuebasedcare

Our Chocolate Lab -- Fred -- loves to retrieve sticks in the river, but he prefers sticks that he finds on his own. Here's one that he dragged out of the bushes with his mouth.

PingAn Healthcare has over 400 million subscribers and facilitates over a billion visits a year on their platform. However, they have started "Health Hubs" to integrate digital and physical care.

Joining me @boltyboy.bsky.social on #THCBGang on Thursday November 21 at 1PM PT 4PM ET are @vincekuraitis.bsky.social & JL Neptune MD, Steven Wardell
& longtime startup and corporate digital health exec Adam Kaufman
thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2024/11...

Huffington Post says it best!
And why aren’t they on @bsky.app ?

Uber doesn't own cars.
Airbnb doesn't own rooms.
Facebook doesn't create content.

Why do hospitals/health systems continue to consolidate & try to OWN all the pieces of local health care delivery?

deck.blue Get the most out of Bluesky with a multi-column layout

I do miss Tweetdeck. Wait...wait...now there's Deck.blue

Barriers to obtaining and using interoperable information among non-federal acute care hospitals AbstractObjective. To understand barriers to obtaining and using interoperable information at US hospitals.Materials and Methods. Using 2023 nationally rep

US: more than half of hospitals surveyed still faced major barriers to accessing patient data outside their own #EMR. Solution = health information exchanges #HIE & national networks, but policy levers required too

academic.oup.com/jamia/advanc...

The U.S. is approaching the tipping point for value-based payments. 28.5% of $$ are now in advanced (downside risk) alternative payment models (APMs). Deloitte has estimated that the tipping point is 40% For details, read my post on LinkedIn, and please comment!
www.linkedin.com/posts/vincek...

Americans go to the doctor 3x per year, vs 16x for South Koreans. How do we explain the difference? cost of care? access? NP alternatives? ??
www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-how-o...

EHR vendors step up interoperability efforts

TEFCA was voluntary, so its success was NOT guaranteed. BUT...with Epic and Oracle adopting it, we're past the tipping point!! #NetworkEffects are kicking in. TEFCA functions as a virtual #platform for sharing data.
www.beckershospitalreview.com/ehrs/ehr-ven...
#DigitalHealth #healthIT #EHR

a man in a gray cardigan and jeans is laughing with the word anxiety behind him . Alt: a man in a gray cardigan and jeans is laughing with the word anxiety behind him .

My mood as I start embracing #BlueSky…

You dig?

Looking to move to Bluesky? This handy Chrome extension will let you find all your followers but don't make the mistake I did Identity crisis.

The SkyBridge extension for Chrome will help you find and follow everyone you followed on Twitter
www.pcgamer.com/hardware/loo...

Here’s some cool stuff you can do with Bluesky It’s not just an Alf pics repository.

"Here's some cool stuff you can do with Bluesky"
www.theverge.com/24295933/blu... from @theverge.com
HT @jranck.bsky.social cc: @epatientdave.bsky.social

Hello world! I'm hoping that Bluesky is as funny as Twitter and not as stuffy as LinkedIn.