HIMSS21

Summit Health evaluates every acquisition and implementation decision on whether it provides ROI and helps population health initiatives.

"Even the perfect digital solution, based on all known facts today, may no longer optimally hit the mark once it’s been fully deployed in the future," says one expert, who will explain more at HIMSS21.

Although XR tech is often used for games and entertainment, experts say it can be leveraged for creative healthcare solutions too.

An executive at its Center for Telehealth explains how the Pennsylvania health system evaluates virtual care models – and when it knows it's time for an ER visit instead.

The team believes it has found the best way forward, in part through use of artificial intelligence in the EHR.

The health system's medical director explains how clinical AI is better than predictive analytics when it comes to improving patient outcomes.

Healthcare organizations need to be thinking about what their future IT workforce will look like, and figuring out ways to ensure a robust pipeline of talent in an era of rapid digitalization and disruption.

In the inaugural episode of the Changemaker Podcast series, Alison Connelly-Flores, CMIO at Bronx-based Urban Health Plan, describes the hard-hit early days of COVID-19, strategies for vaccine distribution and the value of social determinants of health.

A deputy chief information security officer offers a comprehensive checklist for infosec leaders, helping ease the daunting task of talking cybersecurity with health system leadership.

As one expert will explain at HIMSS21, the scalable dev technique is "capable of an almost infinite array of features and uses" and represents "custom software at its best."