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Students may know they want to go into healthcare but often don't see health information as a possibility because they don't see these professionals on TV, says HIMSS25 Changemaker Award recipient and Texas State University associate professor David Gibbs.

Monae Haskins, senior application analyst, Atlantic Health System in New Jersey, won the award teaching low-income urban students at community colleges and says, "It's never too late to start a second career."

Dylan Tête, director of business development for Red Duke Strategies and HIMSS Changemaker award recipient, built from the ground up an international living neighborhood for those with traumatic brain injuries, worked with veterans in Ukraine and now has the VA as a primary client.

The nonprofit ZIMAM, the International Digital Health Workforce Development Collaborative, has expanded since it began as a small initiative in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and has a focus on AI, synthetic data and information exchange, says cofounder and chair Osama El Hassan.

Scott Mattila, Intraprise Health's COO, says artificial intelligence is being utilized by cybercriminals who are increasingly targeting healthcare institutions.

Informatics is used for correlating studies for patient safety and outcomes, says 2025 HIMSS Changemaker award recipient and nursing informatics specialist at Lone Star Communications Elsie Gori.

The judge took issue with the way the mass terminations were executed, saying employees should be brought back onto the job.

The leadership changes are designed to further drive the company's focus on patients and "accelerate its growth strategy."

The key areas both nationally and globally are AI, cybersecurity, digital health transformation and workforce development, says Tom Leary, HIMSS SVP and head of government relations.

There's some hesitancy with implementation but AI technology that assists with documentation, medication management and reconciliation could help nurses avoid burnout, says Angie Cox, Nautilus Solutions CEO and founder.