Patient Engagement

Bob Katter, president of First Databank, explains how the FDB Vela electronic prescribing network can improve contracting and access for clinicians and pharmacies.

Burgess Harrison, the National Minority Health Association's executive director, discusses how the group addresses healthcare inequalities, and why health equity is good for businesses as well as people.

AI, virtual assistants and digital language processing can support the transformation to value-based care, according to Erik Van Hoeymissen, VP of global business development at 3M.  

While discussing learnings from COVID-19, Dr. Tamsin Brown, a lead at NHS England Clinical Entrepreneur Programme and ORCHA, says the pandemic led to a mindset shift among patients and clinicians regarding digital tools and apps.  

Numan Chief Medical Strategy Officer Sam Shah says there is not enough capacity to meet demand globally in this post-COVID-19 world. So, there is a need to create meaningful services that are accessible and make better use of existing resources, he adds.  

Sanofi SVP of key markets and general medicines Tarja Stenvall discusses why well-informed and engaged patients are essential and how less red tape can foster trust and turn into better patient engagement.  

Director of clinical education, practice and informatics at Kaiser Permanente Michelle Machon, discusses how KP leveraged legacy tech in unexpected ways during the pandemic to keep patients, providers and families connected.  

Interviews have examined health disparities, healthcare access and a lack of rural providers, according Heidi Altman, associate professor at Georgia Southern University.

Bill Hayes, MD, chief medical officer at CPSI, discusses how providers need to retrieve the most important information about a patient quickly, and how he calls "cognitive logic" could help.

Doctors are key to promoting a spirit of confidence, collaboration and generosity, according to Dr. Carlos Ferrando, head of surgical and trauma ICU at the Hospital Clinic Barcelona.