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AI and machine learning can help overcome barriers to social determinants of health, says COO of HSBlox Lynn Carroll. Understanding where to take action requires analysis of datasets and tools integrated into traditional medicine.

Vice president of research science and advanced analytics at Inovalon Christie Teigland describes HEI scores, what will be measured within plans to determine their efforts on improving health equity and HEI's effect on health plans.  

According to Daniel Stein, president of Stewards of Change, a fully interoperable central consent registry will allow everyone in the U.S. the right to choose how, and with whom, their personal and health data is shared.  

Ann Maxwell, deputy inspector general for evaluations at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, discusses the case for making the pandemic-related CMS telehealth expansion permanent.  

Helen Waters, EVP and COO at Meditech, explains how the electronic health vendor uses artificial intelligence, its partnership with Google and the system's requirements to implement AI in healthcare.  

Karl Ulfers, cofounder and CEO of DUOS, discusses how the company utilizes AI to match older patient needs to proper resources in order to improve access to care and patients’ understanding of their health benefits.  

Bogi Eliasen, director of health at the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies, explains how the Nordics advanced digital infrastructure by applying unique digital identifiers for patients and professionals, and how the HIMSS community helps.  

Pearly Chen, VP of business development and partnerships at HTC VIVE, relays the results of a report on extended reality use for training healthcare professionals, the feedback received after adoption of the tech and HTC's Accelerator X program.  

Quy Vo-Reinhard, dHealth Foundation director and cofounder, highlights the key challenges and applications for frontier technologies, such as immutable health records, the interoperability of health data exchange and the need for education.

Kathryn Jackson, VP of language operations at AMN Healthcare, discusses how medical interpretation services can improve health equity and outcomes and how providers can effectively work with interpreters to solidify quality care.