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Brandon Bridwell, partner and chief transformation officer at Trilogy Federal, discusses how Trilogy helps veterans improve their healthcare delivery, as well as the importance of hands-on volunteering for companies.

Danielle Krakora, Army veteran and cofounder and CEO of Ibility, discusses the need to address social determinants of health for veterans and the benefits companies gain by providing volunteer opportunities to their staff.

Barbara Rothbaum, executive director of the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program and Trauma and Anxiety Recovery Program, shares how the two-week program fuses technology and traditional therapy to treat post-911 vets at no cost.

Judy Jiao, CIO of National Government Services, discusses those and other issues: using data to close gaps in care, precision medicine advancements and more.

What will the election results mean for next year and beyond? Tom Leary, Valerie Rogers and David Gray of the HIMSS Government Relations team offer their predictions.

If the entire health ecosystem is going to deal with future pandemics, EHR vendors must realize that they need their solutions to work not just for hospitals but also for governments, says Frank Hester, CEO and founder of TPP.

The South Korean government has been collaborating with hospitals like Samsung Medical Center to transform them into data-driven and research-centered institutions that deliver excellent care.

Tyler LaPlaunt, assistant director at Upper Peninsula Health Care Solutions, discusses how low government funding and a lack of interoperability directly intersect with a scarcity of healthcare IT solutions in tribal communities.

Christina Nichols, vice president of U.S. government solutions for Philips, talks about her company's innovative responses to the emergence of COVID-19 and how that technology is currently being reimagined and utilized globally.

Jim Gfrerer, former CIO of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, discusses how digital innovation at the VA and policy changes are improving care access for veterans and their families, and shares his thoughts on the future of healthcare.

Tom Leary, senior VP and head of government relations at HIMSS, discusses the European Health Data Space, hopes for a Senate telehealth bill passage, public health infrastructure modernization and more.

Sumit Sajnani, health information technology officer for Connecticut’s Office of Health Strategy, discusses how data improves healthcare access by allowing agencies and providers across the state to build a holistic view of a patient’s needs.