clinical workforce

Harvard research associate Brian Spisak discusses how a "leadership-first, tech-last" approach can prevent organisations from deploying ticking time bombs.  

Rachael Charbonneau, American Heart Association senior program development manager of health science, discusses the Center for Health Technology and Innovation and its training program aimed at improving digital health literacy.  

Paul Contino, University Hospital CIO, highlights how HIMSS conference presentations are selected by the global health education committee, not by vendors, to offer information about how healthcare organizations are solving real-world problems.  

Dr. Olga Kagan, consortial faculty and associate adjunct professor at CUNY School of Professional Studies and 2024 HIMSS Changemaker award recipient, believes nursing schools' greatest challenge is preparing nurses to master rapidly evolving technology.  

Rachelle Landry, VP of clinical transformation at BD, discusses how interoperability, robotics and AI enable care delivery outside traditional settings, but must always be driven by clinicians' critical thinking and their connections to patients.  

Dr. Monika Sonu, cofounder and director of new product development at Healthinnovation Toolbox and 2024 Changemaker, says she believes all digital health tools should address persistent problems like interoperability and health equity.  

Osama El-Hassan of Dubai's Health Authority talks about Zimam and how the GCC region built a workforce by upskilling and promoting digital health implementation. The process helped with workforce retention and technological adoption.

Dr. Lyle Berkowitz, CEO of KeyCare, talks about how virtual providers free up clinicians' time by handling "triple R" – routine, repeatable and rules-based – care visits that can occupy more than 50% of a physician's day.

Dr. Colin Banas, chief medical officer at DrFirst, discusses how his company uses AI to automate tasks such as processing prescription refills, which prevents medication errors and reduces clinicians' administrative burden.

Sandra Johnson, SVP of client services for CliniComp, outlines how the pandemic and increased documentation requirements have impacted clinicians' job satisfaction and the top three pain points all new EHR solutions should address.