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After a successful podcast series in 2025 and panels at HIMSS25 and HIMSS26, the Project Management Institute's Karla Mae Eidem says PMI and HIMSS are planning to organize local events for project professionals.

According to CMS' Amy Gleason, the agency is inspiring innovation by offering vendors the opportunity to develop secure, CARIN code-certified patient-facing apps. These apps will be made available via the Medicare.gov website.

Proactive monitoring via wearables and at-home care can keep patients healthier longer, reducing inpatient stays and strengthening health outcomes by detecting anomalies earlier, explains Hal Wolf, HIMSS president and CEO.

2026 Senior Executive Changemaker Awardee Kassaundra McKnight-Young says vendors must work closely with clinicians to develop reliable tools that streamline workflows and that help care teams improve patient outcomes.

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.

At HIMSS26, panelists said the OR is a "black box" evolving into a connected ecosystem, with surgical video and procedural data providing new ways to prevent complications.

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.

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.

HL7's Da Vinci Project is using the FHIR standard to create an open-source data implementation exchange guide that will help payers and providers share price estimates, according to Point-of-Care Partners' Vanessa Candelora.

Kaiser Permanente's Surya Shenoy and Jerri Westphal say that intelligent AI agents can help provide patient education and post-discharge support, but stress that nurses must guide content creation to avoid misinformation.