HIMSS23

Kathleen McGrow, chief nursing information officer at Microsoft and 2023 Changemaker Award recipient, discusses the importance of studying workforce crisis in healthcare and how to use automation to streamline workflows.

Olyvia Phillips, manager of equity initiatives for global healthcare technology incubator MATTER, talks about how Together.health, a consortium of digital health incubators, prioritizes health equity and supports diverse founders.

Gregg Church, president of 4medica, talks about how the government should work with healthcare vendors to simplify data capture and eliminate the growing problem of medical record duplication between health systems.

Sandra Johnson, SVP of client services for CliniComp, outlines how the pandemic and increased documentation requirements have impacted clinicians' job satisfaction and the top three pain points all new EHR solutions should address.

Dana Trampas, senior digital health specialist at HIMSS, shares how healthcare organizations can promote and advocate for LGBTQ health equity and inclusion within their patient populations and their workforces.

Natasha Ramontal, HIMSS digital health strategist for community outcomes and analytics, describes how the Community Care Outcomes Maturity Model (C-COMM) engages and empowers patients by supporting meaningful care relationships.

Lawrence Voyten, HIMSS board member and national advocacy chair, details how HIMSS chapter leaders can proactively support health equity and interoperability with their local governments.

Grady Burrows, executive director of HIT in the CLE, talks about creating a demand-driven model for diverse, local IT teams and his work with colleges and employers to build a career pipeline for youth.

Lawrence Whittle, CCO at Verana Health, describes how patient data can be used to improve healthcare, including making clinical trials more efficient and helping clinicians discover which treatments yield the most value.

Dr. John Showalter, CPO at Linus Health, describes drug therapy advances for Alzheimer's and how technology can help screen and identify at-risk patients sooner to optimize outcomes and quality of life.