Women in Healthcare IT (804)

Dr. Tamsin Brown, delivery lead at NHS England Clinical Entrepreneur Programme and pediatric lead at ORCHA, shares her learnings from the pandemic, including a mindset shift among patients and clinicians regarding digital tools and apps.

Tammy Kwiatkoski, director of clinical informatics at HIMSS, talks about how data supports digital transformation and enhances the patient experience, and about the importance of nurse informaticians in healthcare.

In this interview Agnes Buzyn, executive director at the WHO Academy, introduces the new learning center offering 100 programs, including blended formats, to health and care workers, policymakers and the public worldwide by 2024.

According to Tarja Stenvall, Sanofi SVP of key markets and general medicines, a crucial cornerstone is to have well-informed and engaged patients. With less red tape, she finds, trust will turn into better patient engagement.

Well Living Lab’s Barb Spurrier, executive director and Chi Lam, director of technology, talk about a competition they’re hosting called “The Home as a Hub for Health” to help find partners in improving human health in indoor environments.

Hannah Galvin, MD, chief medical information officer at Cambridge Health Alliance, talks about balancing granular data segmentation and patient-driven consent-management tools for patient privacy, interoperability and health equity.

Ann Mond Johnson, CEO of the American Telemedicine Association, offers a deep dive into a variety of telehealth topics, including the ATA's CEO Advisory Group on Using Telehealth to Eliminate Disparities and Inequities.

Digital Health & Patient Expert Birgit Bauer speaks about the core aspects of the Gravitate Health project and her involvement in the project's User Advisory Group, by offering the user perspective for a meaningful patient engagement.

Christine Swisher, vice president of data science at oncology AI company Ronin, talks “garbage in, garbage out,” provider-facing dashboards, “AI drift,” and continuous monitoring of model performance.

Courtney Stevens at Detroit's Henry Ford Health System discusses standardizing telehealth integration into care pathways, doing comprehensive exams via video, and digital and telehealth literacy.

Kristen Valdes, founder and CEO of b.well Connected Health, explains how data can help healthcare organizations more effectively communicate with patients and keep them engaged.

Uma Ahluwalia, managing principal at Health Management Associates, discusses why local and state governments are necessary to implement effective maternal and infant health policies.