Rural America faces the predicament of being a population in dire need of convenient access to healthcare while often lacking the means to ensure that access. Connected healthcare has been heralded as a solution to this predicament, but rural populations face digital divide barriers, making access to connected healthcare challenging. In a fireside chat, Jared Antczak, chief digital officer at Sanford Health, will discuss these challenges and strategies to help alleviate access barriers. The discussion will also cover his thoughts on the future of rural healthcare and virtual care's role in this landscape.
Wearable devices are becoming an increasingly popular way to track health outcomes and help patients achieve health goals, especially in the chronic care arena. But, as organizations explore the utility of wearables in healthcare, the benefits and hurdles have become apparent. This panel will focus on how organizations are using connected care wearables to improve chronic disease management, the barriers to provider and patient adoption, and what they are doing to expand access to wearable-enabled healthcare.
Connected healthcare has become a critical part of the overarching healthcare delivery system in the United States. However, the benefits of connected care efforts can be hindered by digital health inequities, such as lack of access to the internet or technology. In this fireside chat, Natasha Khouri, assistant vice president of Digital Health Strategy & Solutions at UPMC Health Plan, will discuss the importance of tracking digital engagement among health plan members, the barriers to digital health equity, and innovative strategies to achieving equity goals.
Behavioral health issues continue to plague Americans, resulting in a rising demand for behavioral healthcare services, particularly among underserved populations that face multiple social determinants of health barriers. This panel will focus on how organizations are using connected care devices and strategies to enhance access to behavioral healthcare, the challenges they are facing, and how they are addressing those challenges to extend much-needed healthcare.
