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The Tennessee health system achieved break-even on the surgical department investment in less than three months – and projections indicate a five times annualized return on investment, the RN VP of surgical services reports.

Verlon Johnson discusses how technology can help states make Medicaid processes more efficient while improving care delivery – and describes ways providers can address health disparities and improve outcomes for underserved populations​.

A top AI researcher at Harvard's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center describes the good and the bad of patients' increasing use of large language models to research their health. Health systems must embrace this new trend, he says.

Providers that have invested in high-quality virtual platforms are well-positioned to scale efficiently while maintaining strong outcomes and meeting the expectations of patients, payers and policymakers, says one tele-behavioral care CEO.

Dr. Paul A. Testa, CHIO at NYU Langone Health, says artificial intelligence demands the same level of institutional commitment, governance and cultural investment that the best health systems brought to EHR adoption.

That's the industry's next test, and what should be the big topic of conversation at HIMSS26, says the health technology lead at Accenture. Every AI deployment should be tied to measurable ops or clinical outcomes, he adds.

The system at one of UTMB Health's hospitals encouraged behavioral change among providers that led to reduced infections and may net $700,000 in annual savings from reduced SSI incidents alone.

The future of health IT isn't about adding more tools, says Duncan Grodack. It's about creating smarter, simpler systems that fade into the background and allow human connection to take center stage.

Northwell Health's population health informatics nurse leader offers some key advice for bringing patient-generated health data into the clinical decision-making process.

The goal is not to micromanage individual clinical decisions, but to shape how technology is governed and trusted at scale, says one consulting firm CEO.