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Dr. Deepti Pandita, CMIO and VP of clinical Informatics at UCI Health, says healthcare organizations may not always know where every AI tool exists, making system-wide AI awareness and governance essential.

Amy Chacko, IT portfolio manager at Hackensack Meridian Health, says the HIMSS chapter members she's spoken with are implementing AI slowly and carefully due to concerns about patient safety and achieving strategic goals.

Nicole Ramage, HIMSS' senior global market insights manager, says her department's focus is expanding to help healthcare leaders better understand AI adoption, market trends and regional differences across North America, EMEA and APAC.

The University of Maryland Medical Center's Tiffany Kuebler urges healthcare leaders to begin AI implementation with workflows that are technologically ready for it and that will deliver the most operational value.

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.

Tara Steele, executive director of the Safe AI for Children Alliance, says new AI apps must be proactively built to shield children from harm, rather than changed after children have been harmed or endangered.

Dr. Leeda Rashid, formerly of the FDA Digital Health Center of Excellence, recommends that the federal government develop enforceable governance frameworks with oversight and accountability that cover AI tools' full lifecycles.

Megan Coder of the Society for Digital Mental Health cautions that patients may rely on general-purpose AI chatbots that are unsuitable for mental health treatment rather than seek care from a human clinician.

Domestic Artificial Intelligence's Emily Kate Genatowski discusses how she has been living with domestic robot Tova for more than a year to uncover insights about how robots can coexist with people in everyday life.

Karolina Tadel of Poland's Ministry of Health discusses the country's digital health advances, including establishing e-referrals, e-prescriptions, an e-registration platform for appointments and AI-assisted radiology imaging.

The chief information officer of the Mountain View, California-based health system discusses how it's prioritizing AI and digital transformation today – and how a pioneering EHR deployment nearly 60 years ago still influences its innovative spirit.

Michelle Stansbury, associate chief innovation officer at Houston Methodist, talks about how the hospital has built a more engaging patient experience, from scheduling to interactive bedside technology to post-discharge texting.