AI

Because AI technology is moving so quickly and governments are still figuring out how to respond to it, Robert Herjavec of ABC's "Shark Tank" predicts that regulating its use will present a challenge for the next 5 to 10 years.

Ashkan Afkhami of Boston Consulting Group describes the challenges healthcare leaders must address before scaling AI agents, including establishing governance frameworks, defining accountability and ensuring that humans remain in the loop.

During HIMSS26, Guido Giunti, chief data officer at St. James's Hospital Dublin, said hospitals' AI investments will succeed if paired with workforce-focused initiatives.

Traditional mental health intake often means long waits. Vincci Tang and Dr. Phil Klassen of the Davies Award-winning Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences discuss how AI-assisted triage can guide patients to the appropriate care faster.

Also, Medtech Global has integrated a clinical documentation AI into its popular patient management system in New Zealand.

Day 3 of HIMSS26 featured Dr. Mehmet Oz and other CMS leaders discussing how AI and digital technologies are poised to improve Americans' health as well as actor Jeremy Renner sharing his powerful story of recovery, care and healing.

Hal Wolf, HIMSS CEO, and Dr. Mehmet Oz, CMS administrator, talk about how using digital tools, including AI agents, can help Americans manage their own care and stay healthier longer, potentially unlocking massive economic gains.

At HIMSS26, leaders from Emory Healthcare and Mass General Brigham discussed how initiatives like the Healthcare AI Challenge aim to help health systems make safer deployment decisions.

Editors from MobiHealthNews, Healthcare Finance News and Healthcare IT News review the sessions and keynotes they covered during the second official day of HIMSS26 as well as what they were looking forward to seeing on the final day of the conference.

Highlights from the second full day of HIMSS26 include conversations about how health systems can deploy AI, increase price transparency, find the right vendor partners and improve governance.