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The Digital Therapeutic Alliance is one organization working to encourage tech vendors to address health equity throughout their product life cycles, says Jessica Hauflaire, COO of the DTA.
Texas chapters are working to advance health equity and other HIMSS goals with the state's legislature, reports Alan Lavergne, vice president of advocacy for the Dallas-Fort Worth HIMSS chapter.
By leveraging the collective power of stakeholders and governments, member states can advance health equity worldwide, says Dr. Hans Kluge, regional director for Europe at the World Health Organization.
There are ways technology can help ease clinician burden. Kathleen McGrow, chief nursing information officer at Microsoft and a 2023 HIMSS Changemaker Award recipient, explains how.
Health tech incubator MATTER embeds health equity into its initiatives and encourages its partner companies to do the same, says Olyvia Phillips, its manager of equity initiatives.
Standardizing information capture, including a universal patient identification, can enhance data quality while eliminating the 20% record duplication rate facing healthcare organizations, says Gregg Church, president of 4medica.
To boost retention and reduce burnout, electronic health records should be redesigned to help clinicians rekindle their passion for treating patients and balance their work and life, says Sandra Johnson, SVP of client services for CliniComp.
Some healthcare professionals should learn more about the unique health needs of LGBTQ people and the value of collecting sexual orientation and gender identity data, says Dana Trampas, senior digital health specialist at HIMSS.
The new Community Care Outcomes Maturity Model helps organizations improve outcomes for the non-acute care that most people use each day, says Natasha Ramontal, digital health strategist for community outcomes and analytics for HIMSS.
Encouraging state and regional HIMSS chapters to advocate for healthcare information policies in their area is critical, says Lawrence Voyten, HIMSS board member and national advocacy chair.