Health Equity, Global Solutions: HIMSS23

Social determinants of health and health equity will be addressed by international healthcare and policy leaders at the 2023 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition, widely regarded as the Davos Summit of healthcare information and technology.

Slated for April 17-21 in Chicago, HIMSS23 convenes top healthcare experts for can’t-miss trainings, special forums, education sessions and exhibition. 

The health ecosystem will discover Health that Connects + Tech that Cares, also the conference theme this year. 

Featured Speakers 

Digital Transformation and Health Equity: A Global Discussion on the Journey Ahead  
A keynote panel of high-ranking government officials will examine access to high-quality care and the real-world actions the healthcare community can take to accelerate replicable solutions that work.  

Views from the Top: Can Technology and Innovation Advance Behavioral Health Care?  
Experts will discuss the current state of behavioral healthcare, the potential and problems technology could introduce to care and what the future could bring. Featuring:  

• Daniel H Gillison Jr., CEO, National Alliance on Mental Illness  
• Marti Taylor, CEO, OneFifteen   
• Taft Parsons III, vice president and chief psychiatric officer, CVS Health  
• Zenobia Brown, senior vice president, population health care management and associate chief medical officer, Northwell Health Solutions 

Session Series 

Health Equity Series  
This series will focus on the promise of innovation in solving the equity crisis. It will discuss equipping Certified and Federally Qualified Health Centers to provide whole-person care and examine “TechQuity,” leveraging technology in pursuit of health equity. It will also review increasing care to rural and underserved communities, data justice and ethical practices for equitable health. 

Education Sessions 

Selected through a highly competitive peer-review process, the HIMSS23 education sessions will explore health equity and social determinants of health. For example:  

• Advancing Health Equity into Practice for Improved Outcomes  
• Colorado’s community-driven approach to social-health information exchange 
• Equity on Chicago's South Side: Connected Care Technology  

These sessions, led by world-renowned healthcare and innovation thought leaders, are available for continuing education credits. Explore the HIMSS23 schedule. 

Exhibition 

Tech giants and nimble startup companies offer hands-on demonstrations of products and services and hot topic sessions. Browse the HIMSS23 exhibitors.  

Disruptive technologies and specialty resources will also be on display in these pavilions and lightning sessions.  

• Federal Health Pavilion - Discover how to activate health equity and population health, patient identity and data modernization and more.  
• Leveraging Technology to Drive Equity in Care at Home - Learn how access to affordable and high-quality healthcare can reduce readmissions, improve patient experience and lower costs.  
• Data Justice: Ethical Practices for Equitable Health - This panel will highlight evolving thought leadership in operationalizing data justice to accelerate diversity, equity and inclusion.  
• How Your Patient Engagement Strategy Can Close the Health Equity Gap - Learn how patient engagement can close the equity gap when used to bridge disparities and reduce burdens