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Sheldon Razin nominated a slate of new directors in an attempt to end what he says is the ambulatory IT vendor's "stagnation."

The "secret sauce" to effective care is for providers to imagine what the patient is going through and understand the real pain points before implementing a technology touch, says Dr. Adrienne Boissy, chief experience officer at the Cleveland Clinic.

The longtime health IT leader, who has served in top roles at Google Health and Geisinger, will take the reins October 1. William Zollars has been appointed chairman of Cerner's board of directors.

"No innovation or solution should be delivered to a table without a nurse's voice and involvement," said one nursing leader during HIMSS21 Digital.

The two former governors – one running again – had lots to say about COVID-19 crisis response, vaccine hesitancy, Medicaid expansion, hospital staffing shortages and other healthcare challenges.

The national coordinator for health IT laid out some of ONC's priorities under the Biden-Harris administration and explained why he thinks "info blocking" needs a rename.

Watch interviews, reports and insights from industry insiders and luminaries during Day 3 of livestreaming from the 2021 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition in Las Vegas.

Chief Executive Officer Stéphane Bancel told HIMSS21 attendees that he foresees a future in which people get booster vaccinations every year, as with flu shots.

Watch interviews, reports and insights from industry insiders and luminaries during Day 2 of livestreaming from the 2021 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition in Las Vegas.

The remote work arrangements necessitated by the global pandemic have had a tremendous impact on healthcare security, said health system CISOs during HIMSS21 Digital on Wednesday.