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The conference highlighted exciting opportunities for technology to dramatically improve healthcare, along with some formidable obstacles. Here are nine key takeaways from a memorable week.

HIMSS 2022: Health equity, transformation, Michael Phelps, Scott Pelley, and other highlights

Businesses are going to have more diverse workforces if they want to survive. But they key is giving women and members of minority groups a seat at the table.

Why inclusion may be more important than diversity

Evelyn Terrell, director of telehealth at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, outlines ways to ensure telehealth programs aren’t leaving patients behind.

HIMSS 2022: Using telehealth to improve equity and access

Many breaches aren’t discovered until months after the fact, and ‘double extortion’ is a growing threat, experts said at the HIMSS Conference.

HIMSS 2022: Ransomware attacks threaten healthcare systems 

Baligh Yehia, an Ascension executive, explains how the system surveyed patients about their unmet needs, and then worked to help them.

HIMSS 2022: Learning about patient needs and taking action

People could lose access to care in areas that are already underserved, says Diane Swonk, chief economist of Grant Thornton. 

HIMSS 2022: Some hospitals are going to close, top economist warns

At a panel moderated by Scott Pelley of ’60 Minutes,’ three top experts said healthcare leaders must show their workers they are truly valued. Otherwise, expect the worker shortage to get worse.

HIMSS 2022: Good workers leave hospitals because of bad managers

In an overview of the state of healthcare, leading experts talked about what needs to happen from the perspectives of providers, doctors, patients and payers.

HIMSS 2022: Digital transformation of healthcare must gain speed

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra and Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, stressed the importance of sharing data. They also talked about taking action against those who are blocking information. 

HIMSS 2022: HHS, CMS leaders talk about health equity, sharing data

Healthcare systems must see guarding against breeches as an essential part of keeping patients safe, a doctor and top cybersecurity expert explained at the HIMSS conference.