Women in Healthcare IT (857)

Dr. Annette Sobel, professor at Texas Tech University and board member at the Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH), discusses the research of human physiology and human factors in space medicine.

Philips Chief Nursing Officer Cindy Gaines, who toes the line between caregiver and technologist, gives her views on value-based care, patient experience and population health.

Margaret Law, president and CEO of HopeLab, describes the impact omnipresent connectivity has had on younger generations, as well as the tech-based tools that are helping negate it.

Kristi Ebong, SVP and GM at Orbita, describes how conversational AI can dynamically respond to and serve patients across the tech literacy spectrum.

The Clinically Integrated Supply Outcomes Model (CISOM) aims to improve quality and safety through the integration of supply chain and clinical data in healthcare organizations, says Anne Snowdon, director of clinical research with HIMSS Analytics.

Remote patient monitoring and digital cognitive health tools are two big areas of interest as Canada seeks improvements to its nationwide health system, says Di Jiang, team lead for connected health at National Research Council Canada.

MaryAnne Sterling, EVP of caregiver experience at Livpact, describes the technology, which offers tools and resources to help adult children take care of aging parents with Alzheimer's or other chronic conditions.

Sara Vaezy, chief digital strategy officer at Providence St. Joseph Health, describes the approach behind her group’s development of a patient access platform.

Petra Wilson, European program director for Personal Connected Health Alliance, talks about the need for user-friendly, adaptive tech to make up for a shortage of "warm hands," or physical human contact in care.

Dr. Allison Weathers, associate CMIO at Cleveland Clinic, discusses how to ease the burden of EHRs and address pain points through an initiative called, "Getting Rid of Stupid Stuff" (GROSS).

Roxie Mooney, CEO and commercial strategist at Legacy DNA, describes the concept of patient co-creation – and says involving patients early in the design and development process can make for a better product and more successful launch.

Dr. Jennifer Schneider, president of Livongo, talks about how her company uses data to empower individuals with chronic conditions to make daily decisions that affect their health.