Quality and Safety
Without prevention healthcare systems will be swamped. The Nordics' plans seek a balance, says Bogi Eliasen of the Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies.
Sign language and other interpretation delivery methods are getting more tech-enabled, says Kathryn Jackson, VP of language operations at AMN Healthcare, who offers tips to help providers ensure patients with hearing difficulties receive proper care.
"We can identify things earlier compared to when a human would see it," said Gil Margolin, CTP with Talkspace, which uses linguistic regression to analyze de-identified behavioral health messages and alert providers to patients at risk for self-harm.
HIMSS Davies Award winner Texas Children's Hospital’s assistant VPs Tarra Kerr and Ashok Kurian discuss their patient-centered coordinated care, enabled by a partnership between quality and safety departments, clinical operations and IT systems.
At the HIMSS 2023 Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum, Dr. Christian Dameff, medical director of cybersecurity for the University of California San Diego, will address bringing all stakeholders to the table to talk about protecting care quality.
The tools available to help payers and providers come together to achieve the goal of value-based care, according to Inovalon SVPs Kristopher Volrath and Karly Rowe.
Verana Health uses large amounts of structured and unstructured de-identified patient data, including medical images, to inform value-based care models, explains Lawrence Whittle, CCO.
Targeted alerts for specific drugs can help clinicians make the right treatment decisions for their patients, says Anna Dover, director of product management at First Databank, who discusses those and other automation innovations.
In a preview of her HIMSS23 panel, Suchi Saria, founder and CEO of Bayesian Health, offers perspectives on building more dependable machine learning models and making them easier for clinicians to use.
At HIMSS23, Evelyn Gallego, CEO and founder of EMI Advisors, will highlight with fellow panelists the opportunity to develop a standardized data exchange to improve maternal care coordination and planning.
