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At the HIMSS25 AI in Healthcare Forum, industry thought leaders gathered to discuss how AI will be transformative and disruptive for the future of healthcare.  

Health plan members want transparency, ease of use and to be part of the process, says Rita Sharma, chief product officer at Pager Health.

Elizabeth Regan, professor at the University of South Carolina and a 2025 HIMSS Changemaker award recipient, says hospitals that embrace technology to engage the entire healthcare system can truly transform care.  

At this time, no information is available to either corroborate or discount this threat's credibility, joint threat bulletin says. 

According to Scott Mattila, COO at Intraprise Health, healthcare leaders seeking to build a strong cybersecurity framework may want to incorporate AI-powered real-time scanning and evaluation.

Shawn Weldin, IT director of Sabetha Community Hospital and Changemaker Award recipient, recommends that executives at rural hospitals work with vendors to implement new tools at a scale suitable for their size.

While the First Databank's tool already delivers EHR-based clinical decision support, it now offers more personalized guidance when lab results reveal a medication-related problem, says Virginia Halsey, the company's SVP of strategy.

Elsie Gori, nursing informatics specialist at Lone Star Communications, talks about how joining HIMSS as a graduate student in need of a scholarship led her to advocate for rural health equity.

The new personalized education, guidance and support service is available at $0 cost to eligible customers.

When it comes to claims review, AI allows things to be done much faster than humans with less errors, says Christine Stetler, AVP of Solution Engineering at MedeAnalytics.