Women In Health IT

Women's health innovation remains significantly underfunded and requires rethinking how capital is deployed, how startups scale and how value in women's health is measured.

The infant feeding support program operates on a $150,000 annual budget.

Improvements to clinical workflows are more likely to come from clinicians who are confident with new tools than from top-down mandates, says Dr. Meong Hi Son, Samsung Medical Center CMIO, in Part 2 of our interview.

The rural health system has seen a significant reduction in employee turnover with the technology – an impressive feat, given national workforce challenges.

HIMSS maturity models have helped the hospital fill its IT gaps, but an engaged workforce, educated in digital tools, keeps the innovation momentum going, says Dr. Meong Hi Son in Part 1 of our interview.

Nationwide coordination and European Commission funding are helping Italy to shift from fragmented regional healthcare to a single digitized strategy, says HIMSS Board Chair Elena Sini, group CIO at GVM Care and Research.

The hybrid doula-focused care platform will use the seed funding to scale nationwide.

A central challenge today, says Dr. Patsy McNeil, is how to implement artificial intelligence in ways that measurably strengthen clinical workflows and workforce sustainability while upholding rigorous bioethical standards and protecting patients.

Involvement with the HIMSS Foundation has helped Zebra Technologies CNIO Kassaundra McKnight-Young improve her efforts to develop technologies that give clinicians more time for direct patient care, she says.

Nadia Care will use the funds to expand access to its maternal care platform in the D.C., Maryland and Tennessee markets.