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Olga Kagan, Food Allergy Nursing Association CEO, talks about her journey from immigrant to informaticist and advises health IT newcomers to act on issues they're passionate about and join a strong, supportive professional community.

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.

When it comes to threat detection, AI enables security leaders to do more with less because it can process data quickly and identify anomalies, says Etay Maor, chief security strategist at Cato Networks.

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.

Most Americans own smartphones that can connect to telehealth platforms, and SoNE Health's chief information officer, Renee Broadbent, says virtual visits for wellness screenings and tests can help decrease emergency room usage.

While decentralizing healthcare data using blockchain can potentially bolster organizations' cybersecurity, Matt Murren, CEO of True North ITG, cautions that quantum computing may one day crack blockchain's ciphers.

Larry Voyten, chair of the HIMSS Chapter Advocacy Task Force, says that, rather than focusing on national policy, HIMSS members interested in advocacy can work with local chapters to make an impact in their communities.

North Carolina's MOTHeRS Project has provided thousands of pregnant women in underserved areas with specialized maternity telehealth care. Dr. Sy Saeed offers recommendations for organizations seeking to implement similar programs.  

Dr. Guido Giunti, chief data officer at Dublin, Ireland's St James's Hospital, studies healthcare trends to predict coming changes and then tailors messages about those changes to address audiences' concerns and encourage buy-in.

Cybercriminals invest heavily into developing new attacks, so Eric Liederman, CEO of CyberSolutionsMD, recommends that healthcare organizations take a proactive security stance and build strong resilience and recovery plans.