HIMSS22

Despite using technology and analytics in their quest for solutions, experts agreed that tech and data only get you so far.

Dr. Indrahil Bardhan says MSSP contracts lack performance accountability, especially when ACOs switch to two-sided risk.

There are still challenges to manage and maturity to build, but machine learning is helping uncover hidden insights and streamline workflows so providers can "use our neurons to take care of patients," said one at HIMSS22.

The low-acuity telemedicine video endpoint is designed to enable more affordable inpatient hybrid care delivery at scale. App vendor and IoT connectivity service offer remote patient monitoring.

Dr. Jackie Gerhart, a physician at Epic, sat down at HIMSS22 to discuss the electronic health record's massive research database and how its findings can shape individual services. 

Edison Digital Health Platform will enable hospitals and health systems to deploy clinical, workflow, analytics and AI tools that improve care and boost revenue, the company says.

ONC chief Micky Tripathi spoke at HIMSS22 alongside Dr. Daniel Jernigan, the CDC's deputy director for public health science and surveillance. Both see long-needed improvements ahead for data exchange and public health reporting.

Microsoft has debuted new Azure and cloud products. Salesforce has added patient care enhancements – including telehealth – to its Salesforce Customer 360 for Health technology.

At HIMSS22, leaders from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, the Sequoia Project and other organizations discussed the future of individual access to data.

CMS will soon publish a rule on enhanced data exchange, says CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure.