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Healthcare now is entering a more mature phase of AI where psychological and practical human challenges are no longer theoretical but the new operational reality with which IT professionals must contend, Altera Digital Health AI exec says at HIMSS26.

At HIMSS26, nursing informatics leaders and digital strategists will explore how to close communication loops, drive ROI and balance workforce challenges when deploying new technologies across health systems.

The Therapy Network has reduced claim denials by one-third and more than doubled its therapist visit volume. Its therapists now spend less time writing notes and more time seeing patients, and the billing team catches issues before claims go out.

Among the recent achievements for the South Florida hospital: easier access to patient data irrespective of location, streamlined AI-enabled workflows and improved clinical decision support and real-time alerts.

Remote patient monitoring provides a "digital bridge" to the patient's home, and AI acts as the intelligent assistant that makes sense of that connection and often overwhelming amount of data, says Dan Tashnek, CEO of Prevounce Health.

When data analysts and clinicians build trust and rapport, they can design safer patient care tools that make their jobs easier, say Dr. Vinay Vaidya and Dr. Wendy Bernatavicius of Phoenix Children's Hospital.

At HIMSS25, data experts from the health system will describe how a machine learning model integrated with their Epic EHR gives care teams patient-specific guidance to prevent falls.

When evaluating electronic health record systems to minimize documentation burden, usability is always the big challenge, says one informatics expert. Customization capabilities can help a lot, and so can robust and ongoing training programs.

Alda Mizaku says the health system also is using artificial intelligence to boost predictive analytics efforts, among other use cases. And she offers advice to peers looking to become healthcare Chief AI Officers.

With help from Oracle, Innovaccer and Salesforce, the South Florida provider is scoring big population health wins, including a 7% increase in coding gap closure rate and a 17% increase in annual wellness visit completion rates.