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Brian Scarpelli, senior global policy counsel at the Connected Health Initiative, discusses how the initiative is working with the AMA to incorporate digital health tools into CPT code sets to improve providers' reimbursement rates.

Digital therapeutics improve access to care, but face reimbursement challenges. Jessica Hauflaire, COO of the Digital Therapeutics Alliance, describes the DTA's work with CMS and policymakers to gain support for this new care model.

Lawrence Voyten, HIMSS board member and national advocacy chair, details how HIMSS chapter leaders can proactively support health equity and interoperability with their local governments.

In Chicago, Hal Wolf, CEO of HIMSS, speaks to world digital health leaders about issues to tackle in health equity, population health, cybersecurity and AI.

See our reporters interview healthcare IT thought leaders and deliver news from the 2023 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition in Chicago.

Trent Sanders, VP of healthcare, U.S., at Kyndryl, previewing his HIMSS23 presentation, talks about avoiding technology bottlenecks in the revenue cycle processes to improve employee engagement, drive increased revenue and reduce costs.

At HIMSS23, David Murtagh, VP of operations at MultiPlan, which cofounded the group with United Healthcare, Humana and others, will speak about payer and provider use cases that are emerging for the distributed ledger.

A stand-alone EHR workflow automates prior authorizations via workflow optimization and process modifications, reducing wait times for radiology at Atlantic Health System, according to Danielle Pieloch and Kumar Aditya in their HIMSS23 presentation.

The multinational pharma company will access Tempus' AI-enabled data library to further therapeutic development and advance its portfolio in oncology.

With focus on improving the output of care and quality, the nation steers toward value-based healthcare, says Dr. Ahmed Balkhair, advisor for digital transformation at the Saudi Ministry of Health.