Mass General Brigham is using AI tool RECTIFIER to identify clinical trial participants, which can help accelerate the discovery of new treatments, says Dr. Alexander "AJ" Blood, cardiologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

The CDC's Public Health Data Strategy plans to create a secure data ecosystem that provides timely information to patients, clinicians and local public health agencies, says Matthew Ritchey, director of technology and products.

Dr. Michael Zaroukian of the HIMSS Analytics North America Advisory Council talks about how the council shapes the models HIMSS uses to measure how health systems use digital tools to strengthen operations and improve patient care.

Navel, a patient assistant robot from navel robotics, talks about its mission of delivering conversation, games and social engagement to patients to reduce loneliness and create a more positive care experience.

Dr. Ray Mak, associate professor of radiation oncology at Mass General Brigham, talks about FaceAge, an AI tool that reads cancer patients' facial images to help clinicians assess mortality risk and choose a course of treatment.

At the HIMSS26 Europe Interoperability Showcase, presenters traced the journey of "Sofia," a Swedish cancer patient who has moved to Denmark, and showed how clinicians in both countries can easily and safely access her medical history.

Dr. Don Rucker, chief strategy officer at 1upHealth, says Bulk FHIR is a breakthrough for population health since it enables health systems to access and analyze volumes of patient data.

During the HIMSS26 Europe Interoperability Showcase, experts share the story of Icelandic patient "Jon," whose vacation in Denmark illustrates how interoperable technologies support timely, coordinated care across Europe.

Immunization data now moves seamlessly between EHRs, pharmacies and registries so clinicians can track what doses patients have received, says Eric Larson, senior health IT lead at the American Immunization Registry Association.

According to Michael Meucci, Arcadia's president and CEO, marrying data about patients, care journeys, costs and more for AI to analyze can uncover utilization signals that providers and payers can use to enhance care delivery.

Juli Hysenbelli of the HIMSS Virtual Care Community and Kyle Zebley, American Telemedicine Association CEO, say that virtual care has empowered patients to actively engage with providers and shape their own health journeys.

Bond Consulting's Joel Bond says that outdated technology creates a burden for clinicians whose workflows are impeded, as well as for patients who must provide medical history information multiple times.