Opinion: Advice for HIMSS: Put patients and their caregivers at the center of your universe
Improving clinicians' workflows is a great goal. But HIMSS and heath IT folks also need to harness information so patients can take better care of themselves.
Two decades ago, my personal and professional lives collided when my wife was diagnosed with cancer. Together we experienced the lack of transparency and synchronization across the health care continuum. That changed the lens through which I viewed my role in the health care technology community from profession to purpose.
While our story has a happy ending, many others like it do not. I’ve since dedicated my career to striving for innovations in health care to ensure that the health of the ones we hold close isn’t threatened by a
