Women in Healthcare IT (857)

Grace Lee, CEO of Health Enovation, explains the importance of collecting the right data for the right purpose – and why patients should not just have control of their data but be rewarded for sharing it.

Erin Trimble of 23andMe discusses the value of polygenic risk scores, ways to make genetic information actionable for better health and the importance of equipping primary care providers to talk with their patients about genetics.

Pamela Garmon Johnson, VP of health equity and national partnerships at the American Heart Association, explains how the AHA is targeting social determinants of health, addressing gaps in care and improving the health of underserved populations.

Holly Rimmasch at Health Catalyst says many health systems are living with feet in both worlds, but diverse incentives will eventually force a reckoning. She also discusses how data can help hospitals allocate thin resources like care managers.

Dame Fiona Caldicott, national data guardian for health and social care in England, discusses attempts at using patient data to improve the health and care of citizens, and the importance of raising awareness and building trust.

Victoria Betton, founder and managing director of mHabitat, details the process of introducing technology in challenging healthcare environments.

Caron Swinscoe, chief nurse at NHS Digital, talks about the recent launch of the HIMSS Nursing & Midwifery Network for England.

Rachel Blank, co-founder of Rory, explains how the digital health clinic is helping remove the stigma around discussion of women's health and opening access to telemedicine-based treatment.

Digital health is inherently different from other kinds of innovation like drug trials, says Sunita Patolia, team lead for human-centered design at Partners HealthCare Pivot Labs, and the rules are still being rewritten.

Mahmee co-founder and CEO Melissa Hanna describes her startup's work facilitating maternal care within the EHR.

Health economist and writer Jane Sarasohn-Kahn discusses what it will take to get to the person-centered healthcare system we’re headed for.

Digital health companies are evolving from mere point solutions to "flip stack" vendors complete with clinical staff, innovative therapeutics and more, says Dr. Indu Subaiya, co-founder and president of Catalyst @ Health 2.0.