Recovery, downtime and disruption from IT outages cost some independent and senior care providers "tens of thousands of dollars per minute," lower staff morale and pose patient safety concerns, says healthcare IT security expert Danielle Morrison.

Hospitals can increase health literacy by having instructions in multiple languages and tailoring conversations at discharge, says Greg O'Neill, director, Patient and Family Health Education at ChristianaCare, who will be speaking at HIMSS26.

Dr. Amit Zabtani, an orthopedic surgeon at UCLA and cofounder and chief medical officer of CustoMED, explains how the company leverages 3D printing to create patient-specific surgical instruments designed to precisely match each patient's anatomy.

In a preview of his presentation at HIMSS26, Intermountain Health Chief Information Security Officer Erik Decker describes how the Sector Mapping and Risk Management Toolkit (SMART) can help organizations better manage systemic risk.

Debra Beauregard, Rady Children’s Health’s director of medical intelligence and innovation, offers strategies for how organizations, pediatrics and beyond, can be more comfortable exploring, evaluating and adopting emerging technologies.

Jackie Mattingly of Clearwater advises small- to medium-sized hospitals to improve accountability and streamline technical complexities now to improve their cybersecurity postures in this look at what rural providers face.

Marten den Haring, CEO of Lirio, says the company uses its Large Behavior Model, which blends behavioral science with artificial intelligence, with the goal of driving consumer engagement in healthcare at the personal level.

Sergio Calvo, general manager of theranostics at GE HealthCare, discusses the company's role in developing and investing in theranostics and how the field could evolve to enable even more precise, individualized treatment strategies.