Population and Public Health
According to Daniel Stein, president of Stewards of Change, a fully interoperable central consent registry will allow everyone in the U.S. the right to choose how, and with whom, their personal and health data is shared.
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.
Bogi Eliasen, director of health at the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies, explains how the Nordics advanced digital infrastructure by applying unique digital identifiers for patients and professionals, and how the HIMSS community helps.
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.
Professor David Lowe of the Scottish government discusses use cases of AI, including lung cancer detection, and the legal and ethical considerations around adopting AI.
Dr. Adam Landman, chief information officer at Mass General Brigham, relays how generative AI and LLM technology are changing the healthcare workforce burden and how these scalable solutions improve efficiencies within the health system.
Dr. Aalpen Patel, chair of radiology and medical director of AI at Geisinger, explains when to use AI in clinical and administrative care and how Geisinger employs the tech for population health using preventative screening prediction models.
Raed Alhamze, IT executive director of Saudi Arabia's Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, relays how the hospital system achieved HIMSS digital maturity in multiple categories: EMRAM, EHR, analytics, infrastructure and outpatient EMRs.
Dr. Dustin Nowaskie, president and founder of OutCare Health, talks about the resources OutCare provides LGBTQ+ people to decrease medical gaslighting and improve the overall healthcare journey.