After cancer patient Rahul Mahadevan saw other patients delaying or refusing treatment because of non-clinical obstacles, he founded The WiTT Group to create a platform for patients to ask for the help they need, which also generates SDOH data.

Dr. David Kaelber, the health system's chief health informatics officer, describes its imaging interoperability journey: breaking down silos and using VNA, universal viewers and patient portals to share imaging with providers and patients.

Dr. Mohammad Al Redha of the Dubai Health Authority says NABIDH, its unified health data platform, provides doctors with patients' full medical histories in seconds so they can make more informed decisions.

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.

Omar Ayesh, CEO of Electronic Health Solutions, discusses Jordan's national medical record, which was established in 2009 and now enables seamless care and access to patient records across the country for 70% of the population.

An API that flows Veterans Affairs' data enables doctors to identify more veterans, rectify medication lists and refer them for VA benefits and services, says Matthew McCay, MultiCare Health System's veteran advocacy manager, and Epic's Brett Barker.

M42's Dr. Maaz Shaikh says the company "co-creates" its AI-powered technology with input from clinical users to ensure that the tools improve experiences for patients and clinicians.

Saad Alhuzami of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health discusses how the Kingdom is leveraging AI-powered screenings for chronic diseases and creating digital twins that reflect patients' medical histories and risk factors.

Trinity Health's Dr. Roosevelt De Los Santos, who is a 2025 Changemaker Awardee, says his work to help clinicians, patients and staff embrace and understand digital tools contributes to advancing HIMSS' goal of improving global health outcomes.

Dr. Maheshwara Rao Appannan of Malaysia's Ministry of Health uses HIMSS benchmarks as guidance for advancing digital health maturity with the goals of increasing health equity and economic gains while improving patient outcomes.

Boro Dropulić, executive director of Caring Cross, explains how gene and cell therapies "reprogram" the patient's own cells to stop the progression of certain cancers and genetic conditions in some situations, with remission rates of up to 92%.

Ryne Natzke, TrustCommerce's chief revenue officer, says his company's recent report showed that, while debit cards remain popular and can be cheaper for health systems to accept, many patients would rather pay for treatment digitally.