Population Health

Evvy is expanding into fertility care by analyzing the vaginal microbiome’s composition to uncover predictive insights into potential fertility outcomes, explains Priyanka Jain, the company's cofounder and CEO.

UC San Diego Health works with clinicians, patients, designers and IT teams to develop digital tools that improve patient experience, says Keisuke Nakagawa, director of strategic impact at UCSD and a HIMSS25 Changemaker.

The CAIO should not just understand both of those disciplines, but intuit what AI is good and bad, what's scalable and whether it's the right fit, says Sameer Sethi, the New Jersey health system's chief AI and insights officer.

Peter Shen, North America head of digital and automation at Siemens Healthineers, says that as the use of AI tools in healthcare advances, companies must train algorithms on data that reflects the patient populations they will serve.

Keeping focused on why they do their work can help health IT professionals serve patient populations more effectively, says Luis Belén, CEO of the National Health IT Collaborative for the Underserved and a HIMSS25 Changemaker.

Dr. Tamara Sunbul, digital health transformation and innovation strategic advisor in Saudi Arabia and a HIMSS25 Changemaker, says clinicians can blend clinical and IT expertise to help patients improve their wellness.