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AI will help determine who is achieving their health potential and who is not, helping to fulfill the HIMSS vision for every human everywhere to realize their full health potential, says Anne Snowdon, HIMSS' chief scientific research officer.  

Jong-Soo Choi, CTO at South Korea's Samsung Medical Center and 2025 HIMSS Changemaker Awardee, says his health system achieved the HIMSS maturity model goal by focusing on improving care quality and patient engagement, even while dealing with challenges such as the cloud and data.  

The organizations will form a joint task force to evaluate and accelerate potential AI projects and opportunities.

Ambient listening allows for a natural conversation with a patient and puts the right information into the medical record and without the burden of chart documentation, says Changemaker Mary Joy Garcia-Dia, program director of nursing informatics at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.  

Marks reportedly was offered the choice of resigning or being fired by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Despite the apparently bogus nature of the threat, the FBI and AHA cautioned that standard vigilance should be maintained.

Blue x Blue CEO and founder Julia Zarb says her company uses AI agents to identify information executives really need, then brings data into play so decision-makers can access it in a safe way and talk to their data and have their data talk back.  

The university is proposing a new nonprofit partnership with Essentia Health, but Fairview Health has criticized the arrangement.

"We're all gonna feel a little stupid sometimes if we wanna get this right," says forum co-emcee Brian Spisak.  

Orlando Health describes the project as one of its largest-ever capital investments, with the facility set to open in 2026.