Strategic Planning

Jim Roeder, CIO and VP of IT at Lakewood Health System, discusses his upcoming HIMSS26 panel, which will offer tips for tackling infrastructure challenges and protecting healthcare systems on a budget.

Manx Cares CEO Teresa Cope discusses the Isle of Man's 2026 Innovation Challenge, which seeks digital solutions to help healthcare teams share data and empower residents to better manage their own care.

Health AI is designed to complement, and not replace, the relationship between patient and provider, Amazon says.

Venture studio AION Labs' CEO Mati Gill says AION unites competing pharma companies in developing AI projects via a federated data platform, enabling pre-competitive collaboration while allowing each entity to isolate its own data.

More than two-thirds of state medical societies say they plan to work on licensure issues in 2026, including adoption of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.

Artesia General Hospital's CIO Eric Jimenez says its use of AI started with cybersecurity to boost network visibility and strengthen device security. The hospital is now also using ambient AI to reduce clinician burnout.

Participants in this HIMSS26 session will have the opportunity to apply what's learned to their organizations and leave with a draft ROI measurement plan.

“Most nurses want a manager emphatic to work/life balance,” says Kimberly Landers, RN at Morris Hospital.

AdventHealth, Baylor Scott & White, Boston Children’s, Cedars-Sinai and HCA Healthcare are among health systems that have signed on.

Merger isn't the result of failing financials, but of leveraging scale in an incredibly complex system, according to health systems.