Patient Access
Dr. Nele Jessel, chief medical officer at Athenahealth, discusses how bringing behavioral health tools, such as telehealth, into the primary care setting can improve access to services and reduce the stigma around mental health conditions.
Felisha Norrington, director of academic assistance at GSU’s College of Nursing and Health Professionals, relays the importance of educating students on SDOH, including the challenges of healthcare access faced by rural residents.
Behavioral health providers have been left behind regarding EHRs, says Alisa Chestler, chair of the data protection, privacy and cybersecurity team at Baker Donelson. A new bill will add federal funding to help the sector, but is it enough?
Clinical instructor at Georgia State University's health informatics program Marci Bennafield tells how mobile devices help researchers gauge health inequities and how customizing innovation can help address barriers to access to care.
Dr. Michael Poku, chief clinical officer at Equality Health, discusses the high costs of health inequities and the value of investing in independent primary care physicians, along with data to reach a more equitable system.
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.
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.
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.
Jacqueline de Leeuw, chief nurse innovation officer at Radboud University Medical Centre (Radboudumc), tells how the hospital achieved HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7, allowing its nurses to access a seamless data flow from multiple external sources.