Government & Policy (155)

Zach Clark, global head of Uber Health, discusses the ride-sharing company's Veterans Health Administration–Uber Health Connect (VUHC) Initiative to improve veterans' access to care via the Veterans Transportation Program.

Dr. Sameer Vohra, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, says its mission is modernizing data that will improve communities' well-being by driving smarter, faster public health decisions.

As Europe builds solid frameworks for reimbursing digital therapeutics, the next challenge lies in clinician training, patient engagement, and embedding DTx into everyday care, says Louisa Stüwe from the French Ministry of Health.

Lawrence Voyten, chair of the HIMSS Chapter Advocacy Task Force, says advocacy is central to HIMSS' work, and that forums on healthcare topics and letter-writing campaigns to policymakers help educate and involve the public.

Jonathan French, HIMSS' senior director of public policy, discusses how the Trump administration has changed course from the Biden administration's AI roadmap and is seeking to develop a national AI framework.

The current HIPAA rule lays the groundwork for a new forward-looking approach as the stakes are ever higher, says Ferdinand Hamada, managing director of Healthcare, Pharma & Life Sciences (HPLS) sector at MorganFranklin Cyber.

FTC’s new premerger notification rules require organizations to share more data about their proposed transactions, says Michael Ramey, managing principal of Strategic & Transaction Solutions at PYA.

Globally, the NIH and associated research-focused programs in the U.S. will always remain a leading funding vehicle for biomedical innovation and training, says Vik Bajaj, cofounder and CEO of Foresite Labs.

At the HIMSS25 Public Health Data Modernization Forum, officials say pushing for more data and interoperability is key to keeping up with the rest of the healthcare industry.

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services' Josh Wymer, who is a 2025 HIMSS Changemaker Award recipient, discusses a recent statewide data project that brought together data from multiple locations and organizations.

Dylan Tête, director of business development for Red Duke Strategies and a 2025 Changemaker Award recipient, talks about working with the VA to develop new ways to provide healthcare for veterans and their families.

Kent Dicks, CEO of Life365, believes that AI-powered remote monitoring using low-cost, disposable sensors can help VA clinicians spot potential issues and intervene to encourage patients to stay compliant.