Women in Healthcare IT (697)

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.

Karly Rowe, interim president of Inovalon's provider business unit, says that, after the Change Healthcare breach, healthcare organizations are diversifying their buying strategies and asking about vendors' cybersecurity policies.

Anika Gardenhire, chief digital and transformation officer, offers insights on data informing decision making for operational processes and her perspective on improving IT support for the clinician and patient experience.

Priyanka Jain, CEO and cofounder of Evvy, shares how the women’s health startup is expanding into fertility care by analyzing the vaginal microbiome’s composition to uncover predictive insights into potential fertility outcomes.

Lee Kim, senior principal of cybersecurity and privacy at HIMSS, says 2024's healthcare cybersecurity incidents highlighted third-party vendor risk and the need to prepare business continuity plans and tabletop exercises in case of attack.

Health Catalyst's Cathy Menkiena, a 2025 HIMSS Changemaker Award recipient, talks about how staying current with evolving healthcare technology helps her introduce proven, valuable digital tools to her clients.

Kathy Bailey, principal data intelligence analyst at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, talks about how generative AI extracts important information from data that can help inform care or drive operational efficiencies.

HIMSS Changemaker Award recipient Dr. Tamara Sunbul, digital health transformation and innovation strategic advisor in Saudi Arabia, says clinicians can blend clinical and IT expertise to help patients realize their health potential.

Dr. Bronwyn Harris, chief transformation officer at CareEvolution, discusses how the company's asthma management tool creates a baseline of data and notifies patients of significant changes, helping them to better manage their condition.

Debra Beauregard of Rady Children's Health discusses how the hospital trains nurses and physicians in the use of AI and engages its Nursing Research and Innovation Council to bring in new digital health tools.