Clinical

As medical devices become more complex, the roles of clinical engineers and IT professionals in safeguarding them are becoming more intertwined, says McLaren Health Care's Samantha Jacques, a HIMSS26 Changemaker Award recipient.

Data segmentation and computable consent help protect sensitive information while enabling more equitable interoperability, explains Cambridge Health Alliance's Dr. Hannah Galvin, a HIMSS26 Health Equity Changemaker Awardee.

Successful healthcare leaders can align clinical and IT teams by acting as "interpreters" between them to boost technology adoption, says Dr. Vitaly Herasevich, Mayo Clinic professor and Chapter Leader Changemaker Awardee.

After a successful launch in Colorado, the health system said it will add virtual care and digital features in stages across all of its locations, from major hospitals to small rural locations.

Sepi Browning, HIMSS Changemaker awardee for veterans' health, says new healthcare IT leaders should evaluate their organization's level of readiness, governance and infrastructure to determine which technologies and approaches will work best.

The Korean hospital is the first in Asia-Pacific to be validated for the modernised AMAM.

Institut Jantung Negara has improved ICU utilisation, clinical outcomes, and workflow efficiency through integrated digital systems.

Getting clinicians into the digital tool design process can enhance the tools' effectiveness and reduce staff burnout, says Women in Health IT Changemaker Award recipient Hiyam Nadel of Massachusetts General Hospital.

Two of the hospital's physicians explain how the decision support technology aggregates patient signals to indicate health trajectories – which tells clinicians when to evaluate a patient's evolving state and determine an appropriate response.

Several companies have released artificial intelligence enhancements for healthcare administration and operations, from billing and staffing to security and data management. Also, the VA will scale ambient scribing.