Organizational Governance

HIMSS’ Most Influential Women in Health IT Award recipients come together to talk about gender, race and equity in the workplace. 

Anita Watkins, managing director at UNC Health’s Rex Health Ventures, and Rebecca MacKinnon, founder and CEO of 5D Strategies, give early-stage startups at HIMSS21 tips for success.   

Dr. Christina Armstrong, a clinical psychologist at the VA’s Office of Connected Care, shares how other health systems can prepare for future crises with virtual care.   

This week's top stories include cybercriminals finding new ways to take advantage of vulnerabilities in the digital ecosystem, the CMS expecting a 5% increase in Medicare Part D average premiums, and WellSky acquiring Healthify.

Earlier this year, the specialist diabetes centre released its first report that indicated that patients using its Remote Patient Monitoring plan achieved an average HbA1c reduction of 1.7% points over 90 days.

The investment round was led by Felix Capital and will enable the company to scale current offerings and expand into new areas.

Also: Cleo taps new VP of Product, Komodo Health names CRO, Talkspace welcomes former Eli Lilly exec and Zipari adds to C-suite.  

The startup aims to be operating in more than seven countries by the end of 2021. 

In an upcoming HIMSS21 Global Conference Digital Session, Johnson & Johnson EVP and Enterprise CIO Jim Swanson will discuss the pandemic’s role in healthcare digitization and what leaders can expect moving forward.  

Also, British medtech company Smith+Nephew launches its robotics platform in India.