Women in Healthcare IT (832)

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services' Krystal Schramm, who is a Changemaker Awardee, says HIMSS supported and empowered her to work with others to establish the HIMSS Native American and Indigenous Community.

Habi Mojidi, chief information officer for medical readiness in the U.S. Army, says the initiative gives an opportunity to grow and connect with colleagues from different healthcare organizations who can share key insights.

No matter how big or small a healthcare organization is, a full understanding of its assets is critical to cyberdefense, says Luta Security's Katie Moussouris as she shares insights on national infrastructure security.

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.

Olga Kagan, Food Allergy Nursing Association (FANA) president & CEO and 2025 Changemaker Award recipient, says she launched FANA to educate nurses about the emerging health concern so they can deliver adequate care and better advocate for patients.

Aimee Corso, senior vice president of growth at Mirvie, discusses the company's pregnancy-focused women's health company and its new offering, a direct-to-consumer test to predict preeclampsia before it occurs using RNA analysis.

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.