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Although providers may fear price transparency rules, Vanessa Candelora of Point-of-Care Partners explains that having upfront cost estimates can strengthen patient trust and improve treatment adherence.
Mass General Brigham's AI deployment, ASTP/ONC's health data ecosystem and patient concerns about how ambient AI systems store and use their data were among the topics from the first official day of HIMSS26.
Jon McNeill, DVX Ventures CEO, and Dr. John Halamka, Mayo Clinic Platform president, spoke at HIMSS26 on accelerating breakthroughs and scaling successful AI deployment; learn more about the day's events in this short video.
Kaiser Permanente's Surya Shenoy and Jerri Westphal call for collaboration between professional nursing groups, academia and policymakers to ensure that nurses help shape the future of clinical AI and are educated in using it.
Even with advances in governance and workforce development, global health systems have achieved about 65% of the key indicators needed for AI readiness, explains Anne Snowdon, HIMSS' chief scientific research officer.
Watch highlights from the HIMSS26 preconference, which focused on how digital technologies and AI are being deployed in healthcare organizations.
Learn more about the happenings at Monday's preconference forums, including the tribal honor that CEO Hal Wolf received for his work supporting digital health initiatives for federally recognized tribes.
Dr. Stephen Klasko, executive in residence at General Catalyst, recommends that health systems shift from treating illness to proactively collaborating with people so they can live healthier lives and better manage chronic conditions.
HIMSS CEO Hal Wolf discusses his upcoming panel at HIMSS26, in which leaders will explore the importance of knowing not only where an AI model's data comes from, but also its designer's identity, values and goals.
Dr. Peggy Allen of Akron Children's Hospital talks about how EHRs can enhance care by offering medication dosing tools and protocol pop-ups that act as real-time safety nets and support clinicians' decision-making.