Patient Access

According to Will Cantrell, InteliChart's director of product solutions, the company’s unified platform makes it easy for patients to schedule appointments and message clinicians without downloading an app or logging in to an account.  

Jesus Diaz, director, nursing informatics at Memorial Healthcare System, tells the story of a mother who used the health system's mobile app to monitor her premature twins' NICU progress. It reduced her anxiety when she couldn't be there.  

Aaron Gani, CEO and founder of RealizedCare, discusses the evolution of digital therapeutics, the FDA’s place in advancing them, keeping up with evolving technology, and the benefits of DTx modalities for the pharmaceutical industry.  

Andy Molnar, CEO of the Digital Therapeutics Alliance, discusses the definition of a digital therapeutic, companies in the DTx space, why the organization held its recent summit in D.C. and the status of the Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act.  

Dr. Dennis Truong, regional telemedicine/mobility director at Kaiser Permanente, highlights the challenges of implementing digital therapeutics in the care system and its ultimate value in improving patients' and providers’ care journeys.  

Kyruus Health president Paul Merrild discusses how the company aims to improve care access via its partnerships with health systems and payers and by pairing patients and providers using personalized information and provider availability.  

In 2027, CMS will start rewarding MA plans that demonstrate progress in addressing health disparities, but they will need to measure performance ahead of that, explains Anna Basevich, SVP of enterprise partnerships and customer enablement at Arcadia.  

Dr. Roosevelt De Los Santos, medical director of health informatics at Trinity Health, believes not only doctors, but also nurses, pharmacists and other clinicians should be involved in health systems’ technology development and deployment.  

Christopher Kunney, advocacy chair for HIMSS Georgia chapter and 2024 Changemaker, discusses his health equity and advocacy work focused on closing care gaps for communities of color and encouraging people of color to pursue healthcare careers.  

Dr. Maulik Majmudar, Biofourmis chief medical officer, discusses the company's home-healthcare delivery tools and how to ensure remote patient monitoring technology is user-friendly for patients and effectively gathers data for providers.