Executive editors from HIMSS publications Mike Miliard, Susan Morse and Jessica Hagen discuss notable sessions and announcements from day 2 of HIMSS24, including cybersecurity challenges and whether AI is ready for patient-facing use.

Sandra Johnson, SVP, client services at CliniComp, talks about how CliniComp's system-as-a-service EHR model reduces costs for clients through its subscription model and provides an accurate, accessible longitudinal patient record.

Wagner Amaral, growth markets health industry lead at Avanade, discusses how Avanade solutions support the entire healthcare ecosystem by increasing cost efficiency for providers, giving payers better data insights and uplifting patient experiences.

Michael Brandofino, president and COO of Caregility, talks about how sensors and careful use of AI let nurses interact with and monitor multiple hospital patients 24/7 without entering their rooms or interrupting their sleep.

Dr. Geeta Nayyar, MDI Health's executive clinical advisor, talks about how healthcare organizations should embrace transparency to keep patients connected and informed, and to avoid losing them to retail clinics and other nontraditional providers.

Healthcare IT insiders and thought leaders discuss issues affecting the industry, including AI policies, patient experience, the next generation of CIOs, nursing informatics and more.

Dr. Yaa Kumah-Crystal, associate professor of biomedical informatics and pediatric endocrinology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, talks about how ambient AI tools can reduce clinicians' burden by recording patient visits and producing notes.

Leaders from Cleveland Clinic London and other European pharmacy experts explain a new effort to help EU providers streamline their pharmacy processes, with patient safety and cost efficiencies as the goal.

Prashant Natarajan, vice president of strategy and products at H2O.ai, says he believes AI can benefit not only healthcare organizations' workflows, but individual patients' lives, and wants to hear other HIMSS24 attendees' AI success stories.

Patient responsibility is growing due to more high deductible health plans, says Colleen Hall, SVP and Revenue Cycle leader at Kodiak Solutions.

The two longtime CIOs discuss their own care journeys, and how they were inspired to write a book for patients who may be starting their own encounters with a health system that isn't always easy to navigate.

Dr. Melek Somai, a top voice in health IT, highlights the health system's efforts to use artificial intelligence to, among other things, streamline patient scheduling and provide personalized preventive care recommendations.