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Sophia Brown, RN, Strategic Informatics Solutions' founder and CEO, continues to share ideas and troubleshoot technology problems with her HIMSS Executive Connect cohort and other alumni.
The use of ambient AI scribes enables doctors to be more present during visits, but Dr. Matt Sakumoto, Nabla's chief clinical product officer, says this hasn't necessarily improved patient experience scores.
Clear instructions help ensure medication is taken correctly, and Greg O'Neill, director of patient education at ChristianaCare, says that AI can help make those communications more patient-friendly.
Jill Seys, senior director for North America analytics at HIMSS, says that, in addition to offering EMRAM and other models, HIMSS can support healthcare organizations in achieving digital maturity.
Tom Leary, HIMSS senior vice president and head of government relations, and Luis Belen, NHIT CEO, discuss the HIMSS-NHIT partnership that gives students AI training and hands-on experience through actual healthcare projects.
Matching financial incentives to patient outcomes is necessary to getting away from fee-for-service, says Brian Overstreet, CEO of Arbital Health.
Aashima Gupta, Google's global director for healthcare solutions, says that generative and agentic AI can work together to solve healthcare's pain points by preparing documentation and assisting in call centers.
Microsoft's Kenneth Harper says agentic AI will soon be able to go beyond preparing documentation to surface important data from captured patient-doctor conversations that can enhance clinical decision-making.
Since its inception two years ago, Changemaker honoree John Paganini says the Northern Ohio HIMSS AI Center of Excellence's diverse roster of members is working to advance healthcare AI in the region.
Senior Executive HIMSS Changemaker Awardee Patrick Bizeau, Swiss Medical Network CIO, says working with vendors to develop more user-friendly, secure AI tools can help prevent clinicians from using consumer AI models at work.
While there were many fascinating speakers at HIMSS26, our interviews reveal that conference-goers also value the unique opportunities to connect with and learn from peers and leaders in the halls.
While agentic AI can surface important insights from volumes of data, project professionals have the skills to provide the structure and clarity teams need, says Karla Mae Eidem of the Project Management Institute.