Inside the HIMSS Cybersecurity Survey: 75% report 'significant' incidents this year

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.

For the year ahead, we'll be watching for precision medicine advances, cybersecurity challenges, policy shifts and, of course, continued evolution of AI-enabled care delivery, say the editors of the HIMSS Media brands.

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.