Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

By: Renee Broadbent, MBA, CCSFP       Chief Information Officer & Information Security Officer The use of artificial intelligence (AI) has exploded in recent years. The use of AI in healthcare holds potential in many areas and can ease the burden of the physician while enhancing and improving the patient experience.  That said, there are not […]

Working Together To Find Solutions

By: John Sunde, MHA VP, Payor Strategies at SoNE HEALTH When you are looking for a home for you and your family to provide them with safety and comfort you want it to be designed and constructed by a skilled team of architects, carpenters, electricians and plumbers. Check!  When you are looking for an automobile […]

Innovative Pilot Program Working to Combat Food Insecurity

By: Lisa Flynn, MPH, Program Support Coordinator at SoNE HEALTH Food insecurity is not having, being uncertain of having, or being unable to acquire enough food to meet one’s basic needs due to insufficient funds or other resources for food. In the United States, roughly forty-two million people do not know where their next meal […]

Balancing Inequities in Healthcare

By: Renee Broadbent, MBA, CCSFP Chief Information Officer at SoNE HEALTH Healthcare has long faced a divide around equitable healthcare for all.  Entire populations of the underserved cannot access healthcare for several reasons including location, cost, and health literacy.   The result is that we have sicker populations with reduced life expectancy, health issues that end […]

SoNE HEALTH Launches Phase II Colorectal Cancer Screening Campaign

By: Kit McKinnon, MBA, BSN, RN, CDCES, CCM, NE-BC Director of Care Management, SoNE HEALTH March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness month, but it is always the right month to launch a PHM Colorectal cancer screening campaign. A 2014 study published in Preventive Medicine examined the frequency of exposure to screening information as a predictor of […]

Experience Makes the Difference- Nurses Week 2023

Experience Makes the Difference – Nurses Week 2023 By: Patricia Cubin, BSN, RN, CCM and Nina Arnold, MPH, ACM-RN, CHWC In celebration of Nurses Week 2023, we recognize and appreciate the work of all our SoNE HEALTH nurses. We are proud of over 500 total years of nursing experience our team provides to patients as […]

Amazon Health and Your Personal Data

We love Amazon for many reasons.  As the name suggests it’s a huge and veritable jungle, chock-full of fabulous finds and steep discounts. In addition, no one will ever argue the logistics are outstanding, same day shipping, fast and easy returns, no questions asked. With vast product variety and availability, there is virtually nothing you […]

4 Questions with Pamela Del Negro, Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer

4 Questions with Pamela Del Negro, Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer What are some of the top compliance risks facing physician organizations in 2023? Health care fraud continues to be a key area of focus for the federal government. False Claims Act settlements and judgments exceeded $2.2 billion in 2022, of which over $1.7 billion […]

Healthcare Crash? Where is Houston?

As a nation our healthcare system is just a few short years away from several converging catastrophes slated to touch us all in terms of how we receive care and the price tag associated with said care. Lisa Trumble, President and CEO at SoNE HEALTH, recently authored a piece for the Moving to Value Alliance. […]

Q&A with Renee Broadbent, Chief Information Officer

4 Questions with Renee Broadbent, Chief Information Officer What are your thoughts on a practice holding Cyber Liability Insurance? Cyber Liability Insurance is must today for any practice or organization that stores and transmits protected health information (PHI).  Cyber Liability Insurance is not inexpensive, however it’s well worth the peace of mind. Healthcare ranks at […]