Healthcare IT Today June 19, 2025
One of the most interesting sessions at the recent SIIM (Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine) 2025 conference was a session on “Closing the Loop: AI, Patient Engagement, and the New Era of Imaging Informatics.” The panel had a diverse set of speakers that provided a wide range of perspectives:
- Seetharam (Ram) Chadalavada, MD, CIIP, Vice Chair Radiology – Informatics, UC Health and CMO, PocketHealth
- Tom Hasley, CIO, Lucid Health
- Carl Swanson, MS, AVP Enterprise Imaging at MedStar Health
- Rishi Nayyar, Co-Founder & CEO at PocketHealth
I think it’s safe to say that Nayyar led what was probably the most patient focused dicussion at the entire conference. The patient was at the center of the entire discussion, with...







