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Shawn Weldin, IT director at Sabetha Community Hospital and a HIMSS25 Changemaker Award recipient, says concerns about reimbursement and the costs of new tools can hinder digital transformation efforts.

First Databank's technology resides within electronic health records and can offer clinicians guidance on issues such as patient-specific dosing and possible drug interactions, explains Virginia Halsey, the company's SVP of strategy.

Better information practices help new nurses learn proven treatment methods while gaining experience in hands-on care, explains Elsie Gori, nursing informatics specialist at Lone Star Communications and HIMSS25 Changemaker Award recipient.

Medicomp Systems' LLM-adjacent software cleans, organizes and presents diagnostically connected data for clinicians at the point of care, explains President and CEO David Lareau.

Joint procurement initiatives can help smaller countries increase their bargaining power and address local needs effectively when facing challenges of limited resources and expertise, says Nick Guldemond, a professor of healthcare and public health.

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.

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.

Christine Stetler, a registered nurse and AVP of Solution Engineering at MedeAnalytics, says there needs to be a meeting of the minds between coders and clinicians to accomplish that goal.

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.