BTOES - SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: Supporting “DID” in Leadership: Diversity, Innovation, and Disruption

Courtesy of MedicaSoft, Helen Figge wrote a synopsis of her speaking session discussing 'Supporting “DID” in Leadership: Diversity, Innovation, and Disruption'. Click here to access the whole presentation.

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Workforce demographics are shifting global markets with diversity of talents and individuals front and center. Diversity of minds and talents brings together better innovative approaches necessitating tolerance and an ease of the work – life balance.

Embracing change in the form of diverse workforces and skills sometimes can become a challenge to the employer and the employee witnessing these feats. Mutual respect and tolerance will be the cornerstone of supporting the “DID”. Perceived past idyllic work atmospheres may be difficult to achieve, but employees nevertheless recognize that with diversity comes novel ideas brought to the workplace to achieve overall organization growth and success.

Additionally, avoiding any marginalization of employees is paramount with a zero tolerance to racism, ageism and discrimination against people with any types of disabilities. Not only is this discrimination unethical and illegal, it also has serious economic consequences if not irradiated. This presentation will provide ideas with which to support the “DID” in the work environment to ensure everyone is represented – heard and a contributor to the overall good of an organization.

Overall, unrecognized talents if not used, create not only financial voids in an organization but social ones as well. The “DID” aims to bring and unite individuals under a common cause to use their talents to their fullest potentials in society.

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About the Author

Helen Figge Image New-1 Helen Figge,
Chief Strategy Officer,
MedicaSoft

Helen is an experienced and passionate healthcare innovator and futurist. She has expertise in partnering with c-suite executives and peers, team development, execution of strategic planning and global governance programs, building international collaborations, client loyalty programs and helping to formulate global best practice solution portfolios.

She has served in three Fortune companies and non-for profit organizations such as Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS). Additionally, she has supported, consulted and guided several start-up health IT companies to successful next steps such as LumiraDx, HealthBox, Haven Health and Carefully, Inc among others. Helen has achieved HIMSS fellow status and secured HIMSS healthcare IT certification.

Helen has served on several national committees and Boards such as HIMSS, CHIME, The Sullivan Institute for Healthcare Innovation, WEDI, State University of New York’s Global Institute for Health and Human Rights and State University of New York’s School of Public Health. Helen serves in several senior advisory roles such as for the Albany College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences President’s Council, the National Health IT Collaborative for the Underserved, Inc. based in Washington, D.C., New York State’s HIMSS National Liaison and is Chair, Health 2.0 Boston.

Helen has secured service and career awards, published and lectured extensively in healthcare and regularly presents and authors on healthcare technology. She holds academic appointments at University of Maryland, the Sage Colleges, New York and Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Science, Boston. She holds a Baccalaureate in Science, a Doctorate of Pharmacy, an MBA in healthcare administration, completed a drug information research fellowship, is a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt and Six Sigma Lean Sensei.

Helen has been recognized by Health 2.0 as a “Ten Year Industry Leader”. For three consecutive years, 2016, 2017 and 2018, Helen has been named “Most Powerful Women in Healthcare IT” by Health Data Management. She was named in 2018 on Becker’s prestigious “Women to Know in Healthcare IT” listing. Helen is a career coach, mentor and passionate about supporting the environment. She volunteers her time and raises money for several philanthropic organizations including the Alzheimer’s Association.

In her spare time, Helen mentors for organizations interested in positioning product development and go to market strategies in healthcare such as Carefully, Inc. where she serves as one of the original founders and as Chief Communications and Public Relations Officer. Helen is Chief Strategy Officer for MedicaSoft based in Arlington, Va.

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The issues in this article are just one of topic areas that are going to be discussed at the Business Transformation & Operational Excellence World Summit & Industry (BTOES19). March 18-22, 2019, Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando Resort^®

BTOES is the industry’s biggest and best, senior-level, cross-industry gathering of Business Transformation & Operational Excellence industry leaders and senior executives.

It also hosts the Business Transformation & Operational Excellence Awards, which showcase globally the most outstanding organizational achievements through the application of Operational Excellence programs.

The summits hosts a number of private forums for C-Level & Global corporate-level leaders as well as business unit heads.

With over 150 speakers, over 100 sessions, 12 Keynotes, 9 Track Themes, 5 parallel tracks, 60+ track sessions, 50 roundtable discussions, 20 Interactive Workshops, 6 Thought Leader Panels, 5 Leaders Boardrooms, 5 co-located events, the Industry Awards Program, Site Visits, 20+ hours of social networking including 2 gala cocktail parties, dinners, numerous group activities, this is the ultimate event to benchmark, network and drive Operational Excellence to the next level.

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There is a strong focus on Cultural Transformation, Customer Delight, Sustaining an Operational Excellence program, Need for end-to-end Business Transformation, Keeping up with new technologies/impact of digitalization and Leadership Buy-in & Understanding. We dedicated two tracks to advanced technologies, such as AI, Machine Learning, RPA, Predictive Analytics, Blockchain, Cloud infrastructure etc.

The agenda is designed to encourage active meaningful conversations though all day enhanced networking and interaction opportunities, including

All-day Refreshment & Themed Breaks
1¼ Hour Hot Breakfast Networking Sessions
1½ Hour Hot Plated Networking Lunches with Topic & Industry Sector focussed tables
1½ Hour Roundtable Sessions by Topic & Industry Sector.
Keynote & Themes Panel Sessions
Hosted Welcome Receptions from 5.30pm
Expanded more lavish Awards Program
Newly launched Night Summit for attendees to meet after dinner