Women in Healthcare IT (675)

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.

Zayna Khayat, health futurist and University of Toronto adjunct professor, argues that to meet expanding global healthcare needs, leaders must design digital-first, asset-light systems, which would enable more flexible and adaptive care delivery.

Virginia Halsey, SVP of strategy at First Databank, discusses the company's technology, which resides within EHR systems to offer guidance to clinicians on issues such as patient-specific dosing and possible drug interactions.

Elsie Gori, 2025 HIMSS Changemaker Award recipient and nursing informatics specialist at Lone Star Communications, describes how data helps new nurses learn proven treatment methods while they gain experience in hands-on care.

Coders and clinicians need to have a meeting of the minds, says Christine Stetler, a registered nurse and AVP of Solution Engineering at MedeAnalytics.

Before deploying AI to reduce burnout and administrative burden, Angie Cox, Nautilus Solutions CEO and founder, recommends including nurses and doctors in the process so their concerns can be addressed.

Natasha Ramontal, HIMSS senior digital health strategist, says that measuring digital maturity and building up analytics programs can help providers use AI tools to meet patient needs more effectively.

Whende Carroll, clinical informatics advisor at HIMSS, says AI and other digital tools are easing cognitive burdens for clinicians and enabling leaders to reallocate staff to higher-value tasks.

NYU Langone Health's Denise Dauterman, Epic clinical systems lead and Deborah Jacques, informatics nurse specialist, will discuss how a collaborative process reduced redundant and non-meaningful nurse documentation 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. 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.

At Avid Health, CEO Tom Allen and COO Laura Tan aim to reduce health risks by providing individuals with access to proactive digital and clinical programs, integrating human health coaching, personalized content and data insights.