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When members of teams have social sensitivity, they become much more efficient and that improves the patient experience a lot, says Fortune Magazine Senior Editor at Large Geoff Colvin.

Medicalchain is using distributed ledger technology to enable patients to find all their medical data in one place, says SVP of Operations Wael Alkhalidi.

Awareness, access and trust are focuses of the Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Application, an accredited reviewing engine that processes app reviews, says CEO Liz Ashall-Payne.

Technology can help extend patient connections to care teams outside the walls of healthcare, says Carium Chief Transformation Officer Lygeia Ricciardi.

Vocera Senior Clinical Executive Steven Matarelli says Smartbadge provides secure texting and the ability to add context so providers can have informed conversations.

The Boston Machine Learning & AI for Healthcare event focuses on helping healthcare organizations harness the power of AI and machine learning.

WAMBI CEO Rebecca Metter says looking at the clinician and patient experience through the same lens can impact both simultaneously and strengthen bonds between caregivers and patients.

Richard Staynings, an independent executive security leader, says the concept of keeping patients safe is more than just preventing infections and falls but should also include protecting their data from security breaches.

Health economist Jane Sarasohn-Kahn, however, says the increasing pace of change is encouraging.

Wolters Kluwer Health's Pam Holt says her organization uses patient engagement to create mutual understanding between the physician and the patient and to build trust.