Healthcare Reform
HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum reaffirms how cybersecurity can prevent disruption of patient care, says Ian Mack, IT senior security analyst for the University of Virginia and the communications chair for HIMSS Virginia Chapter.
Attorney Everett Wilson, managing partner at Polsinelli's Miami office, discusses overall changes in Medicare and Medicare Advantage - and how the recent benefits changes affect consumers, payers and plans.
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Abigail Norville, deputy secretary general of the Netherlands' Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, talks about the challenges of digitizing Dutch healthcare amid patients' data privacy concerns and clinicians' interest in driving efficiency.
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Tom Leary, SVP and head of government relations at HIMSS, discusses anticipated U.S. health IT advancements, including EHR modernization for the VA and the Indian Health Service, as well as ARPA-H's $2.5 billion healthcare technology initiative.
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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.
Taghreed Justinia, regional director for IT services at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, explains how the G20 Riyadh declaration aligned recommendations with the WHO's Global Strategy on Digital Health.
The WHO’s Digital Health and Innovation Department director, professor Alain Labrique, explains the department's mandate and how member states can deploy investments to build strength into their healthcare systems.
National Center for Health Workforce Planning CEO Ziad Nakshabandi discusses the reskilling and upskilling of healthcare workers and how that effort aligns with the Kingdom's Vision 2030 objectives.
The pandemic and civil unrest in 2020 shined light on healthcare disparities, says Jasmaine McClain, principal of the Health Equity Alliance at the Health Management Academy, who discusses if companies' announced efforts to combat inequities are enough.
Hopes for a Senate telehealth bill passage, public health infrastructure modernization and the European Health Data Space are just a few of the priorities on the HIMSS agenda, says Tom Leary, the group's senior VP and head of government relations.