HFMA’s Annual Conference: Karen DeSalvo talks about Google Health’s core strategies

• Healthcare organizations need to consider partnering in efforts to address the social determinants of health and make a true impact on their patients’ health, said Google Health’s Karen DeSalvo.
• Keynote speaker and physician entrepreneur Joel Selanikio said stakeholders need to be prepared for profound changes stemming from the consumerization of technology.
• DignifiHealth won this year’s Annual Conference Start-Up Cup competition.
• Dates and a location have been announced for the 2023 Annual Conference.

DENVER — Helping patients and consumers lead healthy lives is a massive undertaking that no organization should try to do on its own, Google Health’s Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, said Wednesday at HFMA’s Annual Conference.

“Remember that health is what we...