Cisco at HIMSS 2024

Optimizing Healthcare: Strategies for Patient Activation Through Effective Communication Management

2:30—2:45 p.m. EST

Patient activation refers to a patient's knowledge, skill, ability, and willingness to manage their own health and care. When patients are activated, they are more likely to engage in behaviors that lead to improved health outcomes. Fragmented communication can result in a lack of continuity in patient care, with inconsistent communication leading to reduced patient engagement. In this session, we will explore how effective patient communication management is central to fostering patient activation and improving overall healthcare outcomes.

Speaker:

• Kenny Bloxham, Global CPaaS Healthcare Director

Enhancing Healthcare Efficiency: Integration of Cisco Wireless Access Points with Philips/RTX Medical Telemetry System

3—3:15 p.m. EST

Join us to learn how Cisco wireless access points integrate with the Philips/RTX wireless medical telemetry system. In this session, you'll discover how this solution enables real-time patient monitoring while decreasing infrastructure costs. Healthcare providers can explore how to expand their coverage for interference-free data transmission in reserved medical bands by utilizing their existing Cisco infrastructure, eliminating the need for additional, single-purpose access points. Gain insights into how you can deploy solutions with Cisco and our partners to create a cost-effective healthcare monitoring system that enhances operational efficiency.

Speakers:

• Ross Sweetzir, Business Solution Architect, Cisco
• Marcel Struiksma, Systems Architect, Cisco

Scaling Zero Trust Safely for Medical Device: Medigate + Cisco ISE/TrustSec

3:30—3:45 p.m. EST

As IoT connectivity across healthcare environments continues to expand, network breaches are increasing in both frequency and severity. In the face of these challenges, healthcare delivery organizations require new solutions to help minimize their attack surface and bolster device security in order to achieve cyber and operational resilience. These solutions must understand the intersection of devices across the IoT, clinical operations, and network and security operations, and work seamlessly at scale with complementary technologies in the space. In this session, we will explore how Medigate by Claroty and Cisco provides solutions for scaled healthcare IoT risk reduction and offer recommendations for reducing network risk using a zero-trust philosophy and a safe approach tailored to the unique needs of medical devices in healthcare environments. How can you get started? Join us and learn.

Speakers:

• Steve Baum, Senior Director, Technology Alliances
• Rishi Tripathi, CISO, Mount Sinai

Improve Productivity and Cybersecurity Posture Using Newly Introduced Cisco’s Generative AI Features

4—4:15 p.m. EST

Generative AI has taken the World by storm. Cisco has been investing in AI for years but has recently added several Generative AI capabilities to its security Portfolio. Come and listen to these current and forthcoming innovative Gen AI capabilities and co-pilots in its security portfolio.

Speaker information coming soon.

Zero Trust for Medical Devices: Managing the Unmanaged

4:30—4:45 p.m. EST

What makes medical devices different from any other IT or IoT device? How can healthcare organizations put mitigations in place to reduce risk, while helping ensure the performance of clinical networks? Join this session to find out.

Speaker:

• Mary Swigart, Solution Development Architect, Healthcare Security, Cisco

VR Experience

5—6 p.m. EST

Clinical Communication and Workflows: The Vocera Edge Solution

2—2:15 p.m. EST

Vocera Edge is a cloud-based clinical communications e-abled workflow experience for the smartphone that leverages an institution’s core investments in clinical and IT systems to bring capability and context together in the moment of need to enhance care team mobility and simplify the work at the point of care.​

Speaker:

• Zack Walker, VP Sales, Vocera

Increasing Team Alignment with Integrated Security and Asset Management Tools

2:30—2:45 p.m. EST

Cost reduction initiatives and workforce shortages in the healthcare industry have driven providers to begin looking at ways they can automate workflow and do more with less. Network performance and security are two critical areas where technical teams spend a lot of time and energy. What if the same solutions that help to provide visibility and security could also help automate mundane tasks like searching for equipment, updating asset inventory, opening trouble tickets, etc., while at the same time ensuring that multiple teams have access and visibility to the same information?

Speaker:

• Mary Swigart, Solution Development Architect, Healthcare Security, Cisco

Augmenting Patient Care: Empowering Frontline Healthcare Workers with Webex Expert on Demand

3—3:15 p.m. EST

In the ever-evolving healthcare landscape, frontline workers are the backbone of exceptional patient care. Join this session to discover how Webex Expert on Demand, an augmented reality (AR) solution, empowers frontline healthcare workers to transform patient care and experience. Seamlessly using Cisco's cross-architecture products, Webex Expert on Demand enables real-time AR annotations and visual guidance, revolutionizing patient care coordination and enhancing clinical outcomes. Experience hands-on setup, explore real-world use cases, and uncover strategies to elevate patient satisfaction and clinical excellence.

Speaker:

• Parthasarathi Kar, Senior Product Manager, Cisco

Ensuing Availability and Performance of Healthcare Applications

3:30—3:45 p.m. EST

Discover how ThousandEyes provides deep insights into application performance, enabling proactive identification, and resolution of issues. With a focus on real-world healthcare scenarios, attendees will gain actionable strategies to optimize application availability, enhance end-user experience, and ultimately contribute to the seamless operation of healthcare systems. Join us to harness the power of ThousandEyes in elevating the performance and reliability of healthcare applications.

Speakers:

• Aaron Trompeter, Technical Solution Architect, Cisco
• John McCready, Technical Engineer, PSS, Cisco

Using Webex Instant Connect for Emergency Department Triage

4—4:15 p.m. EST

Learn more about how Webex Instant Connect has provided virtual rounding functionality to a hospital system in New York State, allowing a remote doctor to triage a presenting patient with the assistance of an on-site nurse.

Speaker:

• Clay Ver Valen, Senior Technical Leader, Cisco

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Optimizing Healthcare: Strategies for Patient Activation Through Effective Communication Management

4:30—4:45 p.m. EST

Patient activation refers to a patient's knowledge, skill, ability, and willingness to manage their own health and care. When patients are activated, they are more likely to engage in behaviors that lead to improved health outcomes. Fragmented communication can result in a lack of continuity in patient care, with inconsistent communication leading to reduced patient engagement. In this session, we will explore how effective patient communication management is central to fostering patient activation and improving overall healthcare outcomes.

Speaker:

• Kenny Bloxham, Global CPaaS Healthcare Director

VR Experience

5—6 p.m. EST