Artificial Intelligence

Rethinking how data is used is essential for health systems as they face workforce shortages and an aging population.

At the HIMSS26 AI in Healthcare Forum, MGB's chief information and digital officer described strategies for governance, safety and sustainability as it strives to integrate artificial intelligence across all corners of the health system.

One system uses spoken information to auto-queue structured prescription orders directly into the EHR for clinician review and approval. The other enables pharmacists to quickly identify medication orders that warrant closer review.

The industry's anxiety is concentrated at this intersection, says Phil Sobol of health IT consulting firm CereCore. Here's what hospital and health system IT leaders can be doing to tackle the challenges.

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.

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.

It is securing 1,000 additional licenses for use by mental health teams in public emergency departments.

The newly released application can generate simplified formatted patient consult summaries.

A proposed joint research centre aims to introduce and promote the uptake of elderly care technologies with particular focus on Cantonese-speaking populations.

At HIMSS26, it will showcase how artificial intelligence is enhancing its EHR, reimbursement agents, cloud applications and more. The company "continues to focus on removing friction," says General Manager Seema Verma ahead of the conference.