Operations

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.

AI exposes chaos when fragmented data and broken workflows become more visible during automation, says Michael Vipond of ServiceNow.

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.

To do more than survive the headwinds, reposition your organization to reach the goal, Banks told the crowd at HIMSS26.

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.

The AI solution handles high-volume administrative tasks such as appointment scheduling, clinical documentation and medical coding, Amazon says.

Using real-time data and AI, core processes are becoming faster and more transparent, Optum says.

CVS Health, Highmark, Waystar and others partner with Google Cloud for agentic AI solutions.

The three-year elimination of the Medicare Inpatient-Only list began in January with the removal of 285 mostly musculoskeletal procedures, says Allison Oakes, chief research officer for Trilliant.

Deal allows MUSC to expand primary care capacity while PPCP, one of the largest care practices in the state, gains long-term stability.