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Digital Services: Health IT

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IT modernization across government has led to widespread improvement in the delivery of services, including the development of digital services that have helped expand the availability and scope of care. Hear from federal executives on how their agencies are guiding digital transformation to address the healthcare needs of both individual patients and the American public at large.

Digital Services Series: Health IT Virtual Event screen on a laptop
Agenda

Speakers / Panelists

  • Amy Kluber
    Amy Kluber Editorial Director GovernmentCIO Media & Research

With federal health programs like Medicare and Medicaid, Veterans and Military Health, and more on the rise in services this year, keeping up with the technology and digital services will be the key to unlocking the health vision of the new administration. This keynote will highlight a top-level Congressional perspective on bridging mission goals of federal health with the technological needs that will make it happen.

Speakers / Panelists

  • Rep Frank J. Mrvan
    Rep Frank J. Mrvan Chairman, Subcommittee on Technology Modernization House Veterans Affairs Committee
  • Megha Chokshi
    Moderator: Megha Chokshi Senior Vice President GovernmentCIO

Health-focused agencies have helped address the COVID-19 pandemic through developing screening tools and data sharing designed to help prevent viral spread. Hear from developers and agency leaders who have created digital tools for helping keep patients, federal employees and the general public safe.

Speakers / Panelists

  • Dr. Sophia Califano
    Dr. Sophia Califano Deputy Chief Consultant for Preventative Medicine VHA
  • headshot of Ben Cushing, Chief Architect, Health & Life Sciences, Red Hat
    Ben Cushing Federal Healthcare Practice Lead Red Hat
  • Kristen Honey
    Kristen Honey Chief Data Scientist and Senior Advisor HHS
  • Adam Patterson
    Moderator: Adam Patterson Staff Writer/Researcher GovernmentCIO Media & Research

Medicare, Medicaid, and the healthcare marketplace have been in the spotlight this past year as individuals have sought coverage amid COVID-19 and as the Biden administration has looked to strengthen federal health programs. Amid this ramp up, how are federal agencies looking to create robust digital platforms, interoperability and resources to make these changes and incoming open enrollment successful? This panel will share what they’re doing to succeed.

Speakers / Panelists

  • Nelly Connolly
    Nelly Connolly Global Account Manager, Federal Healthcare ServiceNow
  • Tom Guido
    Tom Guido Senior Director, SaaS and PaaS Solutions VA
  • Michael Jimenez
    Michael Jimenez CTO, Center for Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight CMS
  • Sarah Sybert
    Moderator: Sarah Sybert Staff Writer/Researcher GovernmentCIO Media & Research

Wearables and portable technology has enabled both patients and clinicians to track real-time health data to make data-driven, personalized decisions in medical and mental health care. This panel will discuss the future of precision and personalized medicine through patient data, digital health, and wearable technology.

Speakers / Panelists

  • Michael Crawford
    Michael Crawford Associate Dean for Strategy, Outreach, and Innovation, College of Medicine Howard University
  • Chris Lunt
    Chris Lunt CTO, All of Us Research Program NIH
  • Sumitra Muralidhar
    Sumitra Muralidhar Director, Million Veteran Program VA
  • Karen Triplett
    Moderator: Karen Triplett Vice President GovernmentCIO

Speakers / Panelists

  • Amy Kluber
    Amy Kluber Editorial Director GovernmentCIO Media & Research
Speakers
  • Dr. Sophia Califano
    Dr. Sophia Califano Deputy Chief Consultant for Preventative Medicine, VA
  • Nelly Connolly
    Nelly Connolly Global Account Manager, HHS Mission Accounts, ServiceNow
  • Michael Crawford
    Michael Crawford Associate Dean for Strategy, Outreach, and Innovation, College of Medicine, Howard University
  • headshot of Ben Cushing, Chief Architect, Health & Life Sciences, Red Hat
    Ben Cushing Federal Healthcare Practice Lead, Red Hat
  • Tom Guido
    Tom Guido Senior Director, SaaS and PaaS Solutions, VA
  • Kristen Honey
    Kristen Honey Chief Data Scientist and Senior Advisor, HHS
  • Michael Jimenez
    Michael Jimenez CTO, Center for Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight, CMS
  • Chris Lunt
    Chris Lunt CTO, All of Us Research Program, NIH
  • Rep Frank J. Mrvan
    Rep Frank J. Mrvan Chairman, Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, House Veterans Affairs Committee
  • Sumitra Muralidhar
    Sumitra Muralidhar Program Director, Million Veteran Program, VA
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