Strategic Planning
HIMSS Media editors discuss how growing use of AI in healthcare, TEFCA expansion, regulatory uncertainty and upcoming interoperability final rules may impact patient care and clinician experiences in 2026.
When integrated with the EHR, automated technology upped billing from 2,500 remotes per month to 3,800 remotes per month, says Sallie Gustafson, RN, director of Medical Affairs at Murj.
Novo Nordisk has beaten Eli Lilly in releasing the first oral GLP-1 for weight loss in adults.
Dr. Paul Krakovitz will join the North Carolina health system in 2026.
AI, virtual care and cybersecurity were hot topics in 2025, but HIMSS Media editors talk about how regulatory uncertainty, reimbursement cuts and affordability concerns may impact health systems in the new year.
Among a number of moves at Humana, former Amazon VP of Healthcare Aaron Martin will become president of Medicare Advantage.
Altera Digital Health's Kevin Ritter says the company's platform unifies and reformats clinical, claims and patient data so it can be used more easily by AI and analytics tools that provide clinicians with decision support.
M&A landscape will regain strength as organizations improve in quality and leverage technology to attract buyers, PwC says.
AIwithCare features a software platform that uses generative AI to screen patients for clinical trial eligibility.
Challenges for providers include not having enough coders, a large backlog and in general, increasing denials, says Arintra CEO Nitesh Shroff.