Organizational Governance

Sara Meinke and Asad Tariq of Baptist Health discuss how a predictive analytics tool has helped reduce patient wait times and enabled nurses to have uninterrupted lunch breaks, increasing patient and staff satisfaction.

Through working with global leaders, educating its members and developing digital transformation tools for health systems, Hal Wolf, HIMSS president and CEO, says HIMSS encourages the ethical and practical integration of AI in healthcare.

Elsa provides a secure platform for scientific reviewers and investigators to access internal documents.  

Morgan Cheatham, partner and head of healthcare and life sciences at Breyer Capital, provides highlights of the venture capital firm's strategy when funding emerging technologies and the risks associated with backing these innovations.

While quantum computing will pose a threat to healthcare cybersecurity, Philip Bradley, HIMSS digital health strategist, says the INFRAM scale will align with cybersecurity frameworks as they adapt to a new quantum security model.

As digital health innovation continues, Trinity Health's Dr. Roosevelt De Los Santos, who is a 2025 Changemaker Awardee, advises healthcare organizations to seek stakeholder input on technology-related matters to keep improving patient outcomes.

Krystal Schramm of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services advises those starting out in health IT to build diverse connections, share their ideas and create their own paths to success.

A strong asset and vulnerability management posture for all organizations – no matter the size – is the key to survival against ransomware attacks, says Katie Moussouris, founder and CEO of Luta Security.

While AI can fix clinical documentation efficiency, traditional interventions such as improving culture can be another solution to physician burnout, says Dr. Anwar Jebran, medical director of population health informatics at Oak Street Health.

While AI technology shows promise for automating administrative tasks, Julie Frey, vice president of provider product at Wolters Kluwer, recommends caution in deploying AI, particularly generative AI, for clinical use cases.