Women in Healthcare IT (706)

Renee Broadbent, SoNE HEALTH's chief information officer, discusses a partnership initiative that aims to provide culturally sensitive care, reduce hospital stays and leverage digital tools to improve access to treatment.

According to Julie Frey, vice president of product at Wolters Kluwer, ambient AI tools are helping to restore doctors' human connections with patients and reducing their after-hours documentation burden.

Training AI on narrow or biased datasets leads to real-world harms like misdiagnosis and unequal treatment, says Jessica Morley, Jessica Morley, postdoctoral research associate at Yale University's Digital Ethics Center.

Piedmont Healthcare's population health pharmacy program manager, Melissa Robinson, discusses a predictive analytics tool that helps the health system identify and engage patients at risk for medication non-adherence.

Lateefah Agunbiade, executive director of enterprise systems and IT at Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center and recent CIO Connect graduate, says the program provides education and support to new CIOs seeking to drive change in their organizations.

Providers face shrinking reimbursements, inflation and costly operations, but cross-training staff and adding automation can keep finances positive, says AdvancedMD CEO Amanda Sharp. She also shared how a culture of belonging inspires staff.

Michele Krajewski, HIMSS Global Health Conference Education Committee chair, says the committee consults attendee feedback and tracks emerging trends to plan its yearly global conference sessions.

Banner Health's Amy Adashek-Pinn discusses the health system's "Text the CEO" program, which enables patients and visitors to contact executives directly with praise, complaints or other comments regarding their experiences.

Leaders from the HIMSS New York State Chapter discuss the chapter's cybersecurity- and cyber resilience-focused 2025 Nursing Symposium, as well as how HIMSS membership has helped them personally and professionally.

Dr. Tamara Sunbul, chair of HIMSS Middle East Community and a digital health transformation and innovation strategic advisor, highlights HIMSS Executive Summit in Dubai that will focus on the promise of AI and creating a future-ready workforce.

Rebecca Coyle, executive director of the American Immunization Registry Association, talks about immunization registries consolidating vaccine records from multiple providers and recommending additional needed doses.

Surya Shenoy, regional clinical informatics consultant at Kaiser Permanente, says HIMSS' vision and mission inspire her to keep human connection at the core of her service to patients and mentees.