Quality Care

Adam McMullin, AvaSure CEO, discusses how hospitals can address workforce shortages and control costs by re-engaging retired nurses to boost patient safety and "bring back the joy" of nursing through serving as virtual nurses.

Rachelle Landry, VP of clinical transformation at BD, discusses how interoperability, robotics and AI enable care delivery outside traditional settings, but must always be driven by clinicians' critical thinking and their connections to patients.  

Heidi Wold, chief population health officer, Longevity Health Plan, addresses biases in elder care, particularly the idea that seniors aren't interested in using technology, and talks about how nursing facilities can enhance seniors' quality of life.

The health insurance company will expand its use of Cohere's prior authorization platform to include diagnostic imaging and sleep services.

The Home as a Health Care Hub will use augmented and virtual reality to reimagine how the home can become a system that improves health equity.

PatientPoint Chief Product and Strategy Officer Andrew Schultz chats about building a communication hub between patients and providers that fosters a more connected health ecosystem and a better patient experience.   

The health technology company will use the funds to support the growth of its provider partnerships.

MaryAnn Connor, senior director of nursing informatics at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses how nurses must understand the whole patient and their needs, and how technology can remove the barriers to providing personalized care.  

Dr. Donald Warne, codirector of the Center for Indigenous Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, advocates for the recognition of Indigenous medical contributions, including osteopathy’s origin in Shawnee and Otoe practices.  

Dr. Emily C. Webber, Indiana University Health CMIO and 2024 Changemaker, says clinicians should look beyond current care delivery models and try innovative ways to increase patients' access to care.