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Deputy Secretary General Abigail Norville of the Netherlands Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport expects actionable goals to come out of the new HIMSS global headquarters in Rotterdam.

Greg Miller, chief growth officer at Lumeon, said the care environment is ripe for change and that automation can help with short staffing and alleviate costs.

Hospitals have to think creativity and differently because staffing shortages aren't going away, says Wendy Deibert, Caregility's vice president of Clinical Solutions.  

HIMSS volunteer Ricardo Silva says he meets the people who are transforming healthcare, and then takes that back to the classroom.

Members can network, stay educated and connect with colleagues, says Sepi Browning, IT director/business partner at Piedmont Healthcare.

Over time, the augmented reality headset will have use in the operating room to see an MRI, CT scan or ultrasound projected onto the patient, says Sam Glassenberg, founder and CEO of Level Ex.

Cheers by Epic has digital intake channels, such as chatbots and LiveChat, that help grow the patient community, says Sam Seering, the CRM's product manager.

Clinical documentation improvement, or CDI, eases burden for fewer clicks, greater efficiencies, more time with patients at bedside and family at home, says Tami McMasters Gomez, director of Coding and Clinical Documentation Integrity Services at UC Davis Medical Center.  

The health system has partnered to predict hospital load and then match it with the clinical team, says Dr. John Doulis, VP of data services and innovation at HCA Healthcare.  

Virtualists can handle the three Rs that take up 50% of a physician’s time: routine, repeatable and rules-based care, says Dr. Lyle Berkowitz, CEO of KeyCare.