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The Department of Veterans Affairs aims to develop and apply innovative AI solutions, boost interoperability and transform the agency by facilitating a learning environment that supports the delivery of benefits and services to veterans. At HIMSS in Las Vegas, Dr. Shane McNamee, senior advisor to the chief medical information officer for health solution architecture at the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), and Dr. Johnathan Nebeker, executive director of Clinical Informatics at VA, discuss how they're improving data integrity and interoperability to unlock AI's full potential, as well as how AI-driven personalization is enhancing patient care. McNamee and Nebeker also highlight how the PACT Act has increased the need to leverage innovation to support the influx of claims and benefits delivery. They explain the department's efforts with workflow automation, recent AI use cases and the game-changing technologies on the horizon.

For over 30 years, Health Level Seven International (HL7) has set the standard for electronic health information worldwide. Federal agencies also leverage HL7 standards to exchange and share electronic health information to ultimately improve patient outcomes and health system performance. HL7 provides a set of standards for exchanging clinical and administrative health data between applications. At HIMSS, Diego Kaminker, deputy chief standards implementation officer at HL7 International, discusses HL7's goals in the health care sector, the impact of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule on standards development, and the evolution of Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) for data sharing.

Interoperability efforts are ensuring patients and providers can access and use health data seamlessly. The Sequoia Project has been at the forefront of Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ASTP/ONC)'s Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) that removes barriers to sharing health information electronically. At HIMSS in Las Vegas, The Sequoia Project CEO Mariann Yeager highlights why interoperability matters, how plain language and digital transformation can help patients understand their rights, and what it takes to break down the barriers preventing true data exchange.

The intersection of cybersecurity and healthcare is more critical than ever, as technology continues to shape the way patient care is delivered. At HIMSS 2025 in Las Vegas, we sat down with Lee Kim, Senior Principal of Cybersecurity and Privacy at HIMSS, to discuss the pressing security challenges facing healthcare organizations, the role of artificial intelligence, and the balance between innovation and risk.AI in Healthcare: Promise and PerilArtificial intelligence is rapidly being adopted across the healthcare sector, yet many organizations still lack structured governance around its use. Kim highlights the “wild west” nature of AI adoption, where policies are either non-existent or underdeveloped, creating risks related to privacy, data security, and patient outcomes. While AI-powered diagnostic tools, like those used in radiology, have the potential to improve patient care by identifying critical conditions early, blind trust in AI-generated results presents serious risks. Without proper oversight, reliance on AI could lead to incorrect medical decisions, putting patient safety in jeopardy.Cybersecurity Gaps in Healthcare OrganizationsOne of the biggest concerns in healthcare cybersecurity is the over-reliance on security tools without a clear strategy. Many organizations invest in the latest technology but neglect foundational security practices, such as governance, policy development, and staff training. Kim points out that less than half of cybersecurity budgets are allocated to governance, leading to disorganized security programs.Another persistent challenge is the human factor. Social engineering and phishing attacks remain the top attack vectors, exploiting the inherent culture of healthcare professionals who are trained to help and trust others. Organizations must focus on proactive security measures, such as regular training and simulated attacks, to reduce human error and strengthen defenses.The Financial and Operational RealityBudget constraints continue to be a challenge, particularly for smaller hospitals and community healthcare providers. While larger organizations may have more resources, cybersecurity spending often focuses on acquiring new tools rather than optimizing existing defenses. Kim stresses the importance of a balanced approach—investing in both technology and governance to ensure long-term resilience.Another concern is the increasing dependence on third-party services and cloud-based AI tools. If these services become too expensive or go offline, healthcare organizations may face operational disruptions. The lack of contingency planning, such as backup vendors or alternative systems, leaves many institutions vulnerable to supply chain risks.Building a More Resilient Healthcare Security ModelAs technology continues to drive innovation in healthcare, organizations must adopt a proactive cybersecurity stance. Business impact analyses, vendor risk assessments, and tabletop exercises should be standard practice to prepare for disruptions. Kim also raises the idea of cyber mutual aid—a model similar to emergency medical mutual aid, where healthcare organizations collaborate to support each other in times of crisis.HIMSS 2025 provides a forum for these critical conversations, bringing together global healthcare leaders to share insights, challenges, and solutions. For those interested in diving deeper, the HIMSS Cybersecurity Survey is available online, offering a comprehensive look at the current state of healthcare security.To hear the full discussion on these topics and more, listen to the episode featuring Lee Kim, Sean Martin, and Marco Ciappelli from HIMSS 2025 On Location.Guest: Lee Kim, Senior Principal of Cybersecurity and Privacy at HIMSS | On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leekim/Hosts:Sean Martin, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine [@ITSPmagazine] and Host of Redefining CyberSecurity Podcast [@RedefiningCyber] | On ITSPmagazine:  https://www.itspmagazine.com/sean-martinMarco Ciappelli, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine [@ITSPmagazine] and Host of Redefining Society Podcast & Audio Signals Podcast | On ITSPmagazine: https://www.itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/marco-ciappelli____________________________This Episode's SponsorsHITRUST: https://itspm.ag/itsphitweb____________________________ResourcesLearn more and catch more stories from HIMSS 2025 coverage: https://www.itspmagazine.com/himss-2025-health-technology-and-cybersecurity-event-coverage-las-vegasHIMSS 2024 Cybersecurity Report: https://www.himss.org/resources/himss-healthcare-cybersecurity-survey/____________________________Catch all of our event coverage: https://www.itspmagazine.com/technology-and-cybersecurity-conference-coverageTo see and hear more Redefining CyberSecurity content on ITSPmagazine, visit: https://www.itspmagazine.com/redefining-cybersecurity-podcastTo see and hear more Redefining Society stories on ITSPmagazine, visit:https://www.itspmagazine.com/redefining-society-podcastWant to tell your Brand Story Briefing as part of our event coverage? 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Reliable patient identity is essential for avoiding duplicate tests and procedures in healthcare. In this episode at HIMSS 2024, Clay Ritchey, the CEO of Verato, explains how Verato specializes in identity solutions for healthcare, ensuring accurate patient information across the care continuum. He highlights the repercussions of identity errors, such as redundant tests and inaccurate risk assessments, emphasizing the crucial role of reliable data in AI-driven healthcare. At HIMSS, he observes a growing awareness of the importance of data quality for successful AI implementation, signaling a shift towards prioritizing identity management. Clay stresses the need for healthcare to harness the full potential of digital transformation by first getting identity right and invites listeners to engage with Verato, underscoring the importance of collaboration in driving healthcare innovation. Tune in and learn how prioritizing identity management can pave the way for more effective AI-driven healthcare! Resources:  Watch the entire interview here.  Connect and learn more about Clay Ritchey on LinkedIn. Learn more about Verato on their LinkedIn and website. Call Clay at (919) 995-3656.

At HIMSS, we sat down to talk with CommonWell Health Alliance to learn about their passion for interoperability and some of the latest happenings with the CommonWell community. This included an update on CommonWell's new technical service provider, ELLKAY and their recent designation by the federal government as a Qualified Health Information Network (QHIN). CommonWell was formed 11 years from a consortium of major EHR vendors to carry out the mandate for interoperable data exchange in the HITECH and Affordable Care acts. As Executive Director Paul L Wilder points out, they are a “switchboard” through which clients can find patient data, but CommonWell doesn't maintain any patient data itself (unlike, for instance, many health information exchanges). Along with these important updates, we also asked Liz Buckle, Director of Product at CommonWell Health Alliance, to talk about their work on CommonWell 2.0 and their journey to TEFCA. Plus, Buckle shares with us a bit about how they're approaching FHIR and what role that's going to play for CommonWell going forward. Learn more about CommonWell Health Alliance: https://www.commonwellalliance.org/ Health IT Community: https://www.healthcareittoday.com/

Health-focused organizations look at technology to prevent and help curb the effects of cybersecurity threats to better protect patients, and federal agencies might serve as a model to others in the private sector for program governance. At HIMSS in Orlando, Florida, HIMSS Cybersecurity and Privacy Senior Principal Lee Kim puts these threats into context for the health care community and government partners. She highlights how many in the private sector can learn from government agencies in how they are built organizationally for resilience. She highlights some of the external threats the industry overall faces and what patients, providers and government together can do to prepare for a secure future.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is setting in motion new artificial intelligence strategies in light of the White House's executive order to prioritize ethical AI development. At HIMSS in Orlando, Florida, VA Deputy CTO for AI Kimberly McManus highlights the four areas the agency is taking a closer look at: governance, prior use cases, infrastructure and workforce. McManus cites the Veterans Health Administration's framework for trustworthy AI she sees guiding much of the work around ensuring the backbone for safe AI development is there as she sees the technology impacting “the entire enterprise.”

Open-source data and artificial intelligence are poised to transform the health care landscape. Andrea Fletcher, chief digital strategy officer at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), aims to leverage and inject human-centered design into these concepts as the agency explores their potential for improving the quality of health care services and keep data secure in heightened threat environments. At HIMSS in Orlando, Florida, Fletcher provides a glimpse into some of the pilots her team has launched and where she sees opportunities for partnerships across the department to thrive.

In South Korea, life expectancy at birth was 82.7 years in 2017, higher than the OECD average of 80.8. At the moment, Korea has one of the youngest populations among OECD countries, with only 13.8% aged 65 or over. This is expected to increase considerably in the next decades. At HIMSS 2023 in Chicago Mira Kang Vice Chief Medical Information Officer at the Samsung Medical Center in South Korea explained why a country that is an IT powerhouse and has fast-speed internet is widely available, isn't embracing telemedicine. Koreans access a lot of services through their mobile phones, and hospitals are introducing AI, robots and data-driven precision medicine.  The health security system in Korea has two components: mandatory social health insurance, which provides healthcare coverage to all citizens, and is funded through contributions from those who are insured and government subsidies. The second part is the medical aid program, which is a form of public assistance that uses government subsidies to provide low-income groups with healthcare services. While the rest of the world is increasingly looking at virtual care and telemedicine for healthcare sustainability and ease of access to healthcare services, telemedicine will likely be forbidden again soon since the pandemic has ended. 

Since 2016, Matt Fisher has combined his two areas of expertise—healthcare and law—to host the Healthcare de Jure podcast. In the bimonthly podcast, Matt talks to various guests about emerging healthcare trends from a legal point of view. He also serves as general counsel for Carium, a telehealth platform company. Before joining Carium, Matt practiced law for more than a dozen years and advised clients across the healthcare spectrum on a wide range of legal matters.Additionally, Matt is active with the Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and the American Bar Association (ABA). He recently spoke to Davida Dinerman on the Look Left @ Marketing podcast. 01:10 - Matt explains the origins of the Healthcare de Jure podcast and talks about some of his more memorable guests.04:05 - His passion for the law and healthcare happened unexpectedly.06:22 - Matt shares details on what Carium does. 09:22 - At HIMSS, he will discuss the intersection of HIPAA and the 21st Century Cures Act and the opportunity for greater collaboration.12:56 - Contrary to what some suggest, Matt doesn't see HIPAA and the 21st Century Cures Act as contradictory regulations.15:30 - How state-to-state privacy regulations impact how data can flow between care organizations.18:32 - Matt explores the state of healthcare and tech and how the pandemic accelerated the use of telehealth.22:23 - Matt shares his thoughts on Zus, the new healthcare platform company founded by former Athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush. 

Blockchain offers significant potential for transforming healthcare processes, but few concepts have moved from just a vision to a stage where true benefits can be realized. That’s about to change. At HIMSS, Change Healthcare will be introducing a new Payments Blockchain proof-of-concept (PoC) which was developed by our provider payments team. The re-engineered payment process is powered by a distributed ledger, and is designed to reduce the disparate entries that exist in today’s disconnected and legacy payment processes. The Payments Blockchain PoC kicks open the door for a streamlined, smart, and secure payment process that payers and providers can only dream about today. On today’s show, we interview the Change Healthcare and Digital Asset team that’s come together to build this new Payments Blockchain. On the panel: Gopi Devalcheruvu, the vice president of technology for Change Healthcare; Vinod Nair, the director of product management for Change Healthcare; and Dan O’Prey, chief marketing officer for Digital Asset. Listen now to hear what this group of experts has to say about blockchain for healthcare. The panel discusses: The backstory and development of the Payments Blockchain proof-of-concept How the Payments Blockchain works What the future of healthcare payment might look like Predictions for the evolution of blockchain in healthcare The payment blockchain’s potential for encouraging a wave of new capabilities for payers, providers, and partners How the Payments Blockchain is enabled by the Change Healthcare payment network Related Resources SUBSCRIBE to the podcast using any podcatcher or RSS reader Download the audio and listen offline Get the iOS app Get the Android app Infographic illustrating the Payments Blockchain process Change Healthcare facts (contains the metrics referenced in the podcast) Change Healthcare website Digital Asset website DAML website Suggest or become a guest

At HiMSS 2018 we gain roved the floor and selectively spoke with people or technology of interest. In this chat, I speak with Regina Holliday aka 'Little Miss A' a characterization of Regina's passion for her then very sick (and dying) husband by a rather paternalistic surgeon who objected to her involvement and engagement on behalf of he late husband Fred. Learn more about what drives Regina, her vision with and for the Walking Gallery and what she's up tp. Filmed in OneView's booth. Follow via @OneViewHC.  

At HiMSS 2015 in Chicago, Illinois last Spring we chatted with a number of top CIOs, Chief Innovation Officers, CMIOs and other clinicians in thought leadership roles at major healthcare systems and enterprises around the country. In this session we speak with Will Weider, CIO of Ministry Healthcare (follow via @ministry_health). Will is active on twitter as well via the handle @CandidCIO.  Will speaks to the following questions: What's driving the adoption of social media?How would you characterize the current state of social media practice at most healthcare orgainzations?Who do you see modeling 'best practices' in social media?Are you hopeful or pessimistic for the utility of this emerging medium?What excites you about the future?Is the introduction of social media tools a net positive or negative for our industry? The candor of the current state of practice in healthcare is not to miss and he lays out the call to action for healthcare providers to meet there customers where they work, live and play [paraphrased].  

At HiMSS 2015 in Chicago, Illinois last Spring we chatted with a number of top CIOs, Chief Innovation Officers, CMIOs and other clinicians in thought leadership roles at major healthcare systems and enterprises around the country. In this session we speak with Rasu Shrestha, MD MBA, (follow via @rasushrestha) the Chief Innovation Officer and University of Pittsburg Medical Center a trophy East coast integrated delivery system.  Dr. Shrestha addresses several questions in rapid fire and succinct eloqution. This interview is one not to miss and he lays out the call to action for healthcare providers to step up and 'own' the social media space via curation of high quality content via an authentic voice that engages customers and patients in meaningful and relevant ways. Enjoy!    

At HiMSS 2015 during the @CHIME CIO Forum my colleague Douglas Goldstein @eFuturist caught up with John Glaser, Senior Vice President at Cerner. John shares his thoughts on the current state and likely future direction of the EHR industry. This is the audio portion only, the complete video interview is available at Health Innovation Media, here.   

At HiMSS 2015 we spent quite a bit of time interviewing in the exhibition hall. From the 2nd Annual Health 2.0 Hour (see interview with Chief Medical Scientist at Sentrian Martin Kohn, MD (@MSKohn) with Matt Holt aka @BoltyBoy to deep dives into the Wolters Kluwer POC Advisor Sepsis module hereand here and many stops in between including a swooosh experience down an Alta-like mountain in the Health Catalyst booth we burned some 25+ interviews. All of them to be posted to Health Innovation Media's video library here. Meanwhile, availing themselves of all being present 'IRL' in Chicago in the Conversa Health booth, team Conversa was interviewed by my co-host and Chief Product Officer Phil Marshall, MD (@PhilMarshallMD). Enjoy this lens on HiMSS from a cohort of senior HealthIT experts and entrepreneurs!    

At HiMSS 2015 during the 2nd Annual 'Health 2.0 Hour with Matthew Holt' ( aka @BoltyBoy ) a 'guerilla tour' of sorts in the exhibition hall we catch up with Martin 'Marty' Kohn MD (@MSKohn) in the @QualcommLife booth for a deeper dive into the Sentrian.com analytics engine. Interview filmed and produced by Gregg Masters, MPH @2healthguruCEO Health Innovation Media. This is audio portion only. The full video clip is available here. Conference Details: HIMSS