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Health systems' cybersecurity infrastructure is only as strong as its weakest third-party vendor, says chief healthcare officer at Ordr Wes Wright, and government should fund cybersecurity because it requires systems to have a digital footprint.
Gajendira Sivajothi, group director of eHealth at Thomson Hospital Kota Damansara, Malaysia, relays the state of digital transformation in the country and the process of successfully implementing digital tools through stakeholder engagement.
Dr. Tamara Sunbul, medical director of clinical informatics at Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, advises healthcare organizations on successfully shifting to an EMR, policies on data governance and potentials in healthcare globally.
Hackensack Meridian Health, CommonSpirit Health's Virginia Mason Franciscan Health and the Health Transformation Alliance will utilize One Medical's primary care services.
Felisha Norrington, director of academic assistance at GSU’s College of Nursing and Health Professionals, relays the importance of educating students on SDOH, including the challenges of healthcare access faced by rural residents.
China Medical University Hospital won the HIMSS Davies Award for refining care delivery with AI. Professor Oscar Lee, the hospital's vice superintendent, discusses the case studies submitted for award consideration and ongoing digital growth.
Integrated Real-time Active Data has helped the South Western Sydney Primary Health Network see positive outcomes around patient consent and provider experience, says Nick McGhie, the network's digital health and data manager.
National Taiwan University Hospital's vice superintendent, Dr I-Rue Lai, relays the health system's ambition to be a fully value-based, data-enabled care provider, which includes interoperability, internally and with external providers.
Gina Bertollini, partner at law firm K&L Gates, discusses the ways healthcare providers can safeguard health information from threat actors and the importance of preparing for an inevitable security breach.
Myra Davis, chief information innovation officer at Texas Children’s Hospital, discusses the new hospital the system is opening in Austin, Texas, and how it's leveraging existing technology to expand automation to ease workforce burden.