AI, machine learning apps, educational tools, cybersecurity, workforce development, digital health transformation and new member benefits are among the highlights attendees can look forward to at HIMSS25, says HIMSS CEO Hall Wolf.
Gunnar Trommer of BCG X and Erik Adams of BCG give highlights of their upcoming HIMSS25 panel on the capital needed to develop and commercialize AI-powered medical devices and on completing regulatory milestones like 510(k) clearance.
Van Steel, shareholder in LBMC's cybersecurity division, discusses his role at HIMSS Tennessee chapter - and why private healthcare data, including financial information, medications and other personal information, sells for a premium.
Project management frameworks such as Kanban let teams see their tasks in a layout, which fosters transparency and understanding of their needs says Rachele Watts, Joel Bond and Evgeny Shekhtman of Providence Health's Agile Practice Office.
Claroty's Ty Greenhalgh and St. Luke's University Health's Mike Powers say that, due to lack of patient focus by some IT personnel, initial hurdles were sharing knowledge back and forth and making sure that everyone was on the same page.
Ian Shakil, chief strategy officer at Commure, explores the role of AI in clinical documentation and note-taking, emphasizing the importance of keeping humans in the loop and expanding the technology's impact across healthcare.
CMS raised the payment for homecare by only a half a percent, and that does not compare to inflation, says Luke Rutledge, president of Homecare Homebase, who adds: "That does not equate to the costs that continue to rise for our customers."
Patients are interested in AI to try and garner more information about their care or their child's care. Tools like ChatGPT are being utilized more by patients, says Dr. Samuel Browd of UW and Seattle Children's and the CMO at Proprio.
AI models used to enhance cybersecurity include supervised, unsupervised machine learning and genAI that can take complex data and distill it down to something human-readable, says Etay Maor, Cato Networks' chief security strategist.
Brian Gonzalez and Dr. Sarah Hoffe of Moffitt Cancer Center highlight the VR-focused research they will discuss during their HIMSS25 talk in Las Vegas. They explain how the emerging technology has benefited their clinical research efforts.
