I never imagined my most powerful lesson in healthcare IT would come from a hospital bed. During my high-risk pregnancy, I watched firsthand what it means when clinical technology works the way it should and understood what is at stake when it doesn’t. My son Jake was born at just four pounds but went home […]
In Part One, we shared the story behind our brand refresh and the belief that has guided Healthcare IT Leaders for 15 years: that healthcare only works with the right humans in the loop. In this second installment, we go deeper exploring the four service pillars that define how we show up for health systems, […]
Healthcare IT has never been short on complexity. New platforms. Mergers. Regulatory mandates. The relentless pressure to do more with tighter margins and thinner teams. And through all of it, one truth has held constant since we founded Healthcare IT Leaders in 2011: Healthcare only works with humans in the loop. It’s the reason we […]
Having the right players in the right seats and knowing where to extend your bench is critical in any UKG Pro Workforce Management implementation. After working alongside health systems through every phase of UKG Pro Workforce Management from initial scoping through post-go-live optimization, patterns emerge. The implementations that go well are well planned and resourced. […]
In healthcare, the concept of kindness is often misunderstood as informal or purely emotional. Within the nursing profession, kindness is a clinically relevant and measurable component of high-quality care. In professional terms, it aligns closely with emotional intelligence and interpersonal effectiveness, both of which are essential for maintaining patient dignity while supporting safe and coordinated […]
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed into law on July 4, 2025 introduced a tax benefit that sounds simple: employees can deduct a portion of their overtime compensation from federal taxable income. But for healthcare providers already running complex payroll and workforce management environments, this is not a tax policy discussion. It's a systems […]
This year’s Epic User Group Meeting (UGM) was packed with announcements, as Epic Systems continues to position itself as the enterprise platform, artificial intelligence (AI) engine, and healthcare data center of the future. From the unveiling of Epic CoMET to healthcare-focused enterprise resource planning (ERP) capabilities in EpicOps, here’s a recap of Epic’s latest developments—including […]
Running a healthcare system with 56 hospitals, 288 clinics, and 2 million patients across 320,000 square miles is no small feat. For Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the U.S., managing data was like herding cats—90 different electronic health records (EHRs), an overloaded SAP HANA database, and a team stretched thin trying to […]
Let’s face it—healthcare technology is crowded with bold ideas and ‘game-changer’ solutions, but the real challenge is separating tomorrow’s buzz from today’s business value. One of these solutions is the new Epic Teamwork module, which is making waves in scheduling as part of Epic’s broader strategy of developing a natively-integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) suite. […]
Healthcare organizations are drowning in documentation. Physicians spend nearly two hours on administrative tasks for every hour of patient care, while IT teams struggle with critical staffing shortages, high levels of turnover, and increased demand to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) solutions that actually reduce complexity rather than add to it. With healthcare organizations facing mounting […]
Implementing a new electronic health record (EHR) system impacts every corner of a healthcare organization. While technical execution is critical, long-term success ultimately depends on how effectively clinical teams adopt and integrate the system into daily patient care. Without early communication, guidance, and training for providers, the implementation process can quickly become challenging—which is why […]
It’s no secret that disconnected systems slow everything down. From patient care to payroll, integration challenges aren’t rare tech issues—they’re everyday problems that can impact productivity, revenue, and even patient outcomes. That’s why healthcare organizations are increasingly turning to integration platforms like Boomi to create a digital ecosystem where data flows seamlessly between clinical, business, […]