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Lygeia Ricciardi

Lygeia Ricciardi

Digital Health & Patient Engagement Expert

Lygeia Ricciardi brings to the stage vision, strategy and in-depth industry...

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Lygeia Ricciardi brings to the stage vision, strategy and in-depth industry insights to build the future of health through technology. She energizes audiences with her passion and vision for using digital health to help individuals live healthier, happier and fuller lives. Lygeia has been at the vanguard of digital health and consumer engagement for more than 20 years, working to ensure that electronic health records, wearables, apps and other tools empower patients and their families.

Not surprising since the name Lygeia means “clear-voiced” in ancient Greek. Throughout Lygeia’s career, she has been sharing easy-to-understand, practical methods for using technology that empowers people to take charge of their health. Lygeia has also contributed to policies and programs that give millions of Americans digital access to their health information in the public and private sectors, as well as helping to develop and spread new tools and new ways of thinking.

In 2021, Lygeia was included by Medika Life in a list of 50 of the most influential voices in healthcare. She’s also been named one of the Most Powerful Women in Healthcare IT (Health Data Management, 2019) and among the Most Influential Women in Health IT (HIMSS, 2019), and is widely recognized as a digital influencer.

As the founder and CEO of AdaRose, Lygeia is currently making it easier for people to practice self-care anywhere. Whether you are a busy professional, the “chief health officer” of your family, a parent, a caregiver or all of the above, through virtual experiences supported by a closely coordinated box of healthy physical products, you need to take care of you. Previously, Lygeia was the Chief Transformation Officer at Carium, a software company that connects patients and their healthcare teams outside of care settings. In addition, as a federal government intrapreneur, Lygeia founded and led the Office of Consumer eHealth, from which she helped shape national policies and programs that give millions of Americans access to and use of their health information digitally. Lygeia has also consulted for companies, including members of the Fortune 50, health systems, health plans, device developers, government agencies, pharmaceutical companies and more.

Lygeia’s work has been featured by media including Forbes, NPR, C-SPAN, The Wall Street Journal and Consumer Reports. She speaks frequently at conferences, including the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), South by SouthWest (SXSW) and the HIMSS annual conference.

Whether Lygeia is speaking on trends in digital health, patient engagement or women’s health, she customizes each presentation to the needs of your event and works with you to amplify audience engagement through social media and other avenues. Through storytelling and visuals that are rich in data yet easy to understand, she translates big ideas into concise and powerful words and images. Lygeia inspires us to see opportunities instead of problems, overcome challenges and find the inspiration and purpose to harness technology to improve health and healthcare.

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The Future of Healthcare is Digital & Patient-Centered

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