Strategic Planning

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.

The HIMSS Asia-Pacific Conference is happening in Bali on 27 - 28 September, 2022. HIMSS interviewed key stakeholders in Indonesia about pandemic challenges and the ways digital technology has transformed care delivery.                                                                                                                                                                            

Dr. Justin Norden, partner at GSR Ventures, talks about takeaways from Rock Health's H1 2022 digital health funding report, and how startups in mental health continue to grab investor interest.

Georgi Chaltikyan, MD, professor and head of digital health at Deggendorf Institute of Technology, advocates coordinating and streamlining the work of creating a digital health workforce.  

​​​​​​​Key factors include an evolving payer mix, spurred by MA plans, and shifts in sites of care, driven by virtual care and home-based services.

ServiceNow's global head of healthcare and life sciences, Mike Luessi, believes that delivery of care must be carried from the hospital into the home setting.

Nirav Shah, MD, Medical Director of Quality Innovation for NorthShore University HealthSystem, explains the use of informatics and technology to fuel innovation for personalized remote care.

Revenue and reimbursement from insurers has not kept pace, resulting in "unprecedented net operating losses" nationally.

Equitable Breakthroughs in Medicine Development will get more underrepresented patients involved in the R&D of medical treatments.

However, Clover will be exiting two of its smaller markets, the counties of El Paso, Texas, and Pima, Arizona.