HIMSS21

Dr. Aenor Sawyer, director of the UC Space Health Program at UCSF, discusses the future of space health and the challenges presented as more humans venture into space for longer and farther trips.

HIMSS Analytics' Reid Oakes and Dr. Anne Snowdon discuss the changes and opportunities that COVID-19 has created for digital health.

A recent HIMSS survey finds that providers are looking to 5G to drive real-time care innovation. Verizon is helping develop solutions that address real-world clinical applications.

OptumServe's Dev Kalyan, MD, describes managing the Military Health System and Veterans Health Administration while providing a seamless patient experience across both the digital and physical space.

Trapollo works with providers and payers to reduce costs and improve patient outcomes through remote monitoring solutions, says Andrew Goldberg, vice president of strategy development for Cox Communications.

The Department of Defense, VA and Coast Guard are developing the new single common medical record, which focuses on the patients and will be interoperable for providers in all facilities.

Frye says HIMSS21's Evening of Black Excellence that she organized gave colleagues an opportunity to network and share their expertise.

Kanal Jain, president of Practiceforces, has been coming to HIMSS Global Conferences for 20 years and always picks up new ideas, even through chance meetings and discussions.

Seamless digital health solutions like Philips' HealthSuite help optimize provider workflows and activate patients to manage their health, says Shez Partovi, MD, the company's chief innovation and strategy officer at Philips.

The "secret sauce" to effective care is for providers to imagine what the patient is going through and understand the real pain points before implementing a technology touch, says Dr. Adrienne Boissy, chief experience officer at the Cleveland Clinic.