Susan Morse

Susan Morse

Susan Morse is Executive Editor of Healthcare Finance and Women in Health IT contributor. You can follow her at @susanmorseHFN

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Google Cloud to showcase how Gemini-powered AI agents are transforming healthcare at HIMSS26
By Susan Morse | 04:50 pm | March 05, 2026
CVS Health, Highmark, Waystar and others partner with Google Cloud for agentic AI solutions.
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HHS Secretary RFK Jr. appoints two physicians to Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
By Susan Morse | 03:36 pm | March 02, 2026
Decision follows 15-state lawsuit over the elimination of seven childhood vaccines from their recommended status.
From left: Brenda Hood, with HealtHIE Nevada (HIE) and the Nevada HIMSS Tribal Liaison for the HIMSS Native American and Indigenous Community; Wallace Coffey, former chairman of the Comanche Nation; and Krystal Schramm, Michigan HIMSS Tribal Liaison and vice chair of the HIMSS Native American and Indigenous Community, attend the HIMSS25 Native American Symposium at the annual HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition.
HIMSS26 to host Native American & Indigenous Health Symposium
By Susan Morse | 01:05 pm | February 20, 2026
HIMSS provides support and community and is advancing EHR initiatives to connect Tribal health systems.
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Alliance of companies will help accelerate $50 billion in rural health programs
By Susan Morse | 12:51 pm | February 20, 2026
The Alliance for Advancing Rural Healthcare includes Arcadia, Castlight Health, Covista, Mission Mobile Medical, Telemedicine.com, TruBridge and Walgreens.
Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld, global CMO for Aidoc and former president of the AMA, will give the opening keynote address at the Physicians' Forum during HIMSS26.
HIMSS26: Former AMA President Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld gives keynote to kick off Physicians’ Forum
By Susan Morse | 01:45 pm | February 17, 2026
Now the global chief medical officer for Aidoc, Ehrenfeld will discuss how AI should be integrated into clinical systems.
David Banks, president and CEO of AdventHealth
HIMSS26: AdventHealth CEO to give keynote address at the Executive Summit
By Susan Morse | 02:04 pm | February 16, 2026
David Banks, president and CEO of AdventHealth, will address how hospitals can reframe challenges into next steps.
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HIMSSCast: 2026 could be the most challenging year yet for Medicare Advantage payers
By Susan Morse | 12:31 pm | February 16, 2026
Revenue growth will come from clinical outcomes versus document mechanics, says Steve Mongelli, president at mPulse.
Greg O'Neill, ChristianaCare_Las Vegas Strip at twilight Photo by Michael Lee/Moment/Getty Images
How to help patients better understand their meds
By Susan Morse | 09:47 am | February 16, 2026
At HIMSS26, Greg O'Neill, director of patient and family health education at ChristianaCare, discusses increasing health literacy to bring changes to medical practice and help patients understand their medications.
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Amazon Pharmacy to expand same-day delivery to 4,500 cities
By Susan Morse | 11:02 am | February 13, 2026
Amazon is competing with Walmart in the delivery business and against pharmacies such as CVS and Walgreens.
Scott Rossignol, consultant, FHIR Solutions, eHealth Exchange
Preparing providers and payers for interoperability mandates
By Susan Morse | 01:52 pm | February 11, 2026
Scott Rossignol with eHealth Exchange and others will address what providers and payers need to know at HIMSS26.