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The Project Management Institute's Karla Mae Eidem talks about how PMI and HIMSS are working together to guide healthcare leaders through the complexity of AI deployment and digital transformation.

At HIMSS26, one attendee says that meeting colleagues face-to-face enhances his working relationships and reminds him of how their team works together to serve real patients. Hear other stories from the exhibit floor in this video.

Kassaundra McKnight-Young, Zebra Technologies CNIO, recommends that rising healthcare leaders work closely with bedside clinicians to understand their technology needs and design people-centered solutions.

The Houston, Texas HIMSS chapter, according to Memorial Hermann Health's Ini Ekiko Thomas, keeps energy high with meetups, panels and vendor events and offers something for everyone looking to grow a career in healthcare IT.

McLeod Health approached AI deployment with a focus on removing friction from clinical workflows rather than chasing financial returns, says CMIO Bryon Frost.

Kaiser Permanente's Surya Shenoy and Jerri Westphal call for collaboration between professional nursing groups, academia and policymakers to ensure that nurses help shape the future of clinical AI and are educated in using it.

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

AI implementation is expensive and necessary, but that’s where the agreement ends.

HIMSS CEO Hal Wolf discusses his upcoming panel at HIMSS26, in which leaders will explore the importance of knowing not only where an AI model's data comes from, but also its designer's identity, values and goals.

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.