Policy and Legislation

Meeting with state legislators to discuss healthcare data security and patient rights amplifies HIMSS' voice on these policy issues, according to Lawrence Voyten, chair of the HIMSS Chapter Advocacy Task Force.

CEOs of four health systems testified before the House Ways and Means Committee Tuesday morning.

Rad AI CIO Demetri Giannikopoulos recommends that new AI tools be tested and monitored in sandbox environments before clinical deployment.

Jeffrey J. Kimbell & Associates' Brett Meeks, Policy Influencer Changemaker awardee, advises aspiring federal healthcare IT lobbyists to trust their instincts and "keep pushing" for policy change.

Joining HIMSS can help policymakers at any level learn what healthcare issues are most important to state and local governments and within the industry, says Gayle Harrell, Florida state senator and HIMSS26 Policy Influencer Changemaker.

As global healthcare leaders develop new ways of using AI, HIMSS helps assess which techniques are working and translates them into best practices so that smaller organizations can learn from them, explains HIMSS' Robert Havasy.

The final rule is expected to be released later in 2026.

Insurers can expect shrinkage in the individual market and a deterioration in the risk pool, says Wakely report.

Jonathan French, HIMSS' senior director of public policy, explains how the CMS Health Tech Ecosystem and ONC's HTI-5 Proposed Rule may reshape interoperability policy and regulation for digital health tools.

Tom Leary, HIMSS senior vice president and head of government relations, discusses the streamlined certification approach aimed at speeding digital healthcare innovation that ONC's Dr. Thomas Keane previewed at HIMSS26.