Digital Health
<p>Payers have seen success in improving health outcomes by taking a holistic approach to member interventions, says Leah Dewey, vice president of Cotiviti.</p>
<p>Having a central repository for consent would promote both interoperability and health equity, says Daniel Stein, president of Stewards of Change Institute.<br />
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<p>The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General recommends Medicare develop its own source for race and ethnicity data collection in the Medicare population, says Ann Maxwell, HHS-OIG deputy inspector general for evaluations.</p>
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<p>The ability to have AI in the EHR must have the goal of incorporation into daily workflows, says Meditech COO Helen Waters.<br />
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<p>Having individuals connected by one identifier is good for information sharing and for attracting the private-public partnerships that are essential to moving forward, says Bogi Eliasen, director of health at the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies.<br />
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<p>High efficacy, less time, higher cost-savings and better care outcomes for patients when using XR training were the results of a recent report, according to Pearly Chen, VP of business development and partnerships at HTC VIVE.<br />
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<p>Quy Vo-Reinhard, dHealth Foundation director and cofounder, said a focus on education is critical to address key challenges such as interoperability, secure health records and blockchain-enabled EHRs.</p>
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<p>Sign language interpreters can prep providers prior to appointments on cultural differences that impact health equity, says Kathryn Jackson, VP of language operations at AMN Healthcare.<br />
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Dr. Ben Zaniello, chief medical officer of PointClickCare, explains three pathways to consider to achieve whole person care and shares his personal experiences engaging SDOH on post-acute care coordination.
<p>TEFCA implementation and FHIR standards need to address effectiveness and expense issues, say FAST cochairs Deepak Sadagopan and Duncan Weatherston.</p>