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Dr. Dale Okorodudu, author, founder of Black Men in White Coats, and pulmonary and critical care physician at Dallas VA Medical Center, discusses the connection between healthcare diversity and optimal health outcomes.

Better EHRs deliver better outcomes. They also protect patients and providers, fuel powerful research and much more. But health systems face many challenges managing data across care settings – one expert offers guidance.

New patient privacy compliance resources and cross-agency approaches are coming in the next 12-24 months, and could help health systems bolster their security.

Also, Philips APAC has a new managing director.

Also, Genea runs an integrated surgery management system powered by Clintel's CareRight.

Cybersecurity leaders from Intermountain, UCLA Medical and SoNE Health discuss the "delicate balance" of educating hospital staff – not just to avoid phishing tricks, but to gain understanding and appreciation for day-to-day cyber hygiene.

"Nurses cannot be everywhere at once," says one expert in video monitoring, who sees promise in "watching AI" helping overworked RNs track patterns in hospital patients over longer periods of time to gain insights into their health trajectory.

At the HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum, AHA cyber risk advisor John Riggi said health systems need to prepare now for clinical and operational contingencies as high-impact ransomware attacks increase.

Going forward, healthcare needs to be predictive, preventative, personalized and participatory – and technology can meet those goals.

The longtime electronic health record vendor will be taken private by the software equity firm, which says it's planning for growth and innovation of its cloud-based EHR and practice management tools.