Strategic Planning
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.
Defining a problem for AI to solve, aligning that goal with enterprise strategy and building strong governance can help healthcare organizations succeed with AI, explains Jill Seys, HIMSS' senior director for North America analytics.
In her role as a tribal liaison for the state of Nevada, HealtHIE Nevada's Brenda Hood says she advocates for Native communities and helps connect them to the needed resources for building digital infrastructures.
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.
University of Iowa Health Care AVP for information systems and CIDO Josh Wilda says connecting to TEFCA can help clinics in rural Iowa with limited IT resources to share data without costly custom connections.
Mentorship and peer support can help shape healthcare IT careers, but Dr. Deepti Pandita, UCI Health VP of informatics and CMIO, also advises newcomers to take risks and reach out to professional societies.
RISC Toolkit 2.0 includes a dedicated cybersecurity module to help health systems assess risks and benchmark readiness, say Brian Mazanec of HHS Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response and Jeff Butler of HPH Preparedness Consultants.
AI technology has evolved so quickly that even healthcare staff with no technical expertise can now build custom agents to solve clinical or back-office challenges, explains Kenneth Harper, Dragon general manager at Microsoft.
Kurt Small, president of Medicaid for Elevance, will become president and CEO of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield.
Through her work with the Health Sector Coordinating Council, McLaren Health Care's Samantha Jacques says she helps bridge public and private healthcare sectors with guidance on protecting connected clinical environments.