Minnesota Chapter: eHealth Initiative Series - Can HIT help improve health equity?

September 28, 2021 | Chapter Event

Join the HIMSS Minnesota Chapter on September 28 at 12:00 pm CT for an exciting virtual conference series hosted by the Minnesota e-Health Initiative and Minnesota HIMSS. They will be convening a weekly, mid-day lunch series, running 90-minutes, once a week for four weeks in September and October. The series is organized around a series of timely, relevant and thought-provoking questions designed to advance e-health thinking and work in Minnesota and beyond. Each session features national leaders, plus a combination of local Minnesota “responders” and facilitated conversations.

Session 2: September 28 from 12:00 -1:30 pm CT

  • Can HIT help improve health equity? Does technology equalize or further exacerbate health disparities and systemic racism?

Speaker

  • Umair Shah, MD, MPH, Secretary of Health, Washington State Department of Health

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