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Neil Gomes, Chief Digital Officer at Jefferson Health, says he wants on his IT team creative and curious people who like to solve problems and want to know that what they've done is actually working.
Dr. Anthony Chang, medical director at CHOC Children's, says artificial intelligence won't replace the empathy doctors can provide to patients but can reduce the time clinicians spend on computers.
Even though there is potential for great use of machine learning, James Weese, system vice president at Aurora Healthcare, says most of the trials he's seen have not been successful.
While advancements in healthcare technology are necessary, they can't take away the way of the human element, claims Tammy Kwiatkoski, director of clinical informatics for the HIMSS Office of the CTIO.
Hee Hwang, CIO of Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, sees promising opportunities for transformation, especially in Asia and Middle East.
Robin Tenenbaum, IT director, El Rio Community Health Center, shares how earlier screenings are resulting in earlier detection of eye disease.
Harvard University's Stan Shaw and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's John Halamka discuss the goal of the new executive education joint venture between Harvard Medical School and HIMSS.
Nick Knowlton, VP of strategic initiatives at Brightree, details work being done with the CommonWell Health Alliance to enable patient-centric interoperability across the spectrum of care.
Put the focus on wellcare not healthcare, because finding a condition early results in better outcomes and better costs, claims Nick van Terheyden, managing director of Incremental Healthcare.
From technology to value-based care and population health to state-based healthcare experimentation, there are different types of innovation disrupting the healthcare industry, says AcademyHealth CEO Lisa Simpson.