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According to HIMSS CEO Hal Wolf, "thriving" was the theme of HIMSS26's first day, as speakers addressed how health systems can stay resilient and innovate despite challenges.

To ensure new AI products support nursing workflows rather than force nurses to adapt to the technology, include nurses in the development process, Kaiser Permanente's Surya Shenoy and Jerri Westphal advise.

Predictive analytics boost AI tools and help patients and clinicians connect. However, HIMSS Chief Scientific Research Officer Anne Snowdon says that, globally, only about 30% of analytics capacity has been realized.

AI dominated the HIMSS26 preconference forums, where leaders explored its growing impact across all areas of healthcare. Hear from industry leaders and get insights from Monday's discussions.

Healthcare IT News, Healthcare Finance News and MobiHealthNews editors discuss their experiences and conversations at Monday's Executive Summit, as well as the Smart Health Transformation, AI in Healthcare, and Native American and Indigenous forums.

Care delivery might become more personalized, "tailored and swift" during a Taylor Swift administration, says General Catalyst's Stephen Klasko, keynote speaker at the HIMSS26 Smart Health Transformation Forum.

All HIMSS events offer education, networking and innovation. But each gathering tailors content to regional policy and topics concerning the host country's healthcare ecosystem, explains HIMSS CEO Hal Wolf.

Dr. Peggy Allen, a pediatric anesthesiologist at Akron Children's Hospital, offers tips for physicians and nurses on the frontlines of healthcare delivery on how they can use their EHRs to better serve patients.

Mount Sinai Health System, ARC Innovation Center and Nvidia are working together to apply AI to vast datasets that could unlock genomic insights and help researchers better understand how patients could respond to therapies.

Allison Oakes, chief research officer for Trilliant, says the phase-out of the Medicare Inpatient-Only list can drive value and efficiency, but hospitals lose out on volume and revenue.