nursing informatics

Mayo Clinic project specialist informaticist AJ Paragon shares highlights to his upcoming HIMSS25 discussion on the combined power of informatics for clinics and nurses and the effect on provider collaboration to improve productivity. 

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

MaryAnn Connor, senior director of nursing informatics at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses how nurses must understand the whole patient and their needs, and how technology can remove the barriers to providing personalized care.  

Amid the ongoing nursing shortage, Connie White Delaney, dean and professor at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, believes nurses can help develop new technologies that fit better into their workflows and strengthen their bonds with patients.

Mary Joy Garcia-Dia, program director, nursing informatics, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, discusses nurses' role as knowledge workers and how new technologies, including AI, should support nurses' decision-making and reduce bias to improve care access.

Whende Carroll, clinical informatics advisor at HIMSS, discuss how informatics has changed the practice of nursing, particularly with virtual care.    

Lisa Stephenson, CNIO at Houston Methodist, talks about her work with the HIMSS nursing informatics committee and how informaticists help healthcare leaders focus on adopting technology that will reduce, not add to, clinicians' burdens.

Tony Black, director of federal healthcare for Kyndryl, discusses how conferences like HIMSS23 empower healthcare professionals to network, learn from each other and discuss ideas, and offers suggestions for expanding these opportunities.

Tammy Kwiatkoski, senior director of clinical informatics at HIMSS, describes the growing opportunities for nurse informaticists and the importance of digital solutions for enriching communications between patients and clinicians.

In a look ahead at a HIMSS23 panel Olga Kagan, RN, adjunct professor at CUNY School of Professional Studies and Molloy University, explains the ways tools can empower nurses, assist in career development and lower burnout levels.