HIMSS23

Robert Stillman, director of clinical and research informatics at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, discusses the challenges of chairing the Global Health Conference Education Committee for HIMSS23.

Grace Cordovano, founder of Enlightening Results, describes her work with Unblock Health, a digital platform that streamlines the process of requesting medical records and corrections to medical records for patients.

Dr. Wonchul Cha, CMIO and director of the Digital Innovation Center, and Dr. Meong Hi Son, vice director of the Digital Transformation Center, both from Samsung Medical Center, explain how leveraging robots lessens nurses' workload.

Brian Scarpelli, senior global policy counsel at the Connected Health Initiative, discusses how the initiative is working with the AMA to incorporate digital health tools into CPT code sets to improve providers' reimbursement rates.

Native Americans' life expectancy is five years lower than the U.S. average. Mitchell Thornbrugh, CIO of the Indian Health Service, talks about the need for a single interoperable medical record to support Native communities’ health equity.

Stacey Caywood, CEO of Wolters Kluwer Health, discusses how Wolters Kluwer solutions incorporate diversity and inclusivity into the text, images and clinical support sources they provide to help clinicians meet patients’ care needs.

Tony Black, director of federal healthcare for Kyndryl, discusses how conferences like HIMSS23 empower healthcare professionals to network, learn from each other and discuss ideas, and offers suggestions for expanding these opportunities.

Digital therapeutics improve access to care, but face reimbursement challenges. Jessica Hauflaire, COO of the Digital Therapeutics Alliance, describes the DTA's work with CMS and policymakers to gain support for this new care model.

Alan Lavergne, vice president of advocacy for the Dallas-Fort Worth HIMSS chapter, talks about the value of clinician groups and healthcare IT vendors collaborating to advocate for improving access to care.

Dr. Hans Kluge, regional director for Europe at WHO, discusses the need for collaboration between public health workers and technology vendors around the world to improve public trust and health equity.