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Patient consent is a huge part of what South Western Sydney Primary Health network does, with 20,000 now connected through iRAD, says Nick McGhie, the organization's digital health and data manager.

Taiwan has a single payment insurance system and pay-for-performance, but the challenges of interoperability and measuring outcomes remain, says Dr. I-Rue Lai, vice superintendent at National Taiwan University Hospital.  

Over the last four or five years, incidents have changed from one-off events to criminal conspiracies, says K&L Gates partner Gina Bertolini, a healthcare regulatory attorney.  

Data is needed for good decisions. Enactment of the European Health Data Space would provide secure access, says Maria Hassel from the Swedish eHealth Agency.  

The health system is focused on automation, such as having virtual nurse models to help overextended bedside nurses, says CIO Myra Davis.  

Deliver what healthcare workers want and address the burden of disease, says Dr. Ricardo Leite, CEO of I-DAIR.  

Alisa Chestler, chair of the data protection, privacy and cybersecurity team at Baker Donelson, questions whether $20 million in annual funding from a new Behavioral Health Information Technology Coordination bill is enough to move the needle.  

Research on asthma shows African Americans are six times more likely to have an ER visit and three times more likely to die, says Marci Bennafield, clinical instructor in health informatics for Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions.

Health equity is being brought into the chapter's current events, says Elise Kohl-Grant, cochair of the programming committee at the chapter.

The National Institutes of Health estimates the cost of race and ethnicity disparities in the United States is upwards of $400 billion a year, says Dr. Michael Poku, chief clinical officer at Equality Health.