HIMSS24

Dr. John Blair, CEO, MedAllies, discusses how TEFCA's interoperability framework can help bring social determinants of health data from community organizations like food pantries into patients’ records for a more complete view of their health.

Lee Kim, senior principal, cybersecurity and privacy at HIMSS, discusses the new NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0, which offers specific implementation examples and granular guidance to help organizations manage and reduce cybersecurity risk.

Microsoft's chief nursing information officer, Kathleen McGrow, discusses the link between clinical workflow and information technology and how the HIMSS innovation nursing advisory group educates nurses to improve AI literacy and utilization.

Khue Tran, chief strategy officer at Azalea Health, shares how the company's products for rural health systems, including EHR and practice management software, RCM automation and touchless charting, drive efficiencies and boost reimbursement rates.

Dr. Olga Kagan, consortial faculty and associate adjunct professor at CUNY School of Professional Studies and 2024 HIMSS Changemaker award recipient, believes nursing schools' greatest challenge is preparing nurses to master rapidly evolving technology.  

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.  

Jessica Skopac, division chief engineer at MITRE, discusses how she communicates with other divisions supporting federal agencies within the company to ensure that they share information and solutions between projects where applicable.

Emily Barey, chief nurse evangelist at Epic and 2024 Changemaker, discusses how building new healthcare technology requires observing the problems users face and gathering a diverse team to help solve them.