Takeaways from the Digital Care Discussion board at HIMSS24

HIMSS24 preconference Digital Care Discussion board, hosted by MobiHealthNews Government Editor Jessica Hagen, introduced collectively thought leaders, innovators and clinicians to debate the most recent developments in distant care supply. 

Highlights included Penni Kyte, digital care technique officer at Ballad Well being, discussing how the Tennessee-based group used the instance set by air site visitors controllers to interrupt down silos and shut care gaps via a centralized command well being middle. 

Stanford Well being’s Sam Shen, scientific professor and vice chair of scientific operations and high quality within the division of emergency medication, and Patrice Callagy, government director of emergency companies, shared their ideas on rising roles in telemedicine geared toward enhancing affected person movement via video telemedicine. By score sufferers and retaining these with acute wants on a televisit schedule, suppliers can deal with getting care to sufferers with acute wants sooner whereas serving higher-need sufferers extra effectively. 

One other focus of the digital care discussion board was making AI and telemedicine extra trusted by customers, which has grow to be a big concern as AI and chatbots are more and more used within the healthcare market. 

Andy Chu, senior vice chairman for merchandise and innovation at Windfall Well being, talked about a dedication for AI for use for administrative duties reasonably than scientific ones, which he stated is a prime concern for sufferers throughout the nation. 

Lastly, a serious theme for the Digital Care Discussion board was the influence telehealth functions can have on rural well being, and the way entry could be improved with using televisits, telenursing and the way larger broadband entry can bridge gaps in well being fairness because it pertains to rural well being, with an amazing dialogue anchored by Penni Kyte.