HIMSS TV

Smart homes are addressing the social determinants of health, says Technology Association of Oregon President and CEO Skip Newberry.

The pandemic has created unforeseen virtual care use cases that Verizon's connected solutions make possible, says Lea Sims, marketing practice lead for healthcare insurance and life sciences.

Mobile-first platform Healthvana is working with labs, providers and public health organizations to deliver test results with security, efficiency and empathy, says CEO Ramin Bastani.

This week's top stories include hackers using the SolarWinds platform to target the NIH and other federal agencies, the CDC giving $227 million for COVID-19 vaccine preparedness and tracking, and a new low VO2 Max feature coming to Apple Watch.

HIMSS President and CEO Hal Wolf says the global consortium for eHealth interoperability and the digital health indicators are just two success stories that have been introduced this year by HIMSS with the aim of improving healthcare.

Chris Stouff, chief security officer at Armor Cloud Security, says ransomware is the last step before threat actors get paid, so Armor's approach to stopping attacks from succeeding is to "secure left."

Activist and "This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism" author Ashton Applewhite discusses some of the complex realities of aging, ageism, ableism and health – and describes how technology should be designed for seniors.

There's a huge opportunity to reduce the cost of care delivery, including onboarding, assessing, monitoring and following up on patients that are specific to them, says Robbie Hughes, CEO of Lumeon.

Jessica Sweeney-Platt, vice president of research and editorial strategy at athenahealth, says poor health IT usability can lead to burnout and shares what kinds of usability efforts are needed to fight stress.

Sternum CEO Natali Tshuva describes the dangers of unsecured medical devices – and how manufacturer transparency can restore patient trust.