Analytics
Melissa Kotrys of the Contexture health information exchange previews her HIMSS26 panel session exploring how health data utility capabilities support Medicaid and public health objectives.
Additionally, the company's nine AI-enabled drug discovery portfolio companies are making an impact in life sciences, says AION Labs CEO Mati Gill.
Also, Google has introduced MedGemma 1.5 in India to support its national AI healthcare development.
Also, Elevance Health and others offer artificial intelligence agents to rural and virtual care patients for faster answers to health and coverage questions.
The estate of Singapore's legendary banker Khoo Teck Puat recently gifted the cluster over $100 million to help accelerate AI integration and population health research.
A deep learning algorithm called FaceAge could allow clinicians to improve their qualitative assessments and possibly catch diseases sooner, says Mass General Brigham oncologist Dr. Raymond Mak, who'll showcase the technology at HIMSS26.
Amy Tucker of Advocate Health's Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute explains what it takes to move to a scalable platform that improves clinical administration and patient care.
Beset by challenges on many fronts, small and rural health organizations are harnessing new technologies to improve care delivery and keep their doors open.
Nursing and IT
Too often, message sending processes are disjointed, says one nursing IT leader – calling for a more personalized approach to comms, both "content and channel wise."