orlandoDuring a fireside chat style discussion at O – HIMSS24 On Wednesday's „Achieving Equity Through Collaborative Care,“ experts will discuss how the exchange of health information can close health equity gaps and innovations that are transforming access to health care. Discussed.
Michael Jackson, Vice President and Global Head of Industry, DocuSign. Moderating a discussion with Luis Belen, CEO of the National Health IT Collaborative for the Underserved (NHIT) and Stanley Campbell, CEO of EagleForce Associates, on community access for underserved populations. and focused on focusing on the social determinants of health as a way to improve health care. community.
NHIT is trying to accomplish this by working with state health information exchanges and reaching out from the bottom up to local partners who want to leverage their data, without straining already stretched resources.
“Data for data’s sake is useless unless it is used to leverage social determinants and improve the health of communities. We found that broadband access is a super-determinant of health. far outweigh other social determinants of health,“ Belen said.
Key takeaways from the health equity debate include underserved communities being left behind as technology becomes increasingly intertwined with health care organizations and community partners of all sizes share data. This includes the need to avoid.
Another important point was the importance of recognizing the value of different communities and building on their strengths, rather than focusing on the weaknesses of specific medical areas.