Workforce

Sharon Sebastian, lead clinical informaticist at MITRE, discusses efforts to share clinical decision support across domains.

Emily Hine, VP of business development at Meru Health, discusses how the online clinic can interrupt the downward spiral of depression and anxiety that could lead to suicide.

Bill Gillis, CIO, and Dr. Sarika Aggarwal, CMO at Beth Israel Deaconess Care Organization, say bringing clinical staff in at the ground level ensured analytics tools were properly deployed for the ACO's success.

Putting the right tools in clinicians' hands can remove barriers to reconnecting with patients, while protecting data privacy, says Kathy Minnis, director of product strategy at Microsoft.

Simita Mishra, Northwell Health's population health informatics lead, discusses how the organization addresses the quadruple aim - including physician burnout - by reducing redundancies and increasing efficiency.

HIMSS CTIO Steve Wretling discusses the future of healthcare as well as the key issues, system applications and data outcomes the Health 2.0 Annual Conference brings to the forefront.

Augmented reality and virtual reality can play an "amazing" role in surgery, helping surgeons, patients and residents, says Tristan van Doormaal, a neurosurgeon at UMC Utrecht in the Netherlands.

For hospitals and health systems to best foster a culture where patient experience is valued, they must include one key component: a positive experience for caregivers, says Sue Murphy, chief experience officer at UChicago Medicine.

Integrating data is at the heart of digital transformation in healthcare in Finland, says Toni Suihko, CIO at South Karelia Social and Health Care District.

Kaija Saranto, professor in Health and Human Services Informatics at the University of Eastern Finland, says when developing a digital health system, it's crucial that the workforce be involved in the design process.