Strategic Planning
According to Dr. Vitaly Herasevich, Mayo Clinic professor and Chapter Leader Changemaker Awardee, successful healthcare leaders can align clinical and IT teams and act as "interpreters" between them to boost technology adoption.
Leaders new to healthcare IT should evaluate their organization's level of readiness, governance and infrastructure to determine what technology will work best and how to move forward, says Sepi Browning, HIMSS Changemaker awardee for veterans' health.
As a recently appointed HIMSS board member Dr. Meong Hi Son, Samsung Medical Center CMIO, says she is excited to elevate previously unheard voices and inspire young innovators who can help build the future of healthcare.
Patrick Bizeau, Swiss Medical Network CIO and Senior Executive Changemaker Awardee, advises healthcare IT newcomers to spend time with clinicians and patients to understand the friction that digital tools must help alleviate.
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.
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.
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.
Healthcare IT News, Healthcare Finance News and MobiHealthNews editors discuss happenings from the first official day of HIMSS26, including the keynote speakers' thoughts about AI's future role in healthcare and how to master scaling and innovation.
HIMSS26 kicked off Tuesday in Las Vegas with informative keynotes and discussions on healthcare's hottest topics. Hear from HIMSS CEO Hal Wolf and catch some of the insights that leaders shared at the HIMSS TV Insider news booth.
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.