The meaning of digital transformation varies depending on whom you ask, but health IT leaders at ViVE 2023 agree that the time for innovation in healthcare is now. The industry is contending with clinician burnout, staff shortages, increased cyberthreats, changing patient demands and a growing wealth of data from which insights are waiting to be gleaned, all while digital health companies continue to disrupt healthcare delivery. Speakers at ViVE, taking place March 26-29 in Nashville, Tenn., kicked off the first full day of music-themed educational sessions by addressing current priorities, challenges and considerations for digital transformation in healthcare. Click the banner to receive content beyond our ViVE 2023 coverage by becoming an Insider. What’s So Difficult About Digital Transformation in Healthcare? In the session “Building the Digital Transformation Plane while Flying,” Dr. Sean Kelly, chief medical officer and senior vice president of healthcare strategy for Imprivata , compared the healthcare and financial services industries. In the past, people had to go to a physical bank to complete transactions. Then ATMs made it easier to withdraw cash. Now, most banking is done online or through an app. “There’s no banking and telebanking; it’s just banking. So why do we talk […]
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