Professional Development

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.

Angie Cox, CEO and founder of Nautilus Solutions, talks about how AI technology can mask loud alert sounds in hospitals to relieve nurses' alarm fatigue and may soon be able to help with medication management and reconciliation.

Isaiah Nathaniel, 2025 HIMSS Changemaker award recipient and Delaware Valley Community Health SVP and CIO, says his organization has always had bipartisan support and will continue delivering care to underserved populations.

Also, a new online platform providing rural doctors support and resources on allergies went live.  

Ysabel Duron, founder and executive director of the Latino Cancer Institute, and Dr. Chris Gibbons, Greystone Group founder and CEO, preview their talk at HIMSS25 Health Equity Forum on improving health disparities with technology.

AI, machine learning apps, educational tools, cybersecurity, workforce development, digital health transformation and new member benefits are among the highlights attendees can look forward to at HIMSS25, says HIMSS CEO Hall Wolf.

Chief AI officers can help organizations address clinical issues, such as C. diff inspections and sepsis, and broader needs like scheduling, resources and improving the backend, says Zachary Durst, IT practice consultant at WittKieffer.

The demand for jobs in cybersecurity is good. Students need to look at where they want to land and consider some career options, says Laquan Black, assistant professor of Health Information Technology at Guttman Community College CUNY.

The all-cash transaction will see Cross Country transition to a privately held company with its common stock no longer trading on the Nasdaq.

Also, Indian diagnostics chain Redcliffe Labs has rolled out a mobile diabetes risk calculation feature.