Women in Healthcare IT (857)

Sandra Johnson, SVP of client services for CliniComp, discusses how new EHR solutions must help clinicians rediscover the joy of treating patients and balance their work and life to boost retention and reduce burnout.

Kathy D. Ford, chief product and strategy officer at Project Rōnin, discusses AI-enabled, data-driven care coordination and management in oncology, which enables patient-specific decision-making at the point of care.

The HIMSS Community Care Outcomes Maturity Model (C-COMM) puts the patient at the center, helping providers build trust that will increase patient engagement, explains Toni Laracuente, SVP and head of Analytics at HIMSS.

Tami McMasters Gomez, director of Coding and Clinical Documentation Integrity Services at UC Davis Medical Center, sees automation and AI bridging the gap between clinical and coding and documentation.

Cybersecurity is a top concern for the HHS Office for Civil Rights, says Director Melanie Rainer, who describes how her office is helping providers understand and meet their security requirements.

Jessica Hauflaire, COO of the Digital Therapeutics Alliance (DTA), talks about highlighting the value of digital therapeutics and how the DTA challenges technology vendors to address health equity throughout their product lifecycles.

What I Run's director of corporate communications Janet Hohmann and Edifecs' director of product marketing Elaina McMillan talk about some of the initiatives Edifecs has adopted to empower its female employees.

Not only do HIMSS Chapters help members stay educated and connected, but they also provide volunteering opportunities, notes Sepi Browning, IT director/business partner at Piedmont Healthcare.

Anna Schoenbaum, VP of information services applications at Penn Medicine, relates how technology can help improve health equity by improving care access and empowering patients to collect and transmit their own data via wearables.

J29 president and founder Tracy Mills and VP of HHS programs Nick Vass talk about J29’s support of the “HIMSS Gives Back” initiative and about the public and private partnerships that are central to J29’s mission.

Lee Kim, senior principal of cybersecurity and privacy at HIMSS, reveals key findings from the 2022 healthcare cybersecurity study, including a decline in ransomware attacks and continuing workforce challenges.

Tammy Kwiatkoski, senior director of clinical informatics at HIMSS, summarizes some of the results of the HIMSS nursing informatics workforce survey and talks about how technology can improve patient outcomes.