Strategic Planning

Morgan Cheatham, partner and head of healthcare and life sciences at Breyer Capital, provides highlights of the venture capital firm's strategy when funding emerging technologies and the risks associated with backing these innovations.

As digital health innovation continues, Trinity Health's Dr. Roosevelt De Los Santos, who is a 2025 Changemaker Awardee, advises healthcare organizations to seek stakeholder input on technology-related matters to keep improving patient outcomes.

Krystal Schramm of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services advises those starting out in health IT to build diverse connections, share their ideas and create their own paths to success.

A strong asset and vulnerability management posture for all organizations – no matter the size – is the key to survival against ransomware attacks, says Katie Moussouris, founder and CEO of Luta Security.

While AI can fix clinical documentation efficiency, traditional interventions such as improving culture can be another solution to physician burnout, says Dr. Anwar Jebran, medical director of population health informatics at Oak Street Health.

While AI technology shows promise for automating administrative tasks, Julie Frey, vice president of provider product at Wolters Kluwer, recommends caution in deploying AI, particularly generative AI, for clinical use cases.

Dr. Guido Giunti, chief data officer at Dublin, Ireland's St James's Hospital, studies healthcare trends to predict coming changes and then tailors messages about those changes to address audiences' concerns and encourage buy-in.

Cybercriminals invest heavily into developing new attacks, so Eric Liederman, CEO of CyberSolutionsMD, recommends that healthcare organizations take a proactive security stance and build strong resilience and recovery plans.

In 2025, providers will face an uncertain global economy, shrinking reimbursements, impacts of inflation, rising operational costs, more expensive labor and supply costs and administrative overhead costs, says AdvancedMD CEO Amanda Sharp.

Tjasa Zajc, special advisor for HIMSS, says HIMSS25 Europe will bring in government staff to talk about implementing the European Health Data Space and health system leaders to share use cases for AI and digital technology.