Population and Public Health

Dr. Donald Warne, codirector of the Center for Indigenous Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, advocates for the recognition of Indigenous medical contributions, including osteopathy’s origin in Shawnee and Otoe practices.  

Dr. Emily C. Webber, Indiana University Health CMIO and 2024 Changemaker, says clinicians should look beyond current care delivery models and try innovative ways to increase patients' access to care.  

The founder and president of Medonations, a Lebanese medication company, talks about the aftermath of the 2020 Beirut explosion and her medication-access relief efforts following the disaster.  

Ernie Crawford, CEO at Crawford Technologies, discusses how the 2024 CMS Final Rule pertaining to materials and content is bringing health equity to payer market communications.  

Founder and president Manish Kohli discusses how the Pul Alliance for Digital Health and Equity assists nonprofits with workforce training and project management so they can better measure and demonstrate their impact on local communities.

The partnership looks to give community health workers better tools to address social determinants of health.   

Sam Amory, managing director for the Middle East and Africa at Dedalus, discusses how the company's vendor-agnostic command center gives hospitals a holistic overview of their enterprise to help them realize efficiencies across departments.

Gabriela Wilson, director of health and public health informatics at the Multi-Interprofessional Center for Health Informatics and 2023 Changemaker Award recipient, discusses working with public and private community partners to relieve food insecurity.  

In their new book, Cris Ross, CIO of Mayo Clinic, and Edward Marx, CEO of Marx Advisory, encourage patients to advocate for themselves, while a companion white paper suggests ways healthcare leaders can close care gaps for better patient experiences.

Tom Leary, SVP and head of government relations at HIMSS, discusses anticipated U.S. health IT advancements, including EHR modernization for the VA and the Indian Health Service, as well as ARPA-H's $2.5 billion healthcare technology initiative.