The NHIT Summit, is an education program for health executives to interact with innovators and world-class thought leadership. The Summit will focus on the organization’s mission to engage underserved populations in the development and use of health information technology (HIT) to support and sustain health equity and economic viability based on NHIT’s five pillars: Workforce, Innovation, Policy, Research, and Community.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
*Examine disparities in technology access and literacy impacting rural and underserved communities, including the challenges and opportunities raised during the COVID-19 pandemic.
*Understand how broadband infrastructure, access, and digital literacy are super-determinants of health with profound impacts on health outcomes.
*Evaluate current initiatives and explore inclusive program models that leverage digital innovation to ensure health access for all, including rural and underserved communities. *Review funding opportunities generated by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and generate community support for a national agenda focused on addressing health equity through socially conscious infrastructure and healthcare spending.
The NHIT Summit is an education program for health executives to interact with innovators and world-class thought leadership. The Summit will focus on the organization’s mission to engage underserved populations in the development and use of health information technology (HIT) to support and sustain health equity and economic viability based on NHIT’s five pillars: Workforce, Innovation, Policy, Research, and Community.
NHIT Briefings connect our network of leading experts with federal, state, and local policymakers and their staff to provide engaging, relevant, and timely research and insights that highlight issues at the intersection of digital health technology and underserved communities.
NHIT Roundtables bring together thought leaders from healthcare, community advocacy, public policy, technology, and business sectors to discuss key issues, gain valuable insights, identify opportunities, and grow as ambassadors for health equity and the underserved.
To optimize the involvement of underserved communities in the development and use of health information technology as a means to support and sustain health equity and economic viability.
