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One in four GPs across the South Western Sydney Primary Health Network are now accessing personal health records of 20,000 patients via the integrated Real-time Active Data (iRAD), says Nick McGhie, the organisation's digital health and data manager.

Alisa Chestler, chair of the data protection, privacy and cybersecurity team at Baker Donelson, provides an update on the electronic health record market, policy and funding variables that have historically left behavioral health behind.

Daniel Stein, president of Stewards of Change Institute, discusses interoperability requirements between public health systems and outlines how centralizing person consent management for sharing healthcare and other data advances health equity.

FHIR standards provide a straightforward path to address payer and provider variability in data exchange and costs, say co-chairs of FHIR at Scale Taskforce (FAST), Deepak Sadagopan and Duncan Weatherston, in a conversation about interoperability.

Patient-centered coordinated care at Davies Award winner Texas Children's Hospital is enabled by a partnership between quality and safety departments, clinical operations and IT systems, says assistant VPs Tarra Kerr and Ashok Kurian.

Edward Yurcisin, chief technology officer at the NCQA, says using the organization's open-source CQL engine to digitize HEDIS measures and others to improve the quality of healthcare in the U.S. and internationally with FHIR.

Dr. Laura Purdy, a physician licensed in all 50 states and a telemedicine and digital health expert, talks helping medical professionals launch their digital healthcare businesses with the aim of making healthcare more accessible to all.

Ran Balicer, chief innovation officer at Clalit Health Services, says Israel is interested in the long-term outcomes of its patients, caring about maintaining their health, not by "heads in beds."

Scott Kirby, interoperability developer at Physician's Computer Company, says the HIMSS Immunization Integration Program's Testing and Recognition initiative provides the right requirements for any EHR wanting to implement an immunization workflow.

Lisa Stephenson, CNIO at Houston Methodist, discusses how nurse and physician informatics teams should collaborate to use data to optimize clinical workflows.

Mitchell Thornbrugh, CIO of the Indian Health Service, discusses the interoperability challenges and health disparities faced by Native Americans, as well as the importance of modernizing EHRs for providers in tribal communities.

Tying all the pieces of the healthcare journey into one seamless interaction will make it easier for patients to stay engaged, which will result in better outcomes, says Will Cantrell, director of product solutions at InteliChart.