Health Equity (145)

Dr. Keisuke Nakagawa, director of innovation at UC Davis Health and co-chair of the HIMSS SDOH Committee, says artificial intelligence is changing the equation for how social and digital determinant information is integrated into care.

Valerie Rogers, senior director of government relations at HIMSS, explains how perinatal care benefits from state and federal policies that promote more equitable outcomes, as well as IT innovations that promote data modernization and exchange.

Mike Relli, principal at Knight Consulting and a New Jersey HIMSS chapter member, explains how states are using Section 1115 waivers to improve access and reduce SDOH disparities for citizens transitioning from incarceration back into the community.

Marjorie Rosen, HIMSS Chapter Advocacy vice chair, discusses the HIMSS Chapter Advocacy Task Force, mentorship's role in supporting local communities, and its work to improve health equity at the state level and with legislatures.

Dr. Antoine Keller, cardiothoracic surgeon at Ochsner Lafayette Hospital, discusses the importance of mitigating implicit bias – and how artificial intelligence can promote access and help the underserved, as with a portable diagnostics tool.

Dr. Shawn Griffin is president and CEO of URAC, an accrediting body that covers virtual care and recognizes excellence in telehealth and health equity. He explains how four honorees successfully use telemedicine to make healthcare more equitable.

Dr. Omar Manejwala, chief medical officer at DarioHealth, discusses the company's experience with self-insured employers bending costs by employing digital therapeutics while simultaneously supporting individuals with chronic conditions.

Dr. Jeffrey Chen, clinical advisor at No Barrier AI, discusses the company's AI-driven, clinically trained app, which translates spoken words into multiple languages to help patients and clinicians communicate more effectively for better treatment.

Tanisha Hill, founder and president of the Digital Health for Equitable Health Alliance, discusses how the nonprofit works to improve access to digital therapeutics through advocacy and how the digital divide affects patient access.

Christina Caraballo, VP of informatics at HIMSS, describes the inclusion of maternal social determinants of health data in the U.S. Core Data for Interoperability as a crucial step towards reducing maternal mortality in underserved communities.

Asad Lilani, director of political strategy at the Access Challenge notes that while social media campaigns are effective to reach large urban audiences, radio remains a vital way to convey health information to many people in rural areas of Africa.

CIO Craig Kwiatkowski offers a look at the AI tools at the famous health system, how its AI-powered primary care app is training AI on data sets that reflect diverse populations, and how he measures the success of AI-enabled initiative.