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It allows health systems to assess an array of healthcare risks and benchmark readiness, say Brian Mazanec, deputy assistant secretary at HHS Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response and Jeff Butler of HPH Preparedness Consultants.

Our HIMSS26 interviews reveal how conference-goers leverage AI to enrich their personal and work lives and the potential AI tools hold for streamlining operations and improving care delivery in the future.

Agentic AI soon will be much more than preparing documentation, says Microsoft's Kenneth Harper. The technology will surface key data from captured patient-doctor conversations that can boost clinical decision making.

The NUH Innovation Hub serves as an incubator and a sandbox for medtech and AI startups.

Helen Hill, VP and CIO of Michigan-based SEMHIE and a HIMSS26 Founder Changemaker awardee, has helped launch MiHIN, the Michigan health information exchange. She also chairs its interoperability task force and runs a small sub-HIE.

More veterans have faster access to community care appointments and will have access to VR therapies, while an agentic artificial intelligence-enhanced operational system will help 150 VHA medical centers eliminate siloed processes.

HIMSS26 Changemaker honoree John Paganini says the Northern Ohio HIMSS AI Center of Excellence's diverse roster of members is working to advance healthcare AI in the region.

By embedding OpenEvidence directly into its Epic electronic health records, the New York health system aims to change how its clinicians access health data at the point of care to improve patient outcomes.

Most pathologists now work from home two to three days a week, which has boosted morale – 81% of the pathologists prefer the digital platform over conventional microscopy. Plus, the lab has added a dedicated remote dermatopathologist.

The state's Rural Health Transformation Program initiative seeks to balance federal funding changes with telehealth, artificial intelligence and workforce initiatives.