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Showing clinicians how new technologies can streamline their workflows builds a connection with them and breaks down their resistance to adopting these tools, says Rachelle Landry, VP of clinical transformation at BD.
New data shows how post-acute facilities understand patients' needs and can provide services that both improve outcomes and meet CMS' value-based care standards. Heidi Wold, chief population health officer at Longevity Health Plan, explains.
Technology usability issues contribute to burnout. But involving clinicians in developing and deploying tools that fit their workflows is the answer, says Dr. Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, president of the American Medical Association.
Concord Technologies' tools combine data from faxes and EHRs into HL7's C-CDA digital format for secure transmission to other healthcare organizations. Garrett Singletary, the company's senior software engineer of data and AI, explains why that matters.
Dr. Monika Sonu uses insights gained during her medical practice to develop technologies that improve patient and clinician experiences. The Healthinnovation Toolbox cofounder and HIMSS24 Changemaker explains.
The role of nurse informaticists has expanded to include deciding which technologies can best support evolving care delivery models, says MaryAnn Connor, senior director of nursing informatics, at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Native leaders should work to ensure culturally relevant education and care for their populations, says Dr. Donald Warne, codirector of the Center for Indigenous Health at Johns Hopkins and a HIMSS24 Changemaker.
The agency seeks to remove policy barriers, giving military patients and clinicians access to the same technologies available in civilian healthcare, says Naomi Escoffery, Chief Accelerator Officer at the Defense Health Agency.
Securing transportation and other needed resources for patients through text messages is one way to ensure health equity for the underserved, says Dr. Emily C. Webber, CMIO at Indiana University Health and 2024 Changemaker Award winner.
When risks of digital disruptions are high, healthcare leaders must build business continuity plans that include holistic data management and security, says Tony Black, global director of healthcare, privacy and digital transformation at Kyndryl.