ADVERTISEMENT
Manila Bulletin devider Lifestyle devider Health and Wellness devider HIMSCON 2025 charts market diversification and resilience

HIMSCON 2025 charts market diversification and resilience

By MBrand
Published Nov 12, 2025 12:25 pm
Delegates gathered for a Day 1 photo at HIMSCON 2025 in Bonifacio Hall, Shangri-La The Fort, ending HIMS work evolution and talent keynote with energy, community, and optimism.
Delegates gathered for a Day 1 photo at HIMSCON 2025 in Bonifacio Hall, Shangri-La The Fort, ending HIMS work evolution and talent keynote with energy, community, and optimism.
On October 20 and 21, 2025, HIMSCON gathered leaders at Shangri-La The Fort to chart growth into new markets with stronger operations. Organized by the Healthcare Information Management Association of the Philippines (HIMAP), the two-day conference filled the 300-seat hall on both days under the theme Sustaining Growth Beyond Disruptions.
Day 1 opened with executive forums on creating higher value in the next cycle. An artificial intelligence segment paired governance with field examples, improving accuracy and turnaround while protecting privacy. Cybersecurity sessions turned zero trust and human risk into daily routines and showed how to manage a wider perimeter.
The day also featured a talent panel that tackled the talent crunch head on. Leaders described how government-backed near-hire training, reskilling, upskilling, and micro-credentialing move people swiftly into higher-value roles. Moderators pressed for quick wins, such as job-to-skills maps, application sprints, and weekly checks on first-pass yield and clean claim rate.
“HIMSCON is more than a conference. It is an invitation to work together. The Philippines advances when government, academe, and industry share one calendar,” said Vincent Remo, HIMAP President.
From left: Vincent Remo (HIMAP), Sec. Kiko Benitez (TESDA), Jhino Ilano (DICT), and moderator Jomari Mercado discussed aligning technology, people, and process now.
From left: Vincent Remo (HIMAP), Sec. Kiko Benitez (TESDA), Jhino Ilano (DICT), and moderator Jomari Mercado discussed aligning technology, people, and process now.
On Day 2, the focus shifted to demand signals and routes to new work. Policy and geopolitics briefings framed implications for healthcare operations, followed by a resilience segment on continuity during regional shocks. A market track looked beyond North America to early beachheads in Europe, Australia, and the Middle East, with guidance on compliance and contracting.
Across both days, the push was for usable outcomes. At the closing panel, leaders mapped next steps on talent, artificial intelligence, and security. Delegates left with roles tied to quality checks, first pass yield and denial rates, audit-ready privacy routines, and market probes to test segments before scaling, with follow-through on shared calendars.
VISAYA's Reginald Ivan Tayko was named the first Hymns of HIMS champion during Fellowship Night at Shangri-La The Fort, receiving a PHP 30,000 prize with HIMAP leaders onstage.
VISAYA's Reginald Ivan Tayko was named the first Hymns of HIMS champion during Fellowship Night at Shangri-La The Fort, receiving a PHP 30,000 prize with HIMAP leaders onstage.
To close the program, the community gathered for Hymns of HIMS during Fellowship Night, where frontline professionals from member companies delivered standout performances. Reginald Ivan Tayko of VISAYA emerged as the inaugural champion. The celebration capped two days that balanced technical depth with camaraderie and industry pride.
ADVERTISEMENT
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1561_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1562_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1563_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}

{{ articles_filter_1564_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.mb-article-details { position: relative; } .mb-article-details .article-body-preview, .mb-article-details .article-body-summary{ font-size: 17px; line-height: 30px; font-family: "Libre Caslon Text", serif; color: #000; } .mb-article-details .article-body-preview iframe , .mb-article-details .article-body-summary iframe{ width: 100%; margin: auto; } .read-more-background { background: linear-gradient(180deg, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000 / 0) 13.75%, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000 / 0.8) 30.79%, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000) 72.5%); position: absolute; height: 200px; width: 100%; bottom: 0; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; padding: 0; } .read-more-background a{ color: #000; } .read-more-btn { padding: 17px 45px; font-family: Inter; font-weight: 700; font-size: 18px; line-height: 16px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border: 1px solid black; background-color: white; } .hidden { display: none; }
function initializeAllSwipers() { // Get all hidden inputs with cms_article_id document.querySelectorAll('[id^="cms_article_id_"]').forEach(function (input) { const cmsArticleId = input.value; const articleSelector = '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .body_images'; const swiperElement = document.querySelector(articleSelector); if (swiperElement && !swiperElement.classList.contains('swiper-initialized')) { new Swiper(articleSelector, { loop: true, pagination: false, navigation: { nextEl: '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .swiper-button-next', prevEl: '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .swiper-button-prev', }, }); } }); } setTimeout(initializeAllSwipers, 3000); const intersectionObserver = new IntersectionObserver( (entries) => { entries.forEach((entry) => { if (entry.isIntersecting) { const newUrl = entry.target.getAttribute("data-url"); if (newUrl) { history.pushState(null, null, newUrl); let article = entry.target; // Extract metadata const author = article.querySelector('.author-section').textContent.replace('By', '').trim(); const section = article.querySelector('.section-info ').textContent.replace(' ', ' '); const title = article.querySelector('.article-title h1').textContent; // Parse URL for Chartbeat path format const parsedUrl = new URL(newUrl, window.location.origin); const cleanUrl = parsedUrl.host + parsedUrl.pathname; // Update Chartbeat configuration if (typeof window._sf_async_config !== 'undefined') { window._sf_async_config.path = cleanUrl; window._sf_async_config.sections = section; window._sf_async_config.authors = author; } // Track virtual page view with Chartbeat if (typeof pSUPERFLY !== 'undefined' && typeof pSUPERFLY.virtualPage === 'function') { try { pSUPERFLY.virtualPage({ path: cleanUrl, title: title, sections: section, authors: author }); } catch (error) { console.error('ping error', error); } } // Optional: Update document title if (title && title !== document.title) { document.title = title; } } } }); }, { threshold: 0.1 } ); function showArticleBody(button) { const article = button.closest("article"); const summary = article.querySelector(".article-body-summary"); const body = article.querySelector(".article-body-preview"); const readMoreSection = article.querySelector(".read-more-background"); // Hide summary and read-more section summary.style.display = "none"; readMoreSection.style.display = "none"; // Show the full article body body.classList.remove("hidden"); } document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => { let loadCount = 0; // Track how many times articles are loaded const offset = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]; // Offset values const currentUrl = window.location.pathname.substring(1); let isLoading = false; // Prevent multiple calls if (!currentUrl) { console.log("Current URL is invalid."); return; } const sentinel = document.getElementById("load-more-sentinel"); if (!sentinel) { console.log("Sentinel element not found."); return; } function isSentinelVisible() { const rect = sentinel.getBoundingClientRect(); return ( rect.top < window.innerHeight && rect.bottom >= 0 ); } function onScroll() { if (isLoading) return; if (isSentinelVisible()) { if (loadCount >= offset.length) { console.log("Maximum load attempts reached."); window.removeEventListener("scroll", onScroll); return; } isLoading = true; const currentOffset = offset[loadCount]; window.loadMoreItems().then(() => { let article = document.querySelector('#widget_1690 > div:nth-last-of-type(2) article'); intersectionObserver.observe(article) loadCount++; }).catch(error => { console.error("Error loading more items:", error); }).finally(() => { isLoading = false; }); } } window.addEventListener("scroll", onScroll); });
Join Our Newsletters

Sign up by email to receive news.

© 2025 Manila Bulletin The Nation's Leading Newspaper. All Rights Reserved.