Alda Mizaku, chief data and AI officer at Children's National Hospital, also says they need to have strong leadership capabilities and effective communication skills, being able to talk with a diverse set of stakeholders.

In a preview of his HIMSS25 session, the IT leader discusses the particular cybersecurity challenges for post-acute care settings, and explains how nursing homes, home health and assisted living groups can improve their privacy and security posture.

While artificial intelligence-driven scribes need to evolve for edge cases, the future of healthcare AI is additive and we're in a transformational moment, says Dr. William Morris, Ambience Healthcare CMO.

Deepak Prakash, CTO and cofounder of Sonio, says that because maternal health data is targeted by cybersecurity threat actors, providers must ensure that they have the right levels of security to protect patient privacy.