HIMSS25

Luke Hansen, chief medical officer at Arcadia, provides MobiHealthNews with highlights of the event for the company and its plans for 2025.  

The HIMSS government relations team plans to work within the U.S. and with other countries on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, digital health transformation and workforce development, says Tom Leary, SVP and head of government relations.

With an eye toward the next decade of data exchange, pop health and informatics experts offered some policy ideas to help White House accomplish "big, bold things" for healthcare interoperability.

Much-needed virtual care to underserved Indigenous communities is in development in the Whitecap Dakota First Nation, reports Ivar Mendez, director of Canada's Virtual Health Hub.

Before implementing AI tools to reduce burnout and administrative burden, include nurses and doctors in the process so their concerns can be addressed, says Angie Cox, Nautilus Solutions CEO and founder.

Where updates have been made, patient satisfaction has increased, she says.

Nurses with less than two years of experience increase their confidence in performing during electronic health record outages after escape room-style training, Michael Allen of Indiana University Health said at HIMSS25.

There are many valuable use cases for robotic process automation, says Dr. Jonah Feldman of NYU Langone Health, including streamlining patient intakes and analyzing charts to determine where care can be improved.

Measuring digital maturity and building up analytics programs can help providers use AI tools to meet patient needs more effectively, says Natasha Ramontal, HIMSS senior digital health strategist.

More malicious actors than ever can target healthcare organizations due to AI lowering the bar for hackers.