Population and Public Health

In a look ahead to the HIMSS Asia-Pacific Conference, happening in Bali on 27 - 28 September, 2022, stakeholders talked to HIMSS about digital transformation's promises for delivering improved care.

Everyone must have access to new connected health tech, according to Rhonel Cinous, who serves on the United Spinal Association's Tech Access Group.

Patient-driven consent-management tools and granular data segmentation need to be balanced for health equity, patient privacy and interoperability, according to Cambridge Health Alliance's chief medical information officer, Hannah Galvin, MD.

Steve Gilbert, a consultant in serious mental illness living experience and an anti-racism advisor, advises stakeholders to demonstrate "amazing leadership and be incredibly brave," to reduce health inequities for discriminated groups.

Gregory Bryant, CIO of Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital in the Virgin Islands, discusses how COVID-19 caused changes to workflow, and his insights about cybersecurity.

Uma Ahluwalia, managing principal at Health Management Associates, believes that state and local governments are needed to realize effective policies in infant and maternal health.

Discover the ways Medcare's partnership with InterSystems in the UAE has reinforced the organization's commitment to using new technology to further clinical innovation - while reinforcing standards and patient safety.

Brigham Hyde, Atropos Health's cofounder, board chair and CEO discusses getting actionable insights to patients by employing updated research-grade data.

The Swedish eHealth Agency's Maria Hassel looks at the country's digital health maturity, which helped its pandemic response – and lets it plan to use IT to boost health outcomes.

Dr. Brian Anderson, Mitre's chief digital health physician, talks about the development of SMART Health Cards.