Women in Healthcare IT (791)

Precision Neuroscience kicks off the Emerging Technologies series, with Jayme Strauss, the company’s chief clinical and commercial officer, discussing the Layer 7 cortical interface, a minimally invasive brain-computer interface.

Jackie Rice, vice president and chief information officer at Frederick Health, talks about the health system's precision medicine program, which integrates patients' genetic data into clinicians' workflows to support decision-making.

Medicare Advantage insurers need to address the social determinants of health to bring down costs, says Lauren Barca, vice president of quality at 86Borders.

Sandra Johnson, SVP of client services at CliniComp, discusses how the company's EHR leverages intrinsic AI to improve clinical workflows and increase speed to billing and collections.

Rebecca Woods, Marissa Maldonado and Roz Cordini discuss their HIMSS25 panel about inspiring women to work in healthcare IT, which offered guidance on self-promotion, personal branding and building relationships.

Recruiting volunteers for nursing groups isn’t always easy, but Julie Luengas, chief nursing informatics officer at Stony Brook Medicine, says networking and identifying people who want to share knowledge are worthy benefits.

Vaishali Kamat, GE HealthCare’s general manager of new ventures for ultrasound digital solutions, discusses cardiac-focused caption guidance technology that directs an ultrasound technician on where to place a probe to get the best image.

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.