The health IT space is flush with experts in the form of CIOs and healthcare IT gurus who are always keen to offer their takes on emerging and established technology as well as advice on how to overcome challenges in the space and improve care. Luckily, we live in a time where Twitter can offer these experts a platform to help drive the ongoing conversations and ever-growing community around health IT. Regardless of what you’re looking for, tap into the conversation with these 15 social media influencers who are intimately familiar with the health IT space, and start tweeting, re-tweeting and feeling their influence!

Dr. Farzad Mostashari

Farzad Mostashari has a finger on the pulse of health IT. Farzad is former national coordinator for Health IT and current CEO of Aldelade, a company that aims to improve the model for primary care. He offers his takes on the latest news in the health IT industry.

Susannah Fox

Health and technology researcher and former CTO of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Susannah Fox is driving the conversation around the health IT landscape and industry innovation with unmatched passion.

Dr. Rasu Shrestha

Rasu Shrestha is the chief innovation officer of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and is no stranger to innovation and the barriers to it. His twitter feed is rife with examples of both.

Arien Malec

A health IT enthusiast, Arien Malec frequently offers his pontifications on the current and future state of the industry. Previous senior vice president of research and development at Change Healthcare and also a member of the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee, Malec has also served as former co-chair of the Health IT Standards Committee in addition to holding various roles at the Office of the National Coordinator.

Judy Murphy

Judy Murphy supports health IT innovation as the chief nursing officer for IBM Global Healthcare and all-around passionate advocate of patient-centred care and e-health.