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Eric Robertson, chief technology strategist and growth officer at Jeeva Care, talks about how the company's AI companion helps patients track health goals and stick to their care program after a hospital stay.  

Patient advocate Dave deBronkart believes interoperability advances could soon enable everyone to carry International Patient Summary QR codes with their own health data that could be scanned into EHRs in case of emergency.  

Dr. Colin Banas, CMO at DrFirst, discusses the company's medication adherence product. It uses AI to send texts that educate patients about medications and provides coupons and co-pay-assistance program information, if cost is an issue.  

Alex Diaconu, CEO of AiGIA Health, shares the story of how his chronic illness inspired him to start the company to help patients improve their health by practicing preventative care.  

Anatomy IT CEO Frank Forte says that redundant systems and practice drills, as well as partnering with vendors to prepare for inevitable cyberattacks, are key to building cyber resilience of healthcare organizations.  

According to Will Cantrell, InteliChart's director of product solutions, the company’s unified platform makes it easy for patients to schedule appointments and message clinicians without downloading an app or logging in to an account.  

Paul Contino, University Hospital CIO, highlights how HIMSS conference presentations are selected by the global health education committee, not by vendors, to offer information about how healthcare organizations are solving real-world problems.  

SVP of advanced analytics Pravin Pant and associate VP of interoperability strategy Michael Gould, both at ZeOmega, discuss how providers should adopt FHIR standards to achieve TEFCA compliance and enable easier data sharing with payers.  

Dr. Lyle Berkowitz, CEO of KeyCare, discusses the coordinated care company's partnerships with healthcare systems using Epic and how it efficiently coordinates virtual care delivery for urgent care, primary care and beyond using technology.  

Jesus Diaz, director, nursing informatics at Memorial Healthcare System, tells the story of a mother who used the health system's mobile app to monitor her premature twins' NICU progress. It reduced her anxiety when she couldn't be there.