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Lalithya Yerramilli, Cohere Health's SVP of payment solutions, says the company uses AI to streamline prior authorization and reimbursement processes but not to deny care or claims.

Daniel Spitzer, Cyderes' SVP and general manager, healthcare, says understanding attack vectors and having a partner to scale cybersecurity efforts can help rural health systems safeguard their networks.

Backed by the "Godmother of Silicon Valley," Esther Wojcicki, and former Google product executive Mary Minno, Treehub aims to fund and help build companies from academic founders while drawing on Wojcicki's legacy of shaping Silicon Valley leaders.

Medicomp Systems CEO David Lareau says the company's panel of clinicians creates data points that its clinical intelligence engine uses to validate ambient AI outputs and prevent incorrect data from reaching patient records.

AI policy is unfolding in real time on the local and national levels, and HIMSS' Robert Havasy says HIMSS26 provided a venue to hear about these changes from federal and state legislators.

The Oscar-nominated actor is partnering with and investing in RapidSOS to advance how AI and real-time data can support first responders.

Japanese startup Ubie positions its LLM-based chatbot as a safer alternative after new studies found popular chatbots were correct in under 35% of cases.

Karie Ryan, chief nursing officer at Artisight, describes how the company's computer vision technology aims to improve patient safety and staff efficiency among providers, nurses and other care team members in the hospital setting.

UNSW Sydney has developed Tom and Mia to help lonely students through friend-like AI conversations, amid rising concerns over chatbot harm, dependency, and suicide-linked cases.

AI is one of HIMSS' core focus areas, and HIMSS' Lisa Counsell says that local meetings and the upcoming AI in Healthcare Forum can help organizations better understand AI's uses and policy considerations.