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Healthcare security incidents in 2024 highlighted third-party vendor risk and the need to prepare business continuity plans and tabletop exercises in case of attack, says Lee Kim, senior principal of cybersecurity and privacy at HIMSS.
Staying current with evolving healthcare technology helps Health Catalyst introduce proven, valuable digital tools, says the company's Cathy Menkiena, a HIMSS25 Changemaker awardee.
Healthcare needs its workforce to be skilled in AI, says Bob Dichter, founder and career coach at Phoenix Rising Career Services, who encourages IT professionals to use artificial intelligence tools to help solve their organizations' challenges.
With its Nursing Research and Innovation Council fostering the use of digital tools and the hospital training staff in employing artificial intelligence, it is improving tech adoption, says Debra Beauregard of Rady Children's Health.
A digital health literacy maturity model could aid in training and inspiring staff to adopt new tools and cybersecurity practices, says Tjasa Zajc, special advisor for HIMSS and moderator for the HIMSS25 Global Leaders Exchange panel.
Dr. Khulood Alsayegh, Dubai Health Authority's head of clinical standards and guidelines and the only healthcare AI ethics lead assessor in the Middle East and Africa, teaches courses to help build a regional community of assessors.
Attendees and panelists discuss what they've learned from the health systems and innovators piloting and implementing leading-edge healthcare technologies at the recent forum.
Dr. Colin Banas, chief medical officer at DrFirst, says mental health providers quickly adopted telehealth during the pandemic. Now he says he thinks AI agents can help understaffed offices with triage and prescription management.
Nursing leaders are embracing digital tools that streamline workflows and improve unique connections with patients, says Mary Joy Garcia-Dia, DNP, program director of nursing informatics at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and a HIMSS25 Changemaker Awardee.
Digital transformation requires a clear roadmap to ensure success. HIMSS maturity models provide a structured framework that helps healthcare orgs with systematic implementation, says Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs CIO Raed AlHazme.
