Workforce
Before implementing AI tools to reduce burnout and administrative burden, include nurses and doctors in the process so their concerns can be addressed, says Angie Cox, Nautilus Solutions CEO and founder.
Nursing and IT
Nurses with less than two years of experience increase their confidence in performing during electronic health record outages after escape room-style training, Michael Allen of Indiana University Health said at HIMSS25.
There are many valuable use cases for robotic process automation, says Dr. Jonah Feldman of NYU Langone Health, including streamlining patient intakes and analyzing charts to determine where care can be improved.
HIMSS25 Europe
With the increasing shortage of medical professionals, care delivery and roles will need to evolve. With the aging population and increase in chronic diseases, nurses are asking for more responsibilities.
Lavonia Thomas, nursing informatics officer at MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses how integrating frontline nurse feedback into digital transformation efforts is enhancing patient care.
Technology and business operations leaders from Medical University of South Carolina offered some useful tips and strategies on collaboration, continuous improvement and more at HIMSS25 on Wednesday.
How HIMSS education and programs, such as CIO Connect, can benefit the professional development of healthcare IT specialists at all levels, per Isaiah Nathaniel, SVP and CIO at Delaware Valley Community Health.
AI & ML Intelligence
At HIMSS25, Gen. Paul Nakasone, former director of the National Security Agency, said the unique challenges and opportunities of artificial intelligence in healthcare mean, "we all must be willing to take a few microsteps."
HIMSS President and CEO Hal Wolf and Pierre Le Manh, president and CEO of PMI, sat down for a fireside chat at the HIMSS25 Executive Summit.
As healthcare information and technology leaders worldwide strive for system transformation and adapt to a fast-changing health ecosystem, they should take lessons learned at the conference back home and put them into action, said HIMSS CEO Hal Wolf.