Women in Healthcare IT (805)

Data is the cornerstone of a well-functioning society, and in "Kanta," Finnish citizens are empowered to use their data effectively, says Sinikka Salo, senior medical officer at the Regional State Administrative Agencies in Finland.

Kistein Monkhouse, CEO and founder of Patient Orator, discusses that long history of racial inequalities in healthcare, and what that looks like in the current climate.

Northwell Health's Simita Mishra and Sabina Zak discuss how the health system has sought to learn more about its patients, and to use that information to provide them with better — and more personalized — care.

Scripps Translational Science Institute Epidemiologist Jennifer M. Radin discusses how wearables data could be used to detect viral infections, including COVID-19.

Dr. Amy Compton-Phillips, executive vice president and chief clinical officer for Providence, shared her experience at ground zero in the U.S. for the COVID-19 pandemic.

Identifying and training physician champions while planning ahead are key factors in a successful EMR "go live," says Dr. Tamara Sunbul, medical director of clinical informatics at Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, KSA.

The drive toward leveraging telehealth to empower patients is aimed at utilizing technology and the human factor to improve the patient experience, says Dr. Khulood Mohamed Alsayegh, who is with the Dubai Health Authority in the UAE.

Telemedicine has many challenges including access and workforce, but is being deployed to help reduce the burden on secondary care in the Kingdom of Bahrain, says Dr. Khatoon Shubbar, who is with the country's ministry of health.

"Elderhood," like adulthood and childhood, is a long, varied phase of life that includes different stages, but older adults live in a world where they are invisible, says Dr. Louise Aronson, professor of geriatrics at UCSF.

Recognizing the difficulty of behavior change is the first step of helping patients take part in their care, says Motive Medical Intelligence's Director of Solution Development Bette Jane Reese.

Maureen Baker, chair of the Professional Records Standards Body (PRSB), talks about the work of the organization and its collaboration with providers of health and social care in the UK and abroad.

Stephanie Musso, chief HIPAA privacy officer at Stony Brook Medicine, talks about upcoming changes to HIPAA, new OCR enforcements of its right to access provision and more.