Strategic Planning

Dr. Sameer Vohra, director of Illinois Department of Health, explains how the data IDPH has on hand can be used to better understand its communities and improve residents' lives.

Ed Gaudet, CEO and founder of Censinet, highlights announcements from the HIMSS23 cybersecurity forum aimed at helping healthcare practices improve protection as phishing becomes more sophisticated.

Dr. Eric Liederman, director of medical informatics for the Permanente Medical Group, discusses how he's navigated and impacted privacy and security in his organization to ensure streamlined healthcare operations for patients and providers.

Cleveland Clinic’s chief research information officer, Lara Jehi, and Craig Martin, IT product director for population health, discuss how digital tools help clinicians maintain continuity of care for patients with complex health issues.

Gerry Blass, CEO of ComplyAssistant, and Frank Sinatra, CISO at Newark's University Hospital, discuss the voluntary Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices guide and strategies organizations can implement to ensure compliance.

Robert Stillman, director of clinical and research informatics at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, discusses the challenges of chairing the Global Health Conference Education Committee for HIMSS23.

Brian Scarpelli, senior global policy counsel at the Connected Health Initiative, discusses how the initiative is working with the AMA to incorporate digital health tools into CPT code sets to improve providers' reimbursement rates.

Alan Lavergne, vice president of advocacy for the Dallas-Fort Worth HIMSS chapter, talks about the value of clinician groups and healthcare IT vendors collaborating to advocate for improving access to care.

Dr. Hans Kluge, regional director for Europe at WHO, discusses the need for collaboration between public health workers and technology vendors around the world to improve public trust and health equity.

Kathleen McGrow, chief nursing information officer at Microsoft and 2023 Changemaker Award recipient, discusses the importance of studying workforce crisis in healthcare and how to use automation to streamline workflows.