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Alan Lavergne, VP of advocacy for the Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of HIMSS, discusses the five Texas chapters collaborating to advance health equity with the state's legislature, and talks about winning an award recognizing his efforts.

The regional director for Europe at the World Health Organization discusses the WHO partnership with HIMSS to leverage the collective power of their stakeholders to deploy tools to decrease health inequities.

While AI is spurring success, barriers to treatment remain, says Daniella Gilboa, CEO of AIVF.

Kathleen McGrow, chief nursing information officer at Microsoft, received a 2023 Changemaker Award for her work in helping to ease clinician burden.

Collaboration is needed for innovation to get out of siloes, says Olyvia Phillips, manager of equity initiatives for tech incubator MATTER.

The goal is to help struggling hospitals remain in operation, or assist in the reopening of recently closed hospitals.

Having more digital information does not solve the core problem of matching patients to their correct records, says Gregg Church, president of 4medica.  

Clinicians want their EHRs to support them in delivering better patient care, but they're bogged down with documentation, says Sandra Johnson, SVP of client services for CliniComp.  

The technology shifts attention away from the human needs of the care team, authors say.

Educating healthcare professionals on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data collection helps LGBTQ individuals to feel more inclusive and could lead to better outcomes, says Dana Trampas, senior digital health specialist at HIMSS.