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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.

Primary care physicians see an average pay increase of only 1.4%, while specialists experience an even smaller increase of 1%.

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.

Because AI is a technology that will solve a business problem, IT execs looking to become a Chief AI Officer need to focus on the business side of the house to understand the problem, says Sameer Sethi, SVP and chief AI and insights officer at Hackensack Meridian Health.

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.

Build strong partnerships and cultivate diverse perspectives to solve complex challenges and integrate technology into workflows, says Mouneer Odeh, the new chief data and AI officer at Cedars-Sinai.

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.

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.