EHI Response Letter to House Republican-led Modernization Subcommittee of the Healthy Future Task Force
The House Republican-led Modernization Subcommittee Healthy Future Task Force was conceived to examine workable policies to modernize and personalize America’s health care system, support innovative treatments, restore the doctor-patient relationship and provide all Americans more affordable health care options that fit their individual needs. The task force aims to make sure the U.S. is prepared for the next pandemic and ensure our country has a more resilient medical supply chain.
The Task Force is seeking feedback from stakeholders regarding the utilization of wearable technologies, expansion of telemedicine, and the digital modernization efforts in the U.S. healthcare system. Download EHI's response below.
Webinar: Data Privacy & Public Health: The Impact of COVID-19 & Where We Go From Here
OVERVIEW
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted a number of issues in our health care system, not least of which was patient data privacy. On a normal day, questions around which rules apply to which data, at what time, and to what extent are difficult to answer – and it is only more complex in the midst of a global pandemic, when access to timely data is critical.
Webinar: What the Pandemic Exposed and Taught Us About Our Public Health System
OVERVIEW
The COVID-19 pandemic was a wake-up call to much of the healthcare industry. It quickly became clear that public health systems, regulations, technology, and standards currently being relied on were outdated and, in some cases, leading to dangerous delays in reporting and tracing the spread of the virus.
EHI hosted the first webinar in the Public Health Modernization series titled, What the Pandemic Exposed and Taught Us About Our Public Health System. Speakers reviewed the current landscape of public health, what their organization learned through the pandemic, and what those lessons mean for the future.
Featured Speakers:
- Richard Hornaday, Director Solutions Engagement, Allscripts
- David Horrocks, President & CEO, CRISP
Task Force: Public Health Modernization
Open Exclusively to EHI Members
Public Health Modernization Task Force
The COVID pandemic has highlighted challenges with the nation’s public health system. EHI formed a Public Health Modernization (PHM) Task Force to explore these issues and develop specific policy recommendations that will help move toward a more modern, data-driven system.
Webinar: What the Pandemic Exposed and Taught Us About Our Public Health System
OVERVIEW
The COVID-19 pandemic was a wake-up call to much of the healthcare industry. It quickly became clear that public health systems, regulations, technology, and standards currently being relied on were outdated and, in some cases, leading to dangerous delays in reporting and tracing the spread of the virus.
Comment Letter: PREVENT Pandemics Act
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the cracks of the nation’s outdated and fragmented public health system. EHI believes one of the most important steps to modernizing the public health system is ensuring an adequate and consistent funding stream. We appreciate the work thus far from the Senate HELP Committee on the PREVENT Pandemics Act and we look forward to continuing to provide input to the Committee as they look to advance legislation to modernize the nation’s public health system.
Webinar: The Great Workforce Burnout: How Can We Provide Relief?
OVERVIEW
Clinician burnout is at an all-time high. The strain is fueling an already tremendous worker shortage in nursing, as well as contributing to significant resignations among physicians. The challenges are well known.
This important and timely webinar aimed to address what can be done to provide these critical frontline workers, including physicians and nurses, the necessary relief to increase their job satisfaction, and ultimately improve patient care.
Public Health Modernization Task Force
About the Public Health Modernization Task Force
The COVID pandemic has highlighted challenges with the nation’s public health system. EHI formed a Public Health Modernization (PHM) Task Force to explore these issues and develop specific policy recommendations that will help move toward a more modern, data-driven system.
Report: Vaccination Scheduling, Administration,and Documentation in a Digital World
In a panel discussion, Executives for Health Innovation (EHI) CEO Jennifer Covich Bordenick joined executives from Change Healthcare to discuss the topic of vaccination scheduling, administration and documentation in a digital world.
The hour long discussion was focused on implementing touchless workflows to adopt to consumer preferences.
Webinar: The Current and Future State of Digital Health Credentials: Here to Stay
Although digital health credentials are not new, they rose quickly to international attention in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have stayed in the news given recent vaccine mandates.
Hear from experts in healthcare and health technology about where things stand now with respect to their benefits, at-times controversial implementation, ethical and privacy implications — and where we go from here.
Join us as we discuss the current and future state of digital health credentials.
Sponsored by:
Speakers
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Sunil Budhrani, MD, MPH, MBA, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Medical Officer, Innovation Health
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Quentin Palfrey, President, International Digital Accountability Council (IDAC)
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Eric Piscini, Global VP Payer and Emerging Business Networks, IBM Watson Health
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Gautam M. Shah, Vice President, Platform and Marketplace, Change Healthcare