HIMSS25

Elizabeth Regan, professor at the University of South Carolina and a 2025 HIMSS Changemaker award recipient, says hospitals that embrace technology to engage the entire healthcare system can truly transform care.  

David Gibbs, associate professor and chair at Texas State University, says attending his first HIMSS conference led him to volunteer with his local chapter and, eventually, to move from consulting into higher education.

Monae Haskins, senior application analyst at Atlantic Health System is the recipient of the Changemaker Award for health equity. She says it impacted her on a personal level because she grew up in a low-income urban community.

Dr. Steven Lane, chief medical officer at Health Gorilla and a HIMSS25 Changemaker Award recipient, discusses how Health Gorilla provides EHR companies with connectivity to the TEFCA framework as well as to other health information networks.  

Dylan Tête, director of business development for Red Duke Strategies, discusses the company's successful pilot program, which mitigates clinical staffing shortages by enabling veterans' family members to become their paid caregivers.

Osama El Hassan, 2025 HIMSS Changemaker Award recipient and cofounder and chair of ZIMAM, recommends that aspiring healthcare IT leaders prioritize education and building relationships with leaders who can offer mentorship.

As U.S. veterans, many of whom live in rural areas, age, Kent Dicks, CEO of Life365, says that virtual care programs using AI, predictive analytics and real-time health monitoring can help keep them healthier in their homes.

According to Scott Mattila, COO at Intraprise Health, healthcare leaders seeking to build a strong cybersecurity framework may want to incorporate AI-powered real-time scanning and evaluation.

Shawn Weldin, IT director of Sabetha Community Hospital and Changemaker Award recipient, recommends that executives at rural hospitals work with vendors to implement new tools at a scale suitable for their size.

While the First Databank's tool already delivers EHR-based clinical decision support, it now offers more personalized guidance when lab results reveal a medication-related problem, says Virginia Halsey, the company's SVP of strategy.