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.

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.

Dr. Keisuke Nakagawa, UC San Diego Health's director of strategic impact and a HIMSS Changemaker Award recipient, says his organization works with clinicians, patients, designers and IT teams to develop digital tools that improve patient experiences.

As the use of AI tools in healthcare advances, Peter Shen, North America head of digital and automation at Siemens Healthineers, says medtech companies must train algorithms on data that reflects the patient populations they will serve.

Luis Belén, CEO of the National Health IT Collaborative for the Underserved and a 2025 HIMSS Changemaker Award recipient, says focusing on why they do their work can help healthcare IT professionals serve patient populations more effectively.

As hospitals incorporate more smart devices, Bob Friday, Juniper Networks' chief AI officer, says the company's AI-powered IT operations (AIOps) tool can help enhance mobile and wireless experiences for patients and staff.

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.

To ensure ethical and responsible AI innovation in healthcare, progress must be balanced with strong protections for patient privacy, says Antoine Tesnière, professor at George Pompidou European Hospital.

Sumit Nagpal, Cherish Health CEO, says his company's tool can help monitor patients who may not want to, or remember how to, enter their own data into a health app.

This pioneering dual degree program, in its second academic year, is designed to equip future doctors with the AI knowledge needed to revolutionize patient care.

Anne Snowdon, chief scientific research officer at HIMSS, says health systems need to engage patients, families and clinicians as partners when leveraging AI and other advanced technologies to achieve the best possible care outcomes.