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Ambient listening allows for a natural conversation with a patient and puts the right information into the medical record and without the burden of chart documentation, says Changemaker Mary Joy Garcia-Dia, program director of nursing informatics at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

AI needs to be explainable as to its decision-making and healthcare organizations need to develop the framework for validation standards, says Mika Newton, CEO of xCures.

The organization brings a power to people's voices and development and introduces them to dialog they wouldn't otherwise be exposed to, says Changemaker Award recipient Nelita Iuppa, Cleveland Clinic's executive director of informatics.

Blue x Blue CEO and founder Julia Zarb says her company uses AI agents to identify information executives really need, then brings data into play so decision-makers can access it in a safe way and talk to their data and have their data talk back.

Joshua Wymer, with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, talks about the digital health indicator and the opportunity to advance interoperability in the state during the HIMSS25 Public Health Data Modernization Forum.

Moving public health forward means being more effective with resources and using technology, says 2025 HIMSS Changemaker Award recipient Josh Wymer of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, who was recently involved in a statewide data project.

"We're all gonna feel a little stupid sometimes if we wanna get this right," says forum co-emcee Brian Spisak.

Members are frustrated by not finding accurate information online, by being unable to get a live agent or by lack of preventative care options, says Rita Sharma, chief product officer at Pager Health.

Healthcare problems are not on the medical side, but in the healthcare delivery system, says HIMSS Changemaker award recipient Elizabeth Regan, a professor at the University of South Carolina who teaches informatics.

Students may know they want to go into healthcare but often don't see health information as a possibility because they don't see these professionals on TV, says HIMSS25 Changemaker Award recipient and Texas State University associate professor David Gibbs.