HIMSS25

Luis Belén, CEO of NHIT, discusses how his personal history in Puerto Rico and the Bronx, as well as his cancer journey, have shaped his work in increasing care access for underserved communities.

Dr. Tamara Sunbul, digital health transformation and innovation strategic adviser in Saudi Arabia, advises digital health newcomers to gain both healthcare and technology education and to seek out mentors to help grow their careers.

Kathy Bailey, principal data intelligence analyst at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, discusses how she and her team used generative AI to identify pickleball injuries from patients' chart notes with 80% accuracy.

To ensure that digital health tools meet patients' clinical needs and drive engagement, Dr. Bronwyn Harris, chief transformation officer at CareEvolution, recommends involving patients throughout the development process.

Bob Dichter, founder and career coach at Phoenix Rising Career Services, recommends that newcomers to the industry determine how their knowledge and experience can apply to healthcare IT and articulate their value clearly.

Debra Beauregard of Rady Children's Health says aligning new technology with a hospital's strategic priorities and ensuring that clinicians understand the digital road map are essential to making hospitals smarter.

Tjasa Zajc, special advisor for HIMSS, says HIMSS25 Europe will bring in government staff to talk about implementing the European Health Data Space and health system leaders to share use cases for AI and digital technology.

Sumit Nagpal, Cherish Health CEO, explains how the company prioritizes the look of its products and the emotions they evoke to give patients more confidence about deploying them in their homes.

Awardees from around the globe gathered at HIMSS25 Stage 7 and DHI Achievement Reception to discuss their journey toward achieving HIMSS Stage 6 and 7 validations, while enhancing care accessibility and adopting transformative technologies.

Panelists and attendees, including the director of innovation at Northwestern Medicine and director of medical intelligence and innovation at Rady Children's Health, reflect on presentations and discussions had at the Preconference Forum.