Ilir Kullolli from Stanford Medicine Children's Health says his 20 years of HIMSS membership and his attendance at HIMSS conferences have connected him with visionary leaders who inspired his career journey.
If some cuts to NIH and other research programs extend deeply and are rolled out in a disorganized way, they have the potential to compromise biomedical innovation in the United States, says Vik Bajaj, cofounder and CEO of Foresite Labs.
Priyanka Jain, CEO and cofounder of Evvy, discusses the women's health company's vaginal health test, which includes fertility insights by identifying specific markers in the vaginal microbiome that may be linked to fertility outcomes.
Keisuke Nakagawa, UC San Diego Health's director of strategic impact, discusses his journey from startup entrepreneur to healthcare IT leader and says newcomers can bring diverse backgrounds and interests to the field.
Lee Kim, senior principal of cybersecurity and privacy at HIMSS, says she believes strong governance and psychology-based training can help healthcare organizations combat social engineering cyberattacks that exploit workers' instinct to help.
Health Catalyst's Cathy Menkiena says that serving on HIMSS committees at the state and national levels let her learn from and network with other professionals as she transitioned from nurse to healthcare IT leader.
IT executives who want to become Chief AI Officers should appreciate both the business needs and the technology solutions required to solve problems, says Sameer Sethi, SVP and chief AI and insights officer at Hackensack Meridian Health.
Peter Shen, North America head of digital and automation at Siemens Healthineers, believes many clinicians don't use AI algorithms either because they don't understand how they work or because very few AI tools receive reimbursement.
Luis Belén, CEO of NHIT, discusses how his personal history in Puerto Rico and the Bronx, as well as his cancer journey, have shaped his work in increasing care access for underserved communities.
IT executives who aspire to be chief AI officers should be passionate, understand that what they do improves lives, build strong partnerships to solve complex challenges, says Mouneer Odeh, the new chief data and AI officer at Cedars-Sinai.
