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Peter Kolarov, Crayonic CEO, says the company is bringing digital identity tags to hospitals that use biometrics to authenticate clinicians seamlessly and automatically log them in and out of workstations based on proximity.

Operational and medical device challenges that follow health system consolidations can be mitigated by creating a zero trust footprint, says Cletis Earle, healthcare field chief technology officer at Citrix.

As AI technology becomes more widely accepted, Anne Snowdon, HIMSS' chief scientific research officer, says healthcare leaders increasingly demand proof that AI tools can solve their specific challenges in measurable ways.

Florian Podewski of Germany's Federal Ministry of Health cautions that health systems must prepare now for risks posed by deepfake technology, unsecured medical devices and quantum computing.

But continuity, confidentiality and compliance aren't the only imperatives hospitals and health systems need to manage when IT systems are down and workflows are suddenly paper-based, says Rebecca Romine, health law shareholder at Polsinelli.

Mike Nelson, field CTO, digital trust at DigiCert, says health systems must plan their shift to quantum cryptography, since quantum computing will make current encryption algorithms obsolete.

After attending the HIMSS26 AI and cybersecurity preconference forums, Mt. San Rafael's Michael Archuleta and Cyderes' Daniel Spitzer discuss how AI can be used to enhance care delivery and protect against cyberattacks.

Brian Mazanec, deputy assistant secretary at HHS Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response and Jeff Butler, owner and consultant at HPH Preparedness Consultants, discuss RISC Toolkit 2.0, which helps with cyber resilience and much more.

Robert Herjavec, entrepreneur and "Shark Tank" star, says that as cyberthreats accelerate, he remains optimistic that AI-powered security tools can help organizations detect and block intrusions as quickly as they're launched.

HIMSS editors discuss hot topics explored during the first day of HIMSS26, including measuring the ROI of AI tools, scaling AI across organizations and how AI is being used both for cybersecurity and by threat actors.

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.

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.