Women in Healthcare IT (804)

Jane Myles, Curebase's VP of clinical trial innovation, discusses the benefits of decentralized clinical trials and why it’s important to be creative when overcoming obstacles to access.

In advance of the event, October 24-28, Anne Snowdon and Toni Laracuente of HIMSS highlight opportunities for digital transformation to enable more equitable care for patients worldwide.

Natasha Ramontal of HIMSS and Raed AlHazme of the Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, talk about the Community Care Outcomes Maturity Model (CCOM), a new measurement tool to replace O-EMRAM.

Midwife and doula coverage would help address the issue of maternity deserts, says Dr. Veronica Gillispie-Bell, head of Women's Services at Ochsner Medical Center.

In-person conference drives energy and partnerships for growth, say representatives from exhibitors DeliverHealth, Consensus and Arcadia.

Teaching, teamwork and innovation are fundamental to improving outcomes and safer patient care through nimble technology and data-driven process changes, says Donna Sabol, Senior VP and CQO for St. Luke’s University Health Network in Pennsylvania.

Amy Chacko, senior consultant and past president of HIMSS New England Chapter, shares how meeting like-minded colleagues can lead to new challenges and new roles that teach leadership.

The Colorado health system manages patient flow by predicting bed capacity, rooms and clinical teams needed, says Jamie Nordhagen, UCHealth's director of capacity management and patient representatives.

April Kapu, DNP, president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, gets to the heart of the nursing shortage today and discusses where health IT can benefit – and hurt – nurses in their daily routine.

Trilliant Health's Sanjula Jain explains how Amazon's planned $3.9 billion acquisition of primary care company One Medical could affect providers and patients.

Michelle Machon, director of clinical education, practice and informatics at Kaiser Permanente, outlines how Kaiser leveraged existing technology in unexpected ways during the pandemic to keep patients, providers and families connected.

Interviews have put the focus on health disparities, access to care and the lack of rural providers, says Heidi Altman, associate professor at Georgia Southern University.