Governement & Policy
Jonathan French, senior director of public policy at HIMSS, says the organization hopes its members participate in the public policy development process and understand the real-world ramifications of that policy.
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Patricia MacTaggart, program director and teaching instructor at George Washington University and 2024 Changemaker Award winner, discusses how Medicaid’s innovative use of telehealth as a care modality influenced Medicare and other payers.
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J29's Tracy Mills and Nick Vass discuss providing clinical and data analysis support, and bridging gaps between the public and private health sectors.
Brigid Bondoc, partner and life sciences attorney at Morrison Foerster, discusses government priorities pertaining to federal regulation of AI, where complications may arise, and concerns she has heard related to policy decisions.
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The approach Connecticut is taking on AI is not to pause it because it has great potential but to keep a close eye on it, states Sumit Sajnani, health information technology officer at the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy.
National Center for Health Workforce Planning CEO Ziad Nakshabandi discusses the reskilling and upskilling of healthcare workers and how that effort aligns with the Kingdom's Vision 2030 objectives.
To progress in digital transformation, Aster DM Healthcare is employing a single interoperable platform to connect its hospitals.
Infor Senior Director for Healthcare Interoperability Strategy Joerg Schwarz discusses misconceptions about the ONC rule and its requirements, and offers other insights for provider organizations who are bound by it.
Working in economic affairs and innovation, Eli Levin of the Consulate General of Israel to New England seeks to strengthen ties between the country and the region through healthcare partnerships.
The pandemic and civil unrest in 2020 shined light on healthcare disparities, says Jasmaine McClain, principal of the Health Equity Alliance at the Health Management Academy, who discusses if companies' announced efforts to combat inequities are enough.