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Ideally promotes collaboration in digital health strategy, according to Healthbox Director Julie Campbell.

Dr. Shera Chok, national clinical advisor for system transformation at NHS England and cofounder of the Shuri Network, says diversifying talent and having a digitally literate workforce are a must.

Deep Dive: While the number of women in leadership roles in the health industry continues to grow, equal representation in the field is still a far way off.

HIMSS President and CEO Hal Wolf says it's vital that we prepare our workforce for cultural change and learn to fail fast in our global digital transformation projects.

Johnathan Pascall, EMEA sales director of uPerform by Ancile, says clinicians need access to the resources required to use digital systems as painlessly as possible to free up their time.

Deep Dive: Overwork has become an epidemic among physicians and nurses, and burdensome regulatory requirements and suboptimal EHR experiences are only exacerbating their frustrations. Fixing the problem demands new strategies to restore joy to medicine.

There are opportunities for women in the digital space and there is real value of having a diverse workforce, particularly in healthcare, says Grant Thornton Principal Stacy Tselekis.

AI skepticism, challenges with diversity and workforce development, and how to incorporate agile tactics into cybersecurity best practices were the major themes at RSA, says Tom Sullivan, editor-in-chief of Healthcare IT News.

Neil Gomes, Chief Digital Officer at Jefferson Health, says he looks for creative and curious people who like to solve problems and want to know that what they’ve done is actually working.

Iris Frye, chair of the HIMSS African-American Special Interest Group, and Danielle Siarri, RN, discuss the power of coming together to effect change and adding their voices to boardrooms.