Data Warehousing

Comprehensive tools for aging populations are going to require broadband, IOT, cybersecurity and data aggregation among patients, family members and caregivers, says Jay Patel, clinical transformation officer at Seniorlink.

The application and data storage silos built during the last few years have effectively trapped data in systems so it cannot be of value, says Josh Gluck, VP of Global Healthcare Technology Strategy at Pure Storage.

Artificial intelligence can help support and guide care providers' decision-making processes in an era of increasing volume and complexity of data in clinical situations, says Dimitri Fane, director of product management of TrakCare at InterSystems.  

Joe Kvedar, vice president of Connected Health, Partners HealthCare, says that as the population ages and there are fewer young people to help with care, the need for effective automation and artificial intelligence in healthcare is more crucial than ever.

Romanian Health Minister Sorina Pintea tells HIMSS Chief Clinical Officer Charles Alessi about digitizing primary care, plans to reform the healthcare system and the concept of a digital hospital.

When taking on data governance projects, David Kho, Chief Medical Information and Chief Digital Officer of ChenMed, says it's critical to consider data quality, consistency, standards and lineage.

Josh Gluck, VP of global healthcare technology strategy at Pure Storage, explains how hospitals can build a more efficient data strategy to more easily get the right information and insights in real-time.

Lee Kim, director of privacy and security at HIMSS, says the industry has a long way to go to be able to fend off next WannaCry or Petya. But the good news is collaboration is happening across healthcare to better get prepared.

Sachin Shetty, associate professor at Old Dominion University's Center for Cybersecurity Education and Research, is excited about blockchain's potential, and is doing research with Sentara Healthcare into how it could be deployed. But privacy and scalability pose challenges, he said.

Matt Fisher, partner and chair of the health law group at Mirick O'Connell, says hospitals need to  know the facts about HIPAA compliance (it does not gurantee security), risk analysis (it shouldn't necessarily be done alone), business associate agreements (read them, don't just sign them) and cyber insurance (it's not a panacea).