Digital Health

NLP technology can assist with social determinants of health data, according to Emily Kwan, health equity senior programmer analyst at NorthShore University HealthSystem, in this preview of her HIMSS23 session.  

Florence Hudson, executive director of Columbia University's Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub, previews her HIMSS23 look at the new IoT specification meant to help medical devices communicate safely and securely.

Epic's Matt Doyle, R&D Team Lead & Software Development Team Leader for Interoperability, says the company's next move as a QHIN is to show the benefit of TEFCA to providers and simplify connectivity.

Health systems are required to retain clinical, HR and financial data, which all have differing retention lengths, says Tower Health VP and Chief Applications Officer Sidney Dixon during a preview of his HIMSS23 session.  

Tom O’Neil, managing director of Berkeley Research Group, says boards need to ask the right questions to get AI right and consider factors like efficacy and transparency.  

Olga Kagan, RN, adjunct professor at CUNY School of Professional Studies and Molloy University previews her HIMSS23 discussion focusing on tools that assist nurses to decrease burnout and develop their careers.

What are the proportionate places for people, processes and technology in defense strategy in the threat landscape? Anurag Lal, NetSfere CEO and past director of the FCC's National Broadband Task Force, explains.  

The transition of shared medical appointments from in-person to virtual formats can benefit patients and providers. Cleveland Clinic's Dr. Marianne Sumego, director of shared medical appointments, previews her upcoming HIMSS23 talk on the subject.

NextGen Healthcare Chief Medical Officer Dr. Robert Murry will lead a panel at HIMSS23 with a focus on delivering coordinated care to people experiencing homelessness through street medicine.

Ellison Institute director of policy, Gabriel Seidman, talks about the institute's work in creating a country-wide enterprise architecture for healthcare data that encompasses clinical, social determinants and public health data.