Just-in-time training supports the integration of new digital tools into clinical workflows, enabling clinicians to focus on connecting directly with patients, says Dr. Stephanie Lahr, uPerform CMO.
Innovaccer CEO Abhinav Shashank says the company's agentic AI cloud enables health systems to consolidate administrative workloads on a common infrastructure rather than purchase individual tools for each process.
Julia Zarb, Blue x Blue CEO and founder, says healthcare can't follow the same digitization practices as other industries due to its patient variables, strict care delivery policies and the need for human judgment.
Andrew Pearce, HIMSS VP of analytics, says HIMSS' Analytics Maturity Assessment Model redirects health systems' focus from implementing AI tools to improving the data foundation that supports those tools.
Melissa Kotrys, CEO of health information exchange Contexture, says it shares clinical data with the Arizona and Colorado Medicaid agencies to help decide whether work requirements apply to Medicaid recipients.
AI plays a role in patient engagement because it’s critical for clinical efficiency, but it doesn’t replace functions, says Matt Fisher, VP of operations at Curae.
Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld, Aidoc's global CMO, says his HIMSS26 keynote explored case studies and lessons learned from scaling AI across 1,700 hospitals in 19 countries.
Data shows that 700 of 1,800 rural U.S. hospitals are at financial risk, with 300 facing possible closure within three years, according to Belina Sapkota and Sarah Zak, NHIT INSPIRED interns.
Policymakers seek to understand healthcare's AI applications so they can create guardrails that protect patients without stifling new technology developments, says Demetri Giannikopoulos, Rad AI CIO.
Physicians have access to evidence-based guidance in the room as the conversation unfolds through a new partnership between Abridge and NEJM and JAMA, says Abridge Clinical Strategy Director Matt Troup, PA.
Before they enter the workforce, nursing students should be competent with AI tools in the clinical setting, say MaryAnn Connor, RN, NYU adjunct informatics professor, and Olga Kagan, FANA CEO.
There's a back and forth between providers and payers due to misaligned incentives, says Lalithya Yerramilli, SVP of Payment Solutions for Cohere Health.
