Women’s health: Technology and patient engagement Perspectives on Health and Tech

Four women health care leaders discuss the value of connected health data, clinical studies at the point of care, neurodiversity considerations in data collection, and the importance of community care. This second episode on women’s health continues the conversation on how health systems need to change to eliminate barriers and address the needs of women patients to provide whole-person care. 
Featuring:
Moderator: Nasim Afsar M.D., MBA, chief health officer, Oracle Health Christy Dueck, Ph.D., global head of the Learning Health Network and Health System Activation, Oracle Health Esther Gathogo, M. Pharm., Ph.D., senior performance improvement leader, Oracle Health Sarah Matt, M.D., MBA, vice president, physician and healthcare technology executive, Oracle Health Listen as they discuss:
Many women prioritize others’ care above their own needs. What are ways technology can partner with providers to ease this burden? (2:49) Clinical trials Patient engagement and automation When patients feel like they aren’t being listened to, they might seek alternate options. How can patients and clinicians work better together to make sure they're bringing all of the data and modes of health and wellness together to really treat the whole person? (8:53) Providers need to re-educate on other modalities Patient education  Social determinants of health data in the EHR  How can we bring data together to proactively help communities that are exposed to higher risks? (12:43) Using data to identify populations preventatively Digital therapeutics What are some other ways you’ve seen health organizations share info with their communities? (19:56) “I think that it's really about how can we make these super busy people utilize the tools that work for them best … Because every data element I don't fill out as a patient is a data element a medical assistant, a nurse, a doctor is going to have to do instead, which means less time treating me like a patient.” – Dr. Sarah Matt 
“Where you live has a tremendous impact on your health and well-being, not just at a country or state level, but down to the neighborhood level. And so when we can get that information in the EHR, then we're able to proactively engage based on transportation barriers, food insecurities.” – Christy Dueck, Ph.D.
“How do we pull that data together to be able to proactively reach into those communities? When I think about women and historically vulnerable populations, I think those are some of the same type of thinking and methodology that we have to leverage in connecting the data together, using data from a variety of sources to proactively identify populations, and then reach out to them.” – Dr. Nasim Afsar
“There are a lot of [technology] platforms I feel that have come on board, which just makes it more accessible for people. And then just thinking about different groups of people who may perhaps were not considered before, like neurodiverse, and are we thinking about them when we are designing the [technology] systems or thinking about their data and how to connect their data … How do they communicate with their healthcare provider? Do we have a lot of information about that? Neurodiversity covers quite a lot and there will be a lot of changes [to technological solutions] in terms of how we capture the information in a standardized way.” – Esther Gathogo, M.Pharm., Ph.D. 

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Episode Transcript:
 
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You're listening to Perspectives on Health and Tech, a podcast by Oracle with conversations about connecting people, data and technology to help improve health for everyone. 
In the second episode on Women's Health Equity, we'll be talking about how the role many women play as caregivers can present a challenge for patient engagement. We'll talk about technology and patient data and how we can effectively unify our knowledge together to treat the whol