Public healthcare is, unfortunately, synonymous with long waits for care and lots of paperwork, as well as patients getting lost in the shuffle. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and…
Peter Jacobs

Peter Jacobs
Peter Jacobs is the host of the Future Healthcare Today Podcast and a writer for several publications, including Government Technology Insider and Financial Technology Today. He is a veteran of the IT and public sector fields having worked in senior marketing and communications roles over the last twenty years.
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To Improve Long-Term Health for Fire Fighters, Remove the Barriers to EMR Interoperability
by Peter Jacobs August 13, 2019Saving lives, protecting property; for professional firefighters, that’s business as usual, even though it means putting their own safety and long-term health at risk. To give them the best chance…
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Is Your Organization a Healthcare Provider or a Technology Company?
by Peter Jacobs June 13, 2019Today, whether they like it or not, every healthcare provider is a technology company. Data capture, record keeping, patient communications, and internal operations square off against HIPAA and security concerns;…
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Is Integration the Key to Unlocking the Digital Front Door for Healthcare Providers?
by Peter Jacobs May 16, 2019With all of the advancements in healthcare IT, there’s still a huge divide between the wide array of EHRs systems that prevent patient data from flowing seamlessly and securely from…
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Open Doors vs. Walled Gardens: Are EHR Systems Ready for Integration?
by Peter Jacobs May 7, 2019From giant healthcare systems to local practices, there have been huge investments in IT systems that are intended to make record sharing easier, faster, and more secure. But barriers still…
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Healthcare CISOs Must Understand Source of Threats to Combat Cyber Attacks
by Peter Jacobs March 14, 2019According to this year’s CrowdStrike Threat Report, Healthcare CISOs must comes to grips with the source of threats to successfully combat cyberattacks. Theft of healthcare records and ransomware attacks against…
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Getting Positive ROI from Your Investment in Digital Tools to Improve Patient Experience
by Peter Jacobs March 6, 2019Healthcare providers have made large investments into electronic systems designed to improve workflow and operations while enhancing patient relationships. But many providers haven’t yet realized that return on investment. To…
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Brian Smith-Sweeney Shares Cybersecurity Insights for Healthcare Providers
by Peter Jacobs March 5, 2019Cybersecurity is wrapped up in any discussion of networking, but for healthcare providers, it’s a particularly thorny issue. Data vulnerability is a concern for any organization, but the legal responsibility…
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Are Digital Tools Delivering on their Promise for Healthcare Providers?
by Peter Jacobs February 28, 2019As healthcare providers shift to outcome-based healthcare to both improve patient care and contain costs, they’re looking to digital tools to improve workflow and operations and enhance patient relationships. Despite…
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Redefining the Patient Journey: Q&A with Michele Perry of Relatient
by Peter Jacobs December 19, 2018The provider-patient relationship used to be one-sided: the provider diagnosed and dispensed care, while patients had to navigate phone systems, paperwork and arcane processes just to make an appointment. Improving…