According to Twitter reports, Hillary knew she was being tweeted from the
HIMSS14 Conference
, asked to be photographed on her best side (as if she has a bad one),
broke out the political and geopolitical talk early, and praised the
health care community. "You have continued on a path I made just a few
footprints
on."
Telling healthcare professionals that we are on the cusp of extraordinary advances in healthcare due
to technology, she encouraged the gathering of evidence and discouraged decision making in "evidence-free zones." Telling her audience.
"We need to leave the blaming, gaming, shaming and point-scoring at the
door," she suggested we "fix what doesn't work together" saying "good
data leads to good decisions."
In
the Q & A session, the first question was about Russia, Putin, and
the situation in Ukraine. Hillary did not hold back. Citing Putin's
Soviet KGB background, she told the audience that from his perspective
the breakup of the Soviet Union was the greatest catastrophe and that
his aim is to reconsolidate the union. Comparing Putin's regime to
those of the czars and the communists, she said there is no doubt that
he holds absolute authority. Affirming her support for the people of Ukraine, she warned that we need to
thread the needle carefully in our relationship with Putin.
Some
in the audience seemed confused, even disconcerted, that foreign policy
was a point of discussion at a healthcare conference. We who know
Hillary's work well know that she would have no problem drawing the
lines of relation between the two. Others seemed surprised that she
works without a teleprompter. We would simply remind them that this is
how it is with somebody who knows her stuff.
Here are some twitpics from the event.
Hillary Clinton
