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When tech delivers clinical evidence at scale, it reduces the variability of care, according to Stacey Caywood, CEO of Wolters Kluwer Health.

Thirty-one percent of inpatient claims submitted to commercial payers weren't paid for more than three months, data shows.

Nurses touch more technology than anyone else, says Tony Black, director of federal healthcare for Kyndryl. He would like to see more networking, training and certification opportunities.

IT, telehealth, clinical decision support, wellness tools and diagnostics all fall into the same category, says Jessica Hauflaire, COO of the Digital Therapeutics Alliance. Digital therapeutics consist of software as a direct intervention to treat, manage or prevent medical conditions.

Alan Lavergne, VP of advocacy for the Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of HIMSS, discusses the five Texas chapters collaborating to advance health equity with the state's legislature, and talks about winning an award recognizing his efforts.

The regional director for Europe at the World Health Organization discusses the WHO partnership with HIMSS to leverage the collective power of their stakeholders to deploy tools to decrease health inequities.

While AI is spurring success, barriers to treatment remain, says Daniella Gilboa, CEO of AIVF.

Kathleen McGrow, chief nursing information officer at Microsoft, received a 2023 Changemaker Award for her work in helping to ease clinician burden.

Collaboration is needed for innovation to get out of siloes, says Olyvia Phillips, manager of equity initiatives for tech incubator MATTER.

The goal is to help struggling hospitals remain in operation, or assist in the reopening of recently closed hospitals.