Women In Health IT

Northwell Health addresses the quadruple aim - including physician burnout - by reducing redundancies and increasing efficiency, says Simita Mishra, the organization's population health informatics lead.

Kate Birch, head of data and technology at Melbourne Genomic Health Alliance in Australia, discusses how rare conditions are being identified and successfully treated through pediatric gene testing.

Codesain CEO Rachel De Sain says Australia's My Health Record provides more than 90% of the country's citizens with a national eHealth record that can help them improve their digital health journey.

The program is designed to help providers gain additional insights into a patient's health records without changing their workflows.

MassBio's Luba Greenwood also discusses her decision to leave Verily in order to pursue teaching the intersection of life science and technology at Harvard.

Greenwood, Verily's business development manager, discussed the importance of teaching the next generation about the convergence of industries within digital health.

Ellen Wiegand, vice president and chief information officer at Virginia Mason Health System, talks about the potential of AI, robotics and advice to early career professionals.

Almost every informatics manager you speak to will tell you about problems attracting, recruiting and retaining high quality informatics staff. We also know the problem is likely to get worse rather than better, as greater numbers and more highly skilled and specialist staff are needed in the future.

When developing a digital health system, it's crucial that the workforce be involved in the design process, says Kaija Saranto, professor in Health and Human Services Informatics at the University of Eastern Finland.

Victoria Betton, mHabitat founder and director and HIMSS UK Advisory Council member, says anonymity and remote access are just two benefits of using digital tools to help improve people's mental well-being.