Women in Healthcare IT (803)

Pearly Chen, VP of business development and partnerships at HTC VIVE, discusses the state of extended reality (XR) training in healthcare, challenges relayed pertaining to the adoption of immersive tech and HTC’s Accelerator X program.

Kathryn Jackson, VP of language operations at AMN Healthcare, relays how sign language interpretation delivery has changed as technology has evolved and tips for providers to ensure patients who are hard of hearing receive proper care. 

Barbee Mooneyhan, VP of security, IT and privacy at Woebot Health, says conversations about cybersecurity, data governance and solutions should be happening at the C-suite level.

Toni Laracuente, SVP and head of analytics for HIMSS, details focus areas of the HIMSS Infrastructure Adoption Model (INFRAM), which assesses organizations' digital infrastructure to determine the full value of IT investments.

Janice Reese, advisory member of the HSCC Cybersecurity Working Group, discusses the need for legacy system transformation and to break down the data silos after mergers and acquisitions in order to deliver more personalized and secure care.

Renee Broadbent, CIO and information security officer at SoNE Healthcare, says creating a culture of security starts from the top down and keeping staff educated about increasingly sophisticated phishing attacks.

OrthoVirginia didn't pay the millions attackers demanded and instead embarked on an 18-month recovery process while continuing to serve patients coming in for overdue surgeries following the COVID-19 pandemic, says CIO Terri Ripley.

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.

Kathleen McGrow, CNIO at Microsoft and 2023 Changemaker Award recipient, talks about how her nursing background and affinity for clinicians drives her to promote technology that can relieve their administrative burden.

Anna Dover, director of product management at FDB (formerly First Databank), talks problems prescribers face with drug-related clinical decision support alerts, how IT can help and the potential role of AI.

With digital streaming as well as AI, hospitals and health systems can improve their patient education materials, empowering patients at home and reducing the time nurses spend answering questions, says Anjali Kataria, Mytonomy CEO and cofounder.

Anca del Rio, MSPH, President of EIT Alumni at the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, digital public health thought leader and 2023 Changemaker Award recipient, discusses her work on patient safety and the Digital Aid Project.