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The health system and Optum Ventures are among more than 10 investors in physician-led AI company Humata Health.

The opportunities are endless as long as nurses are able to influence the direction in the way these technologies will be built and put into the environment, says Darren Batara, nursing innovation and informatics manager at Stanford Healthcare.

HIMSS mission is more about people than technology and its vision and mentors have helped her grow, says 2025 Changemaker Award recipient Surya Shenoy, regional clinical informatics consultant at Kaiser Permanente.

The closure ends months of uncertainty as buyers were sought for two hospitals and other facilities.

Called "Advancing AI Driven Digital Health Transformation in the Middle East," the event is designed to highlight the momentum in the region that's becoming a test bed for scalable, responsible AI solutions, says Dr. Tamara Sunbul, chair of HIMSS Middle East Community and a digital health transformation and innovation strategic advisor.

American College of Clinical Engineering and HIMSS collaborated on integrated and secure technology to send the correct information to the medical record, says HIMSS Changemaker Awardee Ilir Kullolli, VP & COO for digital information solutions at Stanford Medicine Children's Health.

The question is how to leverage technology to make healthcare more accessible to everyone, says Keisuke Nakagawa, UC San Diego Health's director of strategic impact and a 2025 HIMSS Changemaker Award recipient.

Primary care physicians see an average pay increase of only 1.4%, while specialists experience an even smaller increase of 1%.

HIMSS 2025 Changemaker Award recipient Cathy Menkiena of Health Catalyst says she began her journey as a clinician who learned how to use IT through a clinical lens and stays current with the ever-evolving technology.

Because AI is a technology that will solve a business problem, IT execs looking to become a Chief AI Officer need to focus on the business side of the house to understand the problem, says Sameer Sethi, SVP and chief AI and insights officer at Hackensack Meridian Health.