During its EU presidency, Sweden brokered negotiations to accelerate EHDS legislation
Sweden is already using health data to improve health policy decisions and innovation. It is optimistic that EHDS legislation can be enacted within a year, says Maria Hassel from the Swedish eHealth Agency. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - November 7, 2023 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
Leveraging FHIR to upgrade population healthcare delivery
Indonesia is poised to reap unique benefits from building FHIR into its SatuSehat platform, says Dr Russell Leftwich, senior clinical advisor of interoperability for InterSystems. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - November 6, 2023 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
CIO Spotlight: Myra Davis of Texas Children ’s Hospital
With the unique title of chief information innovation officer, Davis takes a forward-thinking approach to tech advancement. She discusses IT opportunities of standing up a new hospital, as well as provider and patient experience and AI initiatives. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - November 6, 2023 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
' Digital' is a catalyst to focus workforce on things that can be fixed
According to I-DAIR ' s Dr Ricardo Leite, we can reduce the burden of disease by focusing our limited workforce on things we can fix. Going digital makes this possible, so we can shift from " disease systems " to " health systems " . (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - November 3, 2023 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
Chipping away at behavioral health data barriers
Electronic health record market, policy and funding variables have historically left behavioral health behind, but there is movement on all fronts, says Alisa Chestler, chair of the data protection, privacy and cybersecurity Team at Baker Donelson. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - November 2, 2023 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
Underserved populations get help with access to care via phone
Marci Bennafield, clinical instructor at Georgia State University ' s health informatics program, explains that, with 97% of American adults now owning a cell phone, there are more ways to intervene in health issues and lower disparities. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - November 1, 2023 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
New York State Chapter of HIMSS focuses on health equity
The chapter looks at how individuals are engaging with their care to incorporate the patient ' s perspective into health equity initiatives. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - October 31, 2023 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
Addressing health equity's cost curve
Dr. Michael Poku, chief clinical officer at Equality Health, talks tech needed to successfully tackle inequity, the benefits of investment in independent primary care physicians and how providers can work on the costs of health inequities. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - October 31, 2023 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
CIO Spotlight: Dr. Michael Pfeffer of Stanford Health Care
The CIO, who is also an associate dean at Stanford University School of Medicine, discusses AI and innovation projects his team has been working on, where he ’s prioritizing strategic IT investments, and some emerging technologies that have him intrigued. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - October 30, 2023 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
Using tech to get to health equity-social determinants of health link
Lynn Carroll, COO of HSBlox, discusses enterprise-level capabilities required for critical inputs into SDOH and other core processes, and the role of AI and machine learning to target the most vulnerable individuals. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - October 27, 2023 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
Payers have a part to play in addressing health disparities
Health plans can begin by collecting data on race and ethnicity from their members, says Leah Dewey, VP of clinical and consumer engagement operations at Cotiviti. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - October 27, 2023 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
Medicare Advantage plans' star ratings to be affected by Health Equity Index
Socially at-risk patients need equity in their care. The HEI is to incentivize contracts for plans to perform better for these patients, says Christie Teigland, vice president of research science and advanced analytics at Inovalon. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - October 26, 2023 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
Why consent is a key part of the health equity equation
Interoperability agreements between public health systems, along with centralized consent management for sharing healthcare and other data, are must-haves for advancing health equity, says Daniel Stein, president of Stewards of Change Institute. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - October 26, 2023 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
More accurate data is needed to achieve health equity
CMS should get more information from Medicare users to help address their health disparities, suggests Ann Maxwell, deputy inspector general for evaluations at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - October 25, 2023 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
Making SDOH resource matching better with AI
DUOS uses large language models to leverage social determinants of health and enhance care-navigation access for Medicare beneficiaries. Feedback from platform users improves the artificial intelligence, said Karl Ulfers, cofounder and CEO. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - October 24, 2023 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
