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Leigh Burchell, Altera Digital Health VP for policy and public affairs, advises healthcare IT newcomers to find mentors and develop a network of contacts across multiple disciplines who can offer different perspectives on challenges.
No healthcare IT leader gets to their position alone; collaboration, mentorship and collective effort are the true engines behind career growth, according to HIMSS Changemaker awardee Julie Luengas, DNP, RN, Stony Brook Medicine CNIO.
Georgia State University's Cedric Truss became a student HIMSS member and remained to volunteer for HIMSS committees and task forces. He now encourages his students to join so they can gain valuable skills and contacts.
Through her work with the Health Sector Coordinating Council, McLaren Health Care's Samantha Jacques says she helps bridge public and private healthcare sectors with guidance on protecting connected clinical environments.
While he was initially surprised that U.S. healthcare technology lagged behind other industries, Mayo Clinic's Dr. Vitaly Herasevich says he has enjoyed seeing digital tools' growth over 17 years of attending HIMSS conferences.
Massachusetts General Hospital's Hiyam Nadel says she brings HIMSS' values to her everyday work as director of the Center for Innovations in Care Delivery by mentoring women in the healthcare IT and informatics fields.
Globally, health systems are grappling with similar issues, and Samsung Medical Center CMIO Dr. Meong Hi Son says in Part 2 of our interview that gathering at HIMSS26 offers opportunities to exchange ideas about how to overcome these obstacles.
Wearables, IoT devices and home-based care can help minimize hospital stays and improve patients' quality of life as the Korean population ages, says Samsung Medical Center CMIO Dr. Meong Hi Son in Part 1 of our interview.
Swiss Medical Network CIO Patrick Bizeau says the organization uses HIMSS' mission to guide its use of technology; every digital tool must deepen, rather than distract from, the doctor-patient connection.
According to one attendee, HIMSS26 offers a diverse mix of healthcare leaders, policymakers and newcomers to the field that can lead to idea exchange and interesting conversations.