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It can serve a "translator" to help policymakers and clinicians understand technical products and bridge the communication gap between those groups and company engineers, says Jessica Skopac, division chief engineer at MITRE.
A 2024 HIMSS Changemaker, Epic's chief nurse evangelist, Emily Barey, says her journey from studying political science, to nursing, to working for a software company started with a willingness to try new things and ask for help along the way.
The government of the Netherlands is interested in how Europe and the U.S. are addressing their diverse populations' needs with healthcare legislation, says Abigail Norville, deputy secretary general of its Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport.
An evidence-driven, app-based tool leverages trending and forecasting data to help multiple sclerosis patients manage their fatigue, says Dr. Guido Giunti, digital therapeutics lead at Trinity College Dublin and 2024 HIMSS Changemaker award winner.
Kendall Brown, sales director, Southeast at CenTrak and 2024 Changemaker, discusses the HIMSS mentorship program she started and urges young professionals to join HIMSS for networking and to help create change through advocacy.
Ellen Arigorat, nursing informatics program director at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, supports digital technology adoption in clinical workflows, with a focus on health equity.
At NYU Langone Health, physicians record videos with post-hospital care plans for patients to help improve treatment compliance. Dr. Jonah Feldman, the health system's medical director for clinical transformation and informatics, explains.
Gabriel Garcia-Lopez, health information systems director at the Los Angeles LGBT Center, explains how attending a HIMSS conference inspired him to serve on HIMSS committees to help advance LGBTQ+ health equity – and led to a 2024 Changemaker Award.
Health systems have reduced patient falls and increased sepsis recovery rate by using AvaSure's virtual nursing platform to assist on-site RNs, says Adam McMullin, the company's CEO.
Zus Health CEO Jonathan Bush discusses the value of an "always-on" medical record system that provides a complete picture of a patient's health.