Dr. Everett Weiss, medical director for health informatics at Rochester Regional Health, says it's key to ask: "Why are we using this technology? How is it helping everyone work at the top of their license? And how is it good for patients?"

Ahmad Awada of Mediclinic Middle East says that successful digital health transformation relies on involving clinicians, nurses and even patients early to discover what each group needs and the usability of any proposed tools.

Dr. Amit Gir, Phox Health CEO and cofounder, discusses collaborations with UW Medicine, Alaska Airlines and The MetroHealth System to improve patient access to specialty medication via delivery, and its anticipated move into drone deliveries.

Hanwha Vision's Chris Lennon discusses how the company's AI-powered video systems can help detect aggressive patient behavior, reduce workflow bottlenecks and enable virtual care so health systems can optimize staffing and safety.

It should be "always adjunctive" to clinical processes, says Dr. Ami Bhatt, chief innovation officer at the American College of Cardiology, who sees big things for decision support, patient triage, safer nuclear imaging, patient engagement and more.

Hamad Medical Corporation's Amr Metwally says Qatar's Itqan Simulation and Innovation Center is a "wind tunnel for innovation" where health systems can validate and scale technology in a patient-free environment.

Surprisingly, researchers found no correlation between department closures and negative outcomes for patients driving greater distances, says Martin Gaynor, professor emeritus at Carnegie Mellon University.

Sam Shah, NEOM's director of health data, says a promising use case for AI in value-based care could be in patient-facing "coaching" tools to support patients in areas such as mental health or weight management.

Frost & Sullivan's Reenita Das says that healthcare is adopting a more consumer-driven model in which patients can assemble personalized, preventive care using AI-powered tools, wearables and digital twins.

Nurses can have a conversation with the patient at the bedside and the documentation is done, which improves both the clinical and patient experience, says Dr. Steve Buslovich, CMO of Senior Care at PointClickCare.

Hyland Healthcare's Michael Burke talks about how governments across the GCC are investing heavily in digital health projects, unifying patient records and emerging as a global model for interoperability and connected care.

Don Woodlock with InterSystems stresses that AI must be linked to interoperable systems and patient data to deliver real impact. Aligning an organization's AI goals with interoperability mandates is key to practical AI deployment.