JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2021 Vol. 3, No. 1 CONTENTS


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8 | THE HEALTHCARE INNOVATION 2021 STATE OF THE INDUSTRY SURVEY: Our Second Annual State of the Industry Survey finds provider leaders moving forward to meet the challenges of the emerging U.S. healthcare system,


which will demand that providers demonstrate value By Mark Hagland, Editor-in-Chief


FEATURE: CYBERSECURITY


16 | Beefing Up Medical Device Cybersecurity Health systems focus on asset tracking, risk assessment, and patch management By David Raths, Senior Editor


COVID-19 SPECIAL SECTION 20 | In L.A. County, Public Health Leaders Take Another Swing at Contact Tracing


L.A. County officials are turning to a digital platform that enables anonymous notifications to a positive case’s close contacts By Rajiv Leventhal, Managing Editor


22 | Vaccine Distribution Raises Ethical, Logistical Questions


State, local public health agencies and health systems grapple with distribution priorities By David Raths


COLUMNS


2| EDITOR’S NOTES On the High-Speed Train to the Future, Exciting Innovation of All Kinds By Mark Hagland


28 | THOUGHT LEADERS


Precision Medicine Requires IT Beyond Traditional EMRs


Insightful and innovative leaders will focus on their precision medicine strategy and ensure clinicians have the tools they need By Maulik Purohit, M.D., University Hospitals Cleveland


DEPARTMENTS 4 | INDUSTRY WATCH


24 | Value-Based Care Update At the APG Colloquium, Medical Group Leaders Parse the Value Landscape


The shift from volume-based to value-based payment and delivery systems is neither simple nor linear, medical group leaders said during a panel discussion at the virtual APG Colloquium By Mark Hagland


26 | CYBER CORNER


CynergisTek CEO: The Hospital Ransomware Crisis Is ‘Pretty Alarming’


CynergisTek CEO Caleb Barlow shares his perspectives on the urgent need for IT security leaders to act now By Mark Hagland


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