

Native American & Indigenous Health Symposium
Monday, March 9, 2026 12:00 PM to 4:30 PM · 4 hr. 30 min. (US/Pacific)
Level 3 | Murano 3204
Native American & Indigenous Symposium
Information
Transforming Tribal Health Through Health Information Technology
HIMSS launched its Native American & Indigenous Community back in 2022, a global community to gather fellow Tribal & Indigenous members and allies. The Native American & Indigenous Symposium will be a celebration of how leaders and partners are working to strengthen Tribal health systems. This will be an opportunity to learn about health IT solutions that enable health equity, respect sovereignty and leverage digital health innovation that support Native American and Indigenous communities.
Session #
NAHIT-0
Sessions
Opening Prayer
Monday, March 9, 2026 12:00 PM to 12:10 PM
Level 3 | Murano 3204
Robert Coffey · Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma
Welcome
Monday, March 9, 2026 12:30 PM to 12:40 PM
Robert Coffey · Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma
Indian Health Service Modernization Project
Monday, March 9, 2026 12:45 PM to 1:30 PM
Level 3 | Murano 3204
Mitch Thornbrugh · Indian Health Service
Nursing Informatics and Tribal Health
Monday, March 9, 2026 1:30 PM to 2:00 PM
Level 3 | Murano 3204
Lisa Lyon · Indian Health Service
National Indian Health Board -- A Vision for Transformation
Monday, March 9, 2026 3:00 PM to 3:45 PM
Level 3 | Murano 3204
A.C. Locklear · National Indian Health Board
Using Data to Transform Outcomes
Monday, March 9, 2026 3:45 PM to 4:15 PM
Marcelino Flores · Pima County Health Department
Krystal Schramm · Michigan Department of Health
Brenda Hood · HealtHIE Nevada
Remona Benally · Syncronys


