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Dr. Sameer Vohra, director of Illinois Department of Public Health, explains how the data IDPH has on hand can help the department better understand who might be at greatest risk of a variety of conditions.

Dr. Brian Lein, DHA assistant director of healthcare administration, Bill Tinston, FEHRM director, and Holly Joers, PEO DHMS program executive officer, discuss military healthcare initiatives including the common EHR and virtual-first care.

Tom Leary, SVP and head of government relations at HIMSS, discusses government's role in building equitable tools and solutions and ensuring policies improve access.

Sumit Sajnani, health information technology officer at the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy, says one challenge is identifying a patient's social needs in order to provide early intervention.

Cybersecurity is a top concern for the HHS Office for Civil Rights, says Director Melanie Rainer, who describes how her office is helping providers understand and meet their security requirements.

Dr. Hans Kluge, regional director for Europe at the World Health Organization (WHO), talks about leveraging the collective power of stakeholders and governments to develop digital solutions for advancing worldwide health equity.

Drew Ivan, Rhapsody's chief strategy officer, outlines some challenges healthcare organizations face in following governmental interoperability and security regulations and how they can make those mandates part of their strategic roadmap.

ONC senior advisor and innovation portfolio lead Stephen Konya, Moffitt Cancer Center VP of digital innovation Santosh Mohan and the Digital Medicine Society CEO Jennifer Goldsack talk about the Cancer Moonshot initiative.

"Despite all the hardships and obstacles in place, we are hopeful," said Ukraine's Ambassador to the U.S. during an April 20 keynote session at the 2023 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition in Chicago.

Matthew Fisher, general counsel at Carium, previews his HIMSS23 panel on how the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization affected healthcare data and access as well as other rules and regulations.

At HIMSS23, Monique Mansoura, executive director of global health security & biotechnology at MITRE, will lead a discussion on using real-world data to respond to emerging health threats.

Scott McKeithen, Marleen Welsh and Charles Baschnagel with the Department of Defense Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) preview their HIMSS23 panel on biosurveillance to help public health officials in pandemics.