HIMSS TV

<p>Over the last four or five years, incidents have changed from one-off events to criminal conspiracies, says K&L Gates partner Gina Bertolini, a healthcare regulatory attorney.</p> <p> </p>

<p>Data is needed for good decisions. Enactment of the European Health Data Space would provide secure access, says Maria Hassel from the Swedish eHealth Agency.<br />  </p>

<p>The health system is focused on automation, such as having virtual nurse models to help overextended bedside nurses, says CIO Myra Davis.</p> <p> </p>

<p>Deliver what healthcare workers want and address the burden of disease, says Dr. Ricardo Leite, CEO of I-DAIR.<br />  </p>

<p>Alisa Chestler, chair of the data protection, privacy and cybersecurity team at Baker Donelson, questions whether $20 million in annual funding from a new Behavioral Health Information Technology Coordination bill is enough to move the needle.</p> <p> </p>

<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Research on asthma shows African Americans are six times more likely to have an ER visit and three times more likely to die, says Marci Bennafield, clinical instructor in health informatics for Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions.</span></span></p>

<p>Health equity is being brought into the chapter's current events, says Elise Kohl-Grant, cochair of the programming committee at the chapter.</p>

<p>The National Institutes of Health estimates the cost of race and ethnicity disparities in the United States is upwards of $400 billion a year, says Dr. Michael Poku, chief clinical officer at Equality Health.<br />  </p>

<p>The health system has an integrated strategic plan to help clinicians and patients get the best care, says CIO Dr. Michael Pfeffer.<br />  </p>

<p>Data sets can be integrated into population health stratification to discover health equity issues that are preventing access to care, says Lynn Carroll, COO of HSBlox.<br />  </p>