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Both small and large organizations have risk challenges and threat-monitoring gaps, but executives are increasingly recognizing that cybersecurity in healthcare is a strategic imperative central to patient safety, says Steve Cagle, CEO of Clearwater.  

Dr. Eve Cunningham, group VP and chief of virtual care and digital health at Providence, and 2024 Changemaker, discusses MedPearl, a tool created by and for clinicians that provides decision support information within two minutes.

Dr. Eric Liederman, CEO of CyberSolutionsMD, says technology providers should be required to use AI tools to find vulnerabilities in their products before they go to market.  

Christopher Falkner, 2024 Changemaker and Sodexo's senior director of digital strategy and cybersecurity, offers tips for healthcare success: participating in projects outside your comfort zone, seeking mentors and mentoring others.  

Abigail Norville, deputy secretary general of the Netherlands' Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, talks about the challenges of digitizing Dutch healthcare amid patients' data privacy concerns and clinicians' interest in driving efficiency.  

Dr. Guido Giunti, Trinity College Dublin's digital therapeutics lead, relays how the institution created a digital therapeutic for multiple sclerosis patients to fight fatigue and his journey to becoming a HIMSS Changemaker award recipient.  

Sales Director at CenTrak and South Florida HIMSS president Kendall Brown talks about the bridge between her sales experience and state-policy advocacy.  

Ellen Arigorat, NewYork-Presbyterian nursing informatics program director, connects her Filipino American heritage with providing better care through the science that underpins nursing.  

Dr. Jonah Feldman, medical director, clinical transformation and informatics at NYU Langone Health System, discusses an upcoming pilot study using AI to generate after-visit notes that are easier for patients to read and understand.  

Gabriel Garcia-Lopez, health information systems director, Los Angeles LGBT Center, and 2024 Changemaker Award winner, discusses customizing digital intake systems to allow LGBTQ+ patients to enter SOGI (sexual orientation and gender identity) data.