Patient Access

Barbara Rothbaum, executive director of the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program and Trauma and Anxiety Recovery Program, discusses Emory's no-cost two-week mental health treatment program that pays for flights, hotels and therapy for vets.

Wings of Hope board member Dr. Manish Kohli,  who is chief digital health officer and global head of humanitarian programs at Securra Health, discusses his panel at HIMSS23 on Wings of Hope's help for isolated communities via tech.

Cleveland Clinic's director of shared medical appointments, Dr. Marianne Sumego, previews her HIMSS23 lecture highlighting how to convert from in-person to virtual shared medical appointments and the advantages for patients and providers.

Dr. Robert Murry, chief medical officer at NextGen Healthcare, explains how digital health technology enables providers to conduct street medicine and coordinate care for patients who are homeless.

Wolters Kluwer Health CMO Dr. Peter Bonis discusses what was learned from donating UpToDate to middle- and low-income countries, including how access to evidence-based clinical guidance can reduce barriers, regardless of setting.

With focus on improving the output of care and quality, the nation steers toward value-based healthcare, says Dr. Ahmed Balkhair, advisor for digital transformation at the Saudi Ministry of Health.

Patients need direct access to their medical records, which should be made for clinicians. These elements are fundamental to good quality data, says Dr. Chris Bates, TPP UK's director of research and analytics.

Virtual care can help fill gaps left by specialist deserts across the country as well as provider shortages, says Kuldeep Singh Rajput, CEO of Biofourmis, a tech vendor turned telemedicine provider organization. 

KeyCare's study of patients' relation to telemedicine offers insights for healthcare IT leaders and their work in virtual care. CEO Dr. Lyle Berkowitz explains the findings.

Baptist Health is using a strategy of patient delight and identity access management to keep up with Jacksonville's growth. Aaron Miri, SVP and CDIO, and Melanie Husk, SVP and chief consumer officer, explain how.