HIMSS TV

On location in Las Vegas, HIMSS21 Digital Ambassador and "Most Connected Man on Earth" Chris Dancy shares some of the highlights of the upcoming HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition.

This week's top stories include the new direct contracting reimbursement model proving popular among payers and providers, and Mass General teaming with YouTube to offer viewers access to credible medical information.

Finding a natural pathway to deliver insulin can transform the lives of patients who suffer from diabetes, while education and finance can drive innovation to improve outcomes, say Diabetology cofounders Glen Travers and Roger New.

Ethical data sharing means patients are the true owners of their data, not the tech experts who have become the de facto owners, say Cotiviti's Nicole Neumarker and Sensyne Health's Derek Baird.

In the series premiere of "Workplace Re-Entry in the Healthcare Industry," Sentara Health's Mark Crowe and Tyler Okoren join host Jonah Comstock to talk about how COVID-19 changed telehealth at Sentara.

This week's top stories include the VA flagging unreliable IT infrastructure cost estimates along with training deficiencies for its EHR modernization program, and a recently approved Alzheimer's drug that could strain Medicaid budgets.

The cloud is ready for healthcare, so expect healthcare organizations to be moving their data centers from on-premises to the cloud, says James Millington, director of Healthcare Industry Marketing at VMware.

As patients increasingly act like consumers, they are demanding a digital-first, best-in-class experience, says League CEO Mike Serbinis, who calls personalization the "jet fuel" for engagement.

Telehealth Connection TV: Professor Rupa S. Valdez says improvement is still needed and outlines how vendors and informaticists can boost virtual care accessibility.

To lessen their risk of being a victim of a ransomware attack, healthcare organizations should implement a security awareness program, says Brian O'Donnell, vice president at Carahsoft.