Dr. Tabitha Offut-Powell, vice president of Public Health Data Modernization and Informatics, spoke at the HIMSS25 conference in Las Vegas. She stressed the importance of moving from isolated, brittle public health data systems to “response-ready” systems. Priorities include generating easily understandable data and building partnerships with states and healthcare systems. She highlighted the need for a skilled workforce, supporting public health leadership, reducing data silos, and adopting flexible technologies like cloud services.

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