In a health care landscape that seems to become more complex every day, health leaders are looking for new solutions. What better place for this research than at a conference like HIMSS25, with thousands of participants in professional health care and exhibition companies?
At Himss25 in Las Vegas, participants can expect to hear better industry experts on new solutions in AI, cybersecurity, equity in health And more. In A year full of uncertaintySpeakers will offer use cases and strategies in these subjects to help managers direct their organizations.
From March 4 to 6, 2025, with pre -conference sessions on March 3, participants can connect with peers and potential partners while learning a wide period of subjects from digital health solutions for Aboriginal peoples Ia in risk management.
Albe Zakes, director of corporate communications for Himss, underlines what to expect at Himss25.
What are the key subjects to wait at Himss25?
Albe Zakes: The key subjects of HIMSS25 reflect the key subjects that are in the lead for all health and technology professionals: things like cybersecurity, of course; artificial intelligence and its applications in health care; as well as things that become a little more detailed in the health industry itself; Interoperability, which is the exchange of data on patients and health information between health systems; the use of smart technology in hospitals; as well as political problems. We will have world dignitaries and government leaders from North America and around the world, so political problems will also be in the lead.
But, certainly, the two large on which we concentrate and take Himss25 are cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, and these are elements that are in mind for everyone in the world health ecosystem at the moment .
What will be the unity of the conference approach in terms of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence in 2025?
Zakes: We are delighted to have two pre -conference forums which will cover each of these subjects. Monday, which is the day of preference because the official kick -off is Tuesday, we will have the AI in the Health Care Forum as well as the Cybersecurity Forum of Health Care. These two events will be possibilities to make deep dives on these specific subjects.
It is important to remember patients in all these subjects. Technology is “how”. Technology is the way we stimulate digital health. This is how we improve care. But the “why” is patients. Everything we do is to protect patients, enjoy patients and improve patient results. Regarding cybersecurity, ensuring that we are able to develop confidence with patients and protect patient data is essential while we continue to look at the rise of cyber attacks, in particular against health organizations .
There will also be large AI panels. A variety of leaders from different health systems make a panel called “dear IA suppliers is what we need”. There is a gap between which technological companies work to develop AI applications and what clinicians and leaders of health systems that really use the technology really want. It will be an interesting conversation.
Then there are other panels plunging in real -time analysis and monitoring, how AI can be used in action, live reports and ideas of people who use live data on health systems and large -language model applications as well as for specialized and specific optimization care. This will be interesting because it will teach participants how to use the language models fueled by AI and will revolutionize patient care by adapting solutions to the specific needs of patients.
This year, with the health care industry and public flow policies, there are many unknowns. How could the conference help health leaders to sail in this uncertainty?
Zakes: We do not necessarily know which policy will look like in a month in six months, in a year, but what you can control are the technologies you deploy in your health systems, in your hospitals, what technology you Place and what things you adapt to which are new. This is where the Himss conference will be so precious for industry and participants. This will help to emphasize: “Here is what we can focus on.
Thus, the best way to fight against strangers is to look at the things you know. And therefore, in these spaces – once again, interoperability, the development of labor, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence – what we can do is help clinicians, executive leaders and Technological partners to collaborate, work together, network, share ideas and solve the problems that we have at hand. And then, we will have to see what comes from government policies and regulations in the future. But what we can do now is to improve care, improve the service we provide to our patients.
What should be on the lookout for participants when they come to the conference this year?
Zakes: I really want to highlight our exhibition floor. We are going to have nearly 1,000 different exhibitors, this is where you will see advanced technology.
And one thing we do that is new this year is a first pavilion of exhibitors. Obviously, an exhibition floor with 1,000 exhibitors, even in a few days, is difficult to navigate. So something we wanted to do was to create an area for new exhibitors. Many of our exhibitors have returned from year to year, so the new exhibitors’ pavilion will be an excellent opportunity to exhibit people to technological partners and service providers that they have never heard of before.
To return to Himss, Himss is a non -profit organization, and our true objective, our vision and our mission are all about health equity. We are talking, once again, a lot of technologies. I mentioned earlier how the technology is the “how”, but the “why” is our patients, and it really comes back to health equity. It widens fair access to health care in North America and around the world. To this end, we are delighted to have a pre -conference forum focused specifically on the equity of health where we will hear heads of health equity, federal and local agencies, health care organizations, organizations at Community non -profit, as well as academics, on how we can help promote fair and equitable access to health care for all.
Publisher’s note: This interview has been modified for length and clarity.
Kelsey Waddill is editor -in -chief of Healthcare Payers and multimedia manager at Xtelligent Healthcare. She has covered news from health insurance since 2019.