Rushing Headlong: Health IT's Legacy and the Road to Responsible AI Named 2025 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist

NEW YORK - EntSun -- Rigani Press is pleased to announce that Rushing Headlong: Health IT's Legacy and the Road to Responsible AI has been named a finalist in the 28th annual Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards, which recognize outstanding books from university and independent publishers nationwide.

As part of its ongoing mission to discover, review, and champion the very best in independent publishing, Foreword Magazine, Inc. honors titles that exemplify editorial excellence, innovation, and impact across a wide range of genres. Finalists represent the top books published in 2025, selected through a highly competitive review process.

The complete list of finalists is available at: https://www.forewordreviews.com/awards/finalists/2025/

"This year's finalist judging process leaves us buoyant about the health of independent publishing," says Executive Editor Matt Sutherland. "From Self-Help titles to Business, Poetry to Juvenile Nonfiction, we have never seen such a remarkable collection of submissions. With the competition so tight, the 2025 finalists should feel immensely proud."

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"'Rushing Headlong' shows how decades of health IT decisions brought us to this pivotal moment for AI in healthcare—and what it will take to move forward responsibly," said a representative from Rigani Press. "We're thrilled that it's being recognized not only for the strength of its writing and message, but for how it offers a clear framework for responsible AI that centers ethics, equity, and real-world patient impact, reminding us that who designs the tools matters. We hope it continues to reach readers beyond the healthcare sector, equipping more people to ask better questions, demand accountable systems, and ensure innovation serves human dignity during this consequential transformation in modern medicine."

Winners in each genre, along with Editor's Choice Prize winners and Foreword's Indie Publisher of the Year, will be announced in June 2026.

About the Author:

S. Yin Ho, MD, MBA has spent more than two decades at the forefront of health information technology, clinical research, and digital health innovation.  A Yale-trained emergency physician with an MBA from Harvard Business School, she has led health IT initiatives at Pfizer, Medidata, and Aetion. She founded the health economics analytics tech company Context Matters (later acquired by Clarivate Analytics), and more recently served as interim CEO of Veradigm, where she spearheaded a key acquisition to develop health-specific generative AI models with electronic health records to support clinical research.

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About the Book:

Blending personal stories, industry analysis, and a call to action for policymakers, clinicians, technology leaders, and AI innovators seeking to build a more equitable, data-driven, and patient-centered healthcare system, Rushing Headlong: Health IT's Legacy and the Road to Responsible AI, published by Rigani Press (2025), is available in hardback, paperback, and eBook formats at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and booksellers everywhere.  All major eBook formats supported.

About Foreword Reviews:

Since 1998, Foreword Reviews has provided trade book reviews of the best titles from independent presses. In print and online, its FOLIO award-winning design and editorial content make the magazine a favorite among librarians, booksellers, and readers—an excellent resource when it comes to purchasing books. Foreword INDIES and the Foreword Clarion Review service complement our online content and print magazine, helping to showcase independent authors and publishers.