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HIMSS 2025 Changemaker Award recipient Cathy Menkiena of Health Catalyst says she began her journey as a clinician who learned how to use IT through a clinical lens and stays current with the ever-evolving technology.

Medtech companies must make sure that AI algorithms reflect the patient population they're serving and know the clinical decisions these algorithms are making, says Peter Shen, North America head of digital and automation at Siemens Healthineers.

Luis Belén, CEO of the National Health IT Collaborative for the Underserved and a HIMSS25 Changemaker Award recipient, cofounded the HIMSS Latino Community in 2011 and says he has been working in collaboration with HIMSS to impact lives.

Realizing digital health potential is about incorporating all of the tools of leadership, standards and innovation, says Changemaker Award recipient Dr. Tamara Sunbul, digital health transformation and innovation strategic advisor in Saudi Arabia.

Information on injuries from the popular sport is embedded in the chart notes, making it ripe for genAI's ability to extract information from unstructured data, says Kathy Bailey, principal data intelligence analyst at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

A wearable asthma tool created by CareEvolution helps patients self- manage their condition and the data that's gathered gives alerts when there is a change in baseline conditions, says Chief Transformation Officer Dr. Bronwyn Harris.

For health IT professionals looking to grow their careers, accept AI as an opportunity and learn to use and adopt the technology, says Bob Dichter, founder and career coach at Phoenix Rising Career Services.

AI, innovation and having everyone onboard to the health system's strategic roadmap to avoid competing priorities are central to a smart hospital, says Debra Beauregard of Rady Children's Health.

The resulting training would be key to cybersecurity practices because the human factor is the most important, says Tjasa Zajc, special advisor for HIMSS and moderator for the HIMSS25 Global Leaders Exchange panel.

Cherish Health's intelligent radar-based sensor platform detects emergencies so that seniors do not have to download an app, remember to wear things, or press a button, says CEO Sumit Nagpal.