Building Trust in Healthcare Through Better Data with Priya Bathija & Lauren Riplinger
Becker’s Healthcare PodcastSummary
Hospital and health system leaders face significant challenges, including market consolidation, reimbursement pressures, and workforce issues. The 14th annual CEO CFO Roundtable, hosted by Ecker, aims to address these topics by bringing together over 1,500 executives and nearly 400 speakers for four days of sessions designed to help leaders refine their priorities and strategies for the upcoming year.
Warren Ripplinger, Chief Public Policy and Impact Officer for the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), emphasizes the importance of improving the collection and sharing of social determinants of health data to enhance patient outcomes. He notes that trust between patients and healthcare providers is crucial for effective data sharing, as many individuals are hesitant to disclose personal information. This decline in trust, which has halved since 1975, highlights the need for healthcare organizations to actively work on building and maintaining trust with their patients.
Priya Pathia, CEO of New Health, echoes this sentiment, focusing on the intersection of social determinants of health and women's health. She stresses the need for healthcare professionals to understand patients' lived experiences to provide better care. Both leaders express excitement about their collaborative efforts to create a trust framework that can be applied across various healthcare settings, emphasizing that trust is not inherently given but must be earned through consistent, respectful engagement with patients. They encourage emerging leaders to prioritize trust-building in their practices to improve healthcare outcomes.
Show Notes
Priya Bathija, Healthcare Executive, Strategic Advisor, Speaker, Podcast Host, Professor & Trustee and Lauren Riplinger, Chief Public Policy and Impact Officer, AHIMA, discuss how healthcare organizations can strengthen trust through better collection, sharing and use of social determinants of health data. They also explore the role of health information professionals, AI, data governance and why building trust is a shared responsibility across healthcare.
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