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Tech can reduce errors, help with time management and complement EHRs, according to Dr. Subha Airan-Javia, founder of CareAlign and a hospitalist at the University of Pennsylvania Health System.   

Competitors Humana, MultiPlan, Optum, Quest Diagnostics and UnitedHealthcare are creating the alliance to advance healthcare uses for blockchain, explains Michael Kim, CIO at MultiPlan.

It’s important to be flexible to jump barriers to access, says Jane Myles, Curebase vice president of clinical trial innovation.

Founder and CEO of Uniti Health Josh Scales believes proposed legislation can place organizations ahead of pre-pandemic levels, regardless of any barriers to reimbursement.

Interest and investment are combining to create a "golden age of digital health," explains Daniel Otzoy, John Snow, Inc.'s digital health technical advisor.

There are great opportunities for digital transformation to advance equitable healthcare for patients, say Anne Snowdon and Toni Laracuente of HIMSS, speaking in advance of the event, taking place October 24-28.

Shreesh Tiwari, a veteran healthcare executive, says that health equity is as much a financial issue as a social one.

The chief information officer explains how digital transformation's rapid pace is changing the role and helping him work with C-suite leaders to create healthcare strategy.

Hari Prasad, Yosi Health cofounder and CEO, believes in treating patients as savvy consumers who look for quality, convenience, choice and price transparency.

The Community Care Outcomes Maturity Model (CCOM) is a new measurement tool to replace O-EMRAM. Natasha Ramontal of HIMSS and Raed AlHazme of the Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, explain.