data management
According to Kevin Ritter of Altera Digital Health, health systems must go beyond simple information exchange to ensure their data is discrete, normalized and able to flow between multiple applications across the enterprise.
Most provider data still lives in spreadsheets and siloed systems; Megan Schmidt, Madaket Health CEO, says this underlying data structure must be fixed before AI can enhance directory accuracy to boost patients' access to care.
While AI is an important part of healthcare modernization, SolvDat founder and CEO Rosha Pokharel says a robust data layer and strong governance are key for unlocking lasting operational and clinical gains.
Dr. Deepti Pandita, UC Irvine Health CMIO & VP of Clinical Informatics, says that "if you don't have governance, anything can fall apart," and discusses the need to engage a diverse multi-stakeholder group to vet every AI project that is deployed.
HIMSS25
While HIEs and TEFCA represent important interoperability advances, William Cavanaugh, Concord Technologies CEO, says health systems also need to access documents that contain important context for clinicians, rather than just data.
It's not how many people you need to be on staff, the question is how effectively you utilize your staff with the various functions that you need, and what you outsource, says Lee Kim, senior principal for cybersecurity and privacy at HIMSS.
HIMSS24
Amid the trend of healthcare companies leveraging AI, Jerry Villacres, Manifold's VP of Sales, Cloud Solutions, cautions that they must first implement a sound data strategy to make the most out of those tools.
HIMSS24
Wolters Kluwer vice president of medical informatics Howard Strasberg highlights the topics he and his colleague will discuss at HIMSS24, including data transfer between EHRs and the cloud and FHIR-based clinical decision support standards.
In-Young Choi, director at Catholic Information Convergence Institute at CMC in South Korea, discusses how data from eight hospitals is converged and distributed to meet an individual department's needs, aiding in the creation of AI solutions.
Hal Wolf, president and CEO of HIMSS, relays the lessons learned within the digital health sector from the pandemic and how access to technology and data can make healthcare more sustainable and accessible to ensure health equity.