The team at HIT Like a Girl podcast is excited to continue partnering with HIMSS as an official collaborator.
Yes, this means we are planning to be in Orlando, Florida, March 14-18, 2022 to attend HIMSS22 in person.
As always, we’re keenly tuned in to the schedule, speakers, and focus on issues that affect women. Here’s what is on our radar from the event schedule and if you can’t make it, know that wherever we end up, we’ll live-tweet as we go.
First and foremost, we’ll start the week off strong by hosting a coffee networking event on Monday morning. And yes, there just might be dancing.
Monday, March 14
8:00 - 9:00 am EDT - Coffee Talk with the HIT Like a Girl podcast team.
To start the week off on strong footing, our team will be hosting a networking coffee event. All are welcome to join.
Location: W209A
11:15 am - 12:15 am EDT - Developing Best Practice Recommendations for Obstetric Ultrasound Network Connectivity
This session will present an overview of the collaborative process, typical network architecture, and the best practice recommendations for design and data exchange for obstetric ultrasound networks.
Location: W230A
1:15 - 2:15 pm EDT - Innovation During Uncertain Times: Nurses’ Strategic Role in Healthcare Applications
This session will focus on nursing's critical role in driving innovation and escalating workforce challenges, as well as how clinical mobility solutions are supporting improved patient care during an exceptionally rigorous time for patient care delivery.
Location: W311A
Tuesday, March 15
12:00 - 1:00 pm EDT - Reducing Bias in AI Technology
Recognizing the various mechanisms through which biases are introduced, as well as solutions to reduce them, are critical to improving health equity and reducing disparities. This session will review the current biases in healthcare data and related AI, and allow for a dynamic discussion on existing solutions and possible improvements.
Location: W414A
6:30 - 7:30 pm EDT - Women in HIT Networking Reception
Join the industry’s most powerful gathering of women innovators, leaders, and entrepreneurs transforming health through technology today. Share stories, recognize and celebrate your peers and form valuable connections that will last a lifetime.
Location: Hyatt Hotel, Pool Area
Wednesday, March 16
10:00 - 11:00 pm EDT - Women in Health IT Roundtable
Get inspired by the recipients of the HIMSS’s Most Influential Women in Health IT Award. This panel of distinguished women will share their journeys of transformational change and innovation in the health sector. They have shown that one can be influential at any career stage and across the healthcare trajectory, from care delivery to informatics to business.
Location: W340A
11:30 - 12:15 pm EDT - Women in Health IT Meetup
Meetup with influential women in health information and technology to engage in thought-provoking conversation! Join us as we dive into unique perspectives to highlight DEI initiatives. The panel discussion led by Shereese Maynard, named “Top 30 Health IT Influencers 2021” will examine DEI initiatives across organizations. We’ll explore how they are addressing barriers for advancement and building an environment to attract, retain, and sustain a diverse and inclusive workforce.
Location: HIMSS Spot
11:30 am - 12:30 pm EDT - Driving Health Through Patient Empowerment and Self-Service
Learn how one of the nation’s largest women’s health networks leverages self-service tools to empower patients and offset provider workload. This session will share lessons learned on a journey through the seven stages of virtual care adoption.
Location: W414A
2:30 - 3:30 pm EDT - Data Access for Student Health (D.A.S.H.)
This session will describe different models for using absenteeism data in a healthcare setting to help improve both health and educational outcomes for children.
Location: WF3
4:00 - 5:00 pm EDT - Systematically Improving Care and Outcomes of C-Sections
This session will summarize the benefits of ERAS in the C-section population, describe the importance of eliminating variation in care delivery, and explain how to create standardized order sets in your current EHR platform.
Location: W414A
Thursday, March 17
4:00 - 5:00 pm EDT - Closing the Empathy Gap through Data Mining
With increasingly limited time to meet and speak with patients and the move toward virtual care, being able to anticipate how needs might evolve throughout the changing patient journey can help physicians pre-empt important questions and concerns. In this session, findings across multiple panels will be unveiled, including maternal health, lifestyle medicine, pain management, and infectious disease management (COVID-19).
Location: WF4
As an official Collaborator of HIMSS22, our community receives a member discount to attend. To receive the discount, go to the conference website and select “Register Now.” Select our name from the “Conference Collaborating Organizations” drop-down in the registration process and enter the code HIMSS22C.