Health Equity (156)

Luis Belén, CEO of the National Health IT Collaborative for the Underserved and a 2025 HIMSS Changemaker Award recipient, says focusing on why they do their work can help healthcare IT professionals serve patient populations more effectively.

Monae Haskins, senior application analyst at Atlantic Health System, received the award for teaching CAHIMS and CPHIMS professional certification courses in healthcare information technology to low-income urban students at community colleges.

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.

Donnie Parish, senior vice president at GDIT, discusses how telemedicine and AI tools can improve accessibility and care quality in rural and underserved areas to address Native communities' unique healthcare needs and challenges.

Ivar Mendez, director of Canada's Virtual Health Hub, discusses how his organization's facility that is being built on Whitecap Dakota land will deliver virtual care to underserved Indigenous communities.

Isaiah Nathaniel, SVP and CIO of Delaware Valley Community Health, discusses how HIMSS education and programs, such as CIO Connect, can benefit the professional development of healthcare IT specialists at all levels.

Cohosts of HIMSS25 Health Equity Preconference Forum, Matt Bishop of Open City Labs and Evelyn Gallego of EMI Advisors, preview what the Forum will offer attendees and discuss the panels they will each moderate around public health.

Rural hospitals can share the financial burden of an EHR to create better patient outcomes, says David Winn vice president for Parkview Community Connect at Parkview Health. He will be discussing the topic at HIMSS25.

Dr. Manijeh Berenji, assistant clinical professor of environmental and occupational health at the UC Irvine School of Medicine, will speak at HIMSS25 Health Equity Preconference Forum on climate change, public health and health equity.

Dr. Chris Gibbons, Greystone Group founder and CEO, and Ysabel Duron, founder and executive director of the Latino Cancer Institute, preview their HIMSS25 talk at the Health Equity Forum on leadership and improving disparities in healthcare.

Dr. Bonita Coe, founder and CEO of Best Health for Your Life Consulting, discusses her HIMSS25 talk at the Health Equity Forum on using technology, including digital monitoring, to ensure optimal health outcomes and inclusive patient care.

Dr. Keisuke Nakagawa, director of innovation at UC Davis Health and co-chair of the HIMSS SDOH Committee, says artificial intelligence is changing the equation for how social and digital determinant information is integrated into care.