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Dr. Michael Poku, chief clinical officer at Equality Health, talks tech needed to successfully tackle inequity, the benefits of investment in independent primary care physicians and how providers can work on the costs of health inequities.
The CIO, who is also an associate dean at Stanford University School of Medicine, discusses AI and innovation projects his team has been working on, where he’s prioritizing strategic IT investments, and some emerging technologies that have him intrigued.
XR training is a leading-edge approach to provider education – but there are challenges to watch for with immersive tech, says Pearly Chen, VP of business development and partnerships at HTC VIVE, who also discusses HTC's Accelerator X program.
According to dHealth Foundation director and cofounder Quy Vo-Reinhard, for regulators and users to keep up with emerging technologies like blockchain and smart contracts there needs to be an emphasis on education.
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.
According to Jacqueline de Leeuw, CNIO at Radboud University Medical Centre, the health system has more than 200 "digital nurses" and the motto: "HIMSS 7-up".
According to Cleveland Clinic London's, Francine de Stoppelaar, the organization designed and built a natively digital facility in London, where it pioneered a new approach to prevent medication errors in the U.K.
Convening to discuss IOMT, layered security and more, and connecting with healthcare CIOs and CISOs helps Hans Hioyos, field CISO for Prophecy, Americas, serve his customers and inform his team, he shared at the HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum.
C-suite conversations about cybersecurity, data governance and solutions should be happening to ensure organization-wide buy-in, says Barbee Mooneyhan, VP of security, IT and privacy at Woebot Health.
According to the Dubai Health Authority's Osama El-Hassan, GCC countries recognised a need to upskill existing healthcare professionals to create a local digital health workforce.
