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When developing a digital health system, it's crucial that the workforce be involved in the design process, says Kaija Saranto, professor in Health and Human Services Informatics at the University of Eastern Finland.

Putting an infosec program into place is a balancing act, requiring a very careful approach and significant involvement from a wide array of stakeholders, says Penn Medicine CISO Dan Costantino.

There is power in coming together to effect change, says Iris Frye, chair of the HIMSS African-American Special Interest Group, and Danielle Siarri, RN.

Verizon’s Nancy Green says that with many M&As and joint ventures happening, IT infrastructure leaders must be ready to expand tech capabilities on short notice.

James Freed, CIO, Health Education England, says that the NHS must ensure that it takes advantage of the opportunity that technology bestows upon it by ensuring that all stakeholders are prepared and willing to embrace innovation.

Inidus CEO Ewan Davis says that patient-centered care is important, but it's also necessary to focus on how the healthcare workforce is supported to deliver that care. Additionally, he shares his predictions and hopes for the future of the NHS.  

Gyre Renwick, vice president at Lyft, is leading the company’s healthcare team to develop partnerships and find solutions to address the major social determinant of health that impact people’s lives – getting to the doctor before an emergency.

Beth Kutscher, senior news editor for healthcare at LinkedIn, explains how the social networking platform is developing digital health content and what it believes it can do to address the disconnect between technology and care delivery.

Penn Medicine’s Mike Restuccia explains why instituting an end user survey is such an important, and eye-opening, step to take.

Cleveland Clinic CIO Ed Marx discusses the job’s growing strategic focus as the role requires transformational thinking, real-word innovation experience and the ability to connect multiple pieces of strategy, technology and people.