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Health technology leaders have an "ethical responsibility" to mentor the next generation, says Edward Marx, CEO of Marx Advisory, who says he enjoys building authentic connections with cohorts via the CIO Connect program.

The center is partnering with Lambda Legal to challenge anti-LGBTQ executive orders, defend access to care for its transgender patients and protect their data. Gabriel Garcia-Lopez describes the center's mission.  

Mercy's Tracy Breece expects that in five years artificial intelligence will seamlessly integrate into nurses' workflows, empowering them to fully engage with patients and provide holistic care.

Symplr's platform aims to integrate systems to reduce nurses' workload and give them more time for patient care. The company's Tony DiGiorgio says it can help nurses struggling with managing data across many digital tools.

As nursing continues to evolve, nurses must educate themselves on informatics and digital health trends to provide better care for patients, says Regina Wysocki, senior informatics program manager at Lone Star Communications.

Sara Meinke and Asad Tariq of Baptist Health say they took an outcomes-driven approach to lessening clinicians' burden, helping reach the highest level of the community care maturity model.

Cooper University Health Care launched a social determinants of health hackathon to help solve systemic issues faced by its patient population, says Dr. Michael Kirchhoff, chief innovation officer.

Julie Johnson, RN, of the University of Chicago, says she was recruited out of clinical nursing to become a "translator" between IT teams and clinicians, helping turn data into insights that improve patient care.

Rahul Mahadevan founded The WiTT Group to create a platform where patients can ask for help with specific needs after he saw other patients delaying or refusing treatment because of non-clinical obstacles.