Patient Engagement

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

Educating healthcare professionals on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data collection helps LGBTQ individuals to feel more inclusive and could lead to better outcomes, says Dana Trampas, senior digital health specialist at HIMSS.

Kathy D. Ford, chief product and strategy officer at Project Rōnin, said AI can make sense of complex oncology data and enable faster decision-making at the point of care.  

Anna Schoenbaum, VP of information services applications at Penn Medicine, said recent regulatory changes will improve the reach of technology in improving health outcomes.  

Health systems need to think about demand, service and supply, says Tom Kiesau, chief innovation officer and digital leader at the Chartis Group.

The people who are getting left out are those whose information is not making its way to the people who are caring for them, says Gabriel Garcia-Lopez, health information systems director for the Los Angeles LGBT Center.

Iris Telehealth Chief Marketing Officer Dan Ferris talks about the lack of behavioral health providers and the ways telehealth can assist patients in underserved regions.

Clinical informatics fellow at UI Health and member of the HIMSS Physician Committee Dr. Anwar Jebran discusses the advantages of hospital-at-home in the U.S. and bettering clinical informatics for the MENA region.  

The technology uses the smart TV in an in-patient setting as a hub to deliver relevant, integrated clinical information, says Rebecca Stametz, VP of digital transformation at Geisinger's Steele Institute for Health Innovation.

Benjamin C. Gonzales, operations manager of virtual care for behavioral health at Geisinger, discusses ensuring patients have the appropriate providers by using a data-driven care-navigation workflow.