HIMSS25

The app store model in healthcare will return to the former and more appropriate best-of-breed model when interoperability is solved and clinicians have access to solutions that are integrated into the EHR, says Red Rover Health CEO John Orosco.

The agentic AI platform works with EHR data to provide insights in care resource management, says Philipp von Gilsa, CEO of kontakt.io.

AI is the great equalizer that along with health informatics will lead to tremendous benefits for healthcare building on the work of the last 25 years, says Prashant Natarajan, Velatura Public Benefit Corporation's chief AI officer, who attended HIMSS25, his 21st HIMSS global conference.

Health systems need a strategic vision to better equip clinical nurses with the right tools to accelerate digital technology adoption, says Penn Medicine's Anna Schoenbaum.

When talking on the phone with a patient, customer service reps are able to see the individual's financial experience for a more well-informed discussion about payment options, says RevSpring President Nicole Rogas.

Essex County College worked in partnership with HIMSS to help students earn a data science degree that leads to higher-paying healthcare IT jobs, says Elvy Vieira, dean of Community, Continuing Education and Workforce Development.

Kyruus Health's AI-powered tool simplifies the search for the 70% of patients who are looking online for care and the 50% who are deciding between three or more sources, says Senior Director of Clinical Services Gen Conlin.

At HIMSS25, Director of Licensing and Communications Joan Webley has found partners to put the mission into action by offering a first response to natural disasters and wars, not just with doctors and medicines but with clinics.

Ultimately the question is not one of spending, but how we allocate care for ourselves and in this world, data is everything, says Dr. Don Rucker, chief strategy officer at 1upHealth, who is the former National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.

Dr. Sarah Hoffe, interim chair of GI oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center, says she saw it change a 68-year old cancer patient's life when the claustrophobic MRI procedure was simulated.