Healthcare Reform
HIMSS23
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.
Taghreed Justinia, regional director for IT services at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, explains how the G20 Riyadh declaration aligned recommendations with the WHO's Global Strategy on Digital Health.
Heather Meade, principal at Washington Council Ernst & Young, discusses the potential effects on digital health companies and patients following the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
The WHO’s Digital Health and Innovation Department director, professor Alain Labrique, explains the department's mandate and how member states can deploy investments to build strength into their healthcare systems.
National Center for Health Workforce Planning CEO Ziad Nakshabandi discusses the reskilling and upskilling of healthcare workers and how that effort aligns with the Kingdom's Vision 2030 objectives.
The pandemic and civil unrest in 2020 shined light on healthcare disparities, says Jasmaine McClain, principal of the Health Equity Alliance at the Health Management Academy, who discusses if companies' announced efforts to combat inequities are enough.
Hopes for a Senate telehealth bill passage, public health infrastructure modernization and the European Health Data Space are just a few of the priorities on the HIMSS agenda, says Tom Leary, the group's senior VP and head of government relations.
Georgia Southern University professor Heidi Altman says the project has focused on health disparities and access to care, especially in rural areas.
HIMSS22
The Swedish eHealth Agency's Maria Hassel looks at the country's digital health maturity, which helped its pandemic response – and lets it plan to use IT to boost health outcomes.
HIMSS22
A new program is geared to getting better healthcare to veterans and families through an understanding of their lives and care needs, explains Brynn Cole, Director of Design and Storytelling for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.