Kathryn Ayers Wickenhauser
kawickenhauser.bsky.social
Kathryn Ayers Wickenhauser
@kawickenhauser.bsky.social
Health Tech Believer | Health Data Interoperability Evangelist | Community Strategist | #TeamInterop
Home after #HIMSS25! I’ve been reflecting on the key themes from the event:

🔑 Collaboration and relationships
🔑 Data quality emphasized by a need to fuel AI
🔑 #Interop is working and now we’re next era. We need more work around #digitalidentity and #directories

Looking forward to the next one!
March 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Proof Digital Identity is a hot topic? Look at the overflow standing room only from this HL7/FAST/CARIN Alliance presentation on their digital identity pilot and their future plans.

#HIMSS25
March 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Listening to General Paul M. Nakasone, the former Commander of US Cyber Command and former Director of the National Security Agency at #HIMSS25

Key thought so far: “AI is very helpful, but not a panacea”
March 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Yesterday was an awesome “opening” day for #HIMSS25! Continuing #interop key themes:
⭐️ Collaboration and using existing infrastructure for new ideas
⭐️ Digital identity as the next frontier to better know and trust who we’re interacting with
⭐️ Expanding use of Directories enabling exchange
a woman is wearing a white jacket and a necklace and the words collaboration equals innovation are above her
ALT: a woman is wearing a white jacket and a necklace and the words collaboration equals innovation are above her
media.tenor.com
March 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
#HIMSS25 #Interop Preconference Forum takeaways:

- The micdrop moment when Angie Bass from Velatura answered why interop isn’t working everywhere. “No money, no mandate”

- We are fooling ourselves if we let standards get in the way of nationwide interop
March 4, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Proof @healthcareittoday.com interviews are influential! In this #HIMSS25 #Interop Preconference Forum, Charlie Harp from @clinicalarchitecture.com highlights how @colinhung.bsky.social asked him a question last year during an interview that sparked an idea, which is what he’s sharing here today.
March 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Great session on the state of #interop and #HIEs moderated by the excellent @lisabari.bsky.social! #HIMSS25

Key takeaways:
- No one seems to be owning education here
- Patient consent needs to happen, we also need to acknowledge/solve the tradeoffs
- Trust and trust agreements are paramount
March 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Seems only fitting to kick off use of Bluesky listening to the one and only @healthapiguy.bsky.social at #HIMSS25!
March 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM