Population and Public Health

Josh Wymer, a HIMSS25 Changemaker, discusses his work with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, including a statewide data project that brought together data from multiple locations and organizations.

The dashboard will aggregate primary care data nationwide.

Femtech is helping reduce medical gaslighting by generating data that translates women's experiences into measurable health insights, says Ida Tin, founder of think tank Femtech Assembly.

Susan Monarez, current acting director at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has previous experience in the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and worked at ARPA-H on AI applications for pop health and quality improvement. 

An award for teaching CAHIMS and CPHIMS certification (Healthcare Information and Management Systems) to low-income urban students at community colleges was given to Monae Haskins, senior application analyst at Atlantic Health System in New Jersey.

It aims to consolidate access to digital health records across regions.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs seeks to develop new ways to provide healthcare for vets and their families, says HIMSS25 Changemaker Awardee Dylan Tête, director of business development for Red Duke Strategies, which works with the VA.

The partnership will allow Wisp members to access pelvic health care and Origin patients discounts on Wisp's reproductive and sexual health offerings.

Joint procurement initiatives can help smaller countries increase their bargaining power and address local needs effectively when facing challenges of limited resources and expertise, says Nick Guldemond, a professor of healthcare and public health.

Much-needed virtual care to underserved Indigenous communities is in development in the Whitecap Dakota First Nation, reports Ivar Mendez, director of Canada's Virtual Health Hub.