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When is a virtual nurse needed? What are the skill sets required? What outcomes are hospitals seeing with virtual nursing? Lisbeth Votruba, RN, chief clinical officer at AvaSure, offers perspective.

Allison Viola, Senior Advisor for Health IT at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, says data collected is too often inaccurate or not reflective of populations' demographics.

Technology, clinicians and pharmacies all have key roles to play in dealing with the social determinants of health, say Iris Frye and Nicholas Christiano Jr., co-chairs of Health Equity Policy Task Force under the HIMSS Public Policy Committee.

Fran Ayalasomayajula, president of global social impact organization Reach, says hospital-at-home approaches enable organizational efficiencies – but can also be a challenge for caregivers.

Dr. Nigel Spier, OBGYN and team lead for ModMed OBGYN, explains how adaptive technology can comprehend how physicians manage patients, based on their training and guidelines, and free them up to spend more time with high-touch patients.

The technology can complement EHRs, reduce errors and enhance time management, explains Dr. Subha Airan-Javia, a hospitalist at University of Pennsylvania Health System and founder of CareAlign.

Healthcare consumers are increasingly well-informed – and have expectations of convenience, choice, price transparency and quality, says Hari Prasad, cofounder and CEO of Yosi Health.

At Penn Medicine, agile methods have been adopted by a number of information technology teams, including teams that support its enterprise EHR, data analytics, IT operations and systems administration.

Speaking from the HIMSS22 show floor this past March, representatives from AssureCare and QliqSOFT describe some of their products and discuss future innovation.

GE Healthcare Enterprise Digital Solutions CMO Simon Philip Rost says healthcare institutions will be successful if they unite clinical medicine and data science.