Women in Healthcare IT (885)

Clinicians spend about 28 hours a week on administrative tasks, taking away from patient time, says Aashima Gupta, Google Cloud's healthcare vertical lead.

The MOH Office for Healthcare Transformation in Singapore has launched a new mobile application for discharged patients with mental health conditions, says senior manager Karlina Tjoa.

To get there, make it simple for patients to access, which is one of a triage of benefits that also include identity consent and security, says Janice Reese, program manager of FAST (FHIR at Scale Task Force).

The program is still rebounding from COVID-19 provisions, but CMS, in incentivizing quality improvements, is raising the bar to reach the top star ratings, says Cindy Henry, director of population health informatics at ZeOmega.

Hospitals need to effectively utilize their cybersecurity staff with the various functions needed and decide what should be outsourced, says Lee Kim, senior principal of cybersecurity and privacy at HIMSS.

Laquan Black, assistant professor of Health Information Technology at Guttman Community College CUNY, says HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum allows her to bring real-world issues back to the classroom.

The architecture to develop security programs is shifting as providers manage a larger number of partners in the supply chain and in hospital at home programs, says Anahi Santiago, CISO at ChristianaCare.

Lucet CEO Shana Hoffman discusses how the company works with health plans to administer the benefits to make sure members have access to a provider.

There's been a shift in thinking from preparing for a physical disaster to being ready for any disruption, including cyberattacks, says Heather Costa, Mayo Clinic's director of Technology Resilience.

Lee Kim, senior principal for cybersecurity and privacy at HIMSS, explains some of the sometimes surprising ways privacy and security intersect with health access, patient engagement and education.

Valerie Rogers, senior director of government relations at HIMSS, explains how perinatal care benefits from state and federal policies that promote more equitable outcomes, as well as IT innovations that promote data modernization and exchange.

After the pandemic, Indonesians are back to seeking consultations in person but SMC Telogorejo Hospital keeps it for a specific patient sector, shares president director Dr Alice Sutedjo Lisa.