Patient Engagement

Patient autonomy is revolutionized by giving them access to their data, says Enlightening Results CEO Grace Cordovano, a board-certified patient advocate.

Mary L. Bouxsein, professor of orthopedic surgery at Harvard Medical School, looks at the effects of space flight on the muscular skeletal system and how to minimize bone loss during long-duration flights such as a mission to Mars.

The push to the payer-provider model, where the private sector occupies a larger role and patients are put at the center, is the focus for Omar Shraim, CIO at SapphireHMS, Kuwait.

"The way healthcare is set up, there's a built-in power differential between the patient and the doctor," says Dr. Danny Sands, who explains how the Society for Participatory Medicine, which he co-founded, is working to change that.

Chandima Cooray, chief digital officer of Hemas Holdings, discusses why the conglomerate's healthcare vertical is eyeing improved patient experience, consumer digital health and an IT overhaul for its businesses.

Ardy Arianpour, founder and CEO of Seqster, says his company's technology gives its customers the ability to share their health information on their terms.

Not only is FHIR a standard for exchanging healthcare data, but it is also a community of people who aims to create a "public treasure" that we all own, says Grahame Grieve, FHIR product director for HL7 International.

Because Philips Chief Nursing Officer Cindy Gaines toes the line between caregiver and technologist, she has a unique view on value-based care, patient experience and population health.

Advocacy issues include AI, autonomous vehicles and other tech for those in wheelchairs who are feeling like second-class citizens, claim Shannon Aquino, vice president of development, and staffer Chris Hoeh at the United Spinal Association.

At the heart of a new partnership between HIMSS and Healthcare UK is the building of bridges to share expertise around innovation in the NHS, says Rahul Agarwal, assistant director of healthcare at the Department for International Trade in the UK.