HIMSS25

One of the first executive orders in the new administration was to rescind the former AI roadmap and call for the development of an AI action plan, says Jonathan French, HIMSS' senior director of public policy.

The opportunities are endless as long as nurses are able to influence the direction in the way these technologies will be built and put into the environment, says Darren Batara, nursing innovation and informatics manager at Stanford Healthcare.

Health systems need to change the care model for chronic illnesses that affect 80% of people nationwide, says Dan Shields, CEO of digital medicine at Ochsner Health.

HIMSS mission is more about people than technology and its vision and mentors have helped her grow, says 2025 Changemaker Award recipient Surya Shenoy, regional clinical informatics consultant at Kaiser Permanente.

Technology, governance and going outside the typical channels to democratize data, is necessary to unleash more than the 5-10% of data that is accessed today, says Bruno Lempernesse, MDClone's president.

Immunization Information Systems, or immunization registries, are located in every state and in many large cities to collect individuals' vaccine records to consolidate them in one location, says Rebecca Coyle, executive director of the American Immunization Registry Association.

Swift action was needed after the attack to ensure hospitals got paid and now providers are rethinking their strategy for a more diversified approach, says Karly Rowe, interim president of Inovalon's provider business unit.

American College of Clinical Engineering and HIMSS collaborated on integrated and secure technology to send the correct information to the medical record, says HIMSS Changemaker Awardee Ilir Kullolli, VP & COO for digital information solutions at Stanford Medicine Children's Health.

The question is how to leverage technology to make healthcare more accessible to everyone, says Keisuke Nakagawa, UC San Diego Health's director of strategic impact and a 2025 HIMSS Changemaker Award recipient.

A big risk is from third-party dependence for services, with some organizations not testing continuity plans should a breach happen, says Lee Kim, senior principal of cybersecurity and privacy at HIMSS.