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According to Dr. David K. Butler, Epic emeritus CMIO and clinical informatics leader at Calyx Partners, securing buy-in from clinicians and staff, tracking training and budgeting for post-go-live optimization are essential for lasting EHR adoption.

Challenges such as workforce shortages that are not getting any better and tight funding are driving the healthcare industry toward AI deployment, says Rob Havasy, HIMSS senior director of informatics strategy.

Regina Wysocki, senior informatics program manager at Lone Star Communications, says centralizing health system data provides nurses with a "bigger picture" of operations so they can uncover trends that can improve care delivery.

It is a transformation, not just a move, because it is a fundamental difference in the way systems run in the data center, says Jeff Thomas, senior vice president and chief technology officer, Sentara Health.

Karly Rowe, interim president of Inovalon's provider business unit, talks about how vendor support and partnership can keep organizations running and serving patients when cyber incidents like the Change Healthcare attack happen.

Dr. Jay Bhatt, managing director at Deloitte, shares recommendations on how businesses can realize productivity and retention benefits by boosting health equity for their employees.

Children's National Hospital CISO Nate Lesser highlights his coming HIMSS23 session where he will explain a system-wide cybersecurity effort that pulls in staff members across the enterprise.

Hospitals and health systems saw performance improvements in April compared to previous year; Google helps fund a data visualization tool that displays the scale and disparate impacts of COVID-19 cases.  

The insurance industry will remain but the traditional PPO is beginning to come to an end as costs are outstripping inflation and wages, CEO says.

Don’t mix up EHR data or patient portals with engagement.