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During HIMSS26, Guido Giunti, chief data officer at St. James's Hospital Dublin, said hospitals' AI investments will succeed if paired with workforce-focused initiatives.

During the HIMSS26 closing keynote, actor Jeremy Renner reflected on his recovery and the need for better care coordination and communication in healthcare.

CIO Richard Taggart says the framework introduces a risk-based governance model for AI use in NSW public hospitals and establishes an AI advisory service to review projects and guide safe implementation.

Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, a HIMSS Davies Award winner, is testing artificial intelligence tools that modernize referral management and triage, boosting patients' access to care, according to two health system execs.

Apple has been weaving AI and machine learning to give insights to both people and clinicians, says Dr. Sumbul Ahmad Desai, VP of Health and Fitness.

Ini Ekiko Thomas, VP of IT and innovation at Memorial Hermann Health System, said HIMSS chapter and national activity has helped her connect with colleagues and vendors that helped solve complex challenges.

At HIMSS26, Dr. Mehmet Oz talked with HIMSS CEO Hal Wolf about tech advances at CMS, including using modern identity tools to help Medicare beneficiaries safely access and control their data across care settings.

Health systems evaluating AI must look beyond datasets and algorithms to understand the assumptions and priorities embedded within the applications themselves.

At HIMSS26, leaders from Emory Healthcare and Mass General Brigham discussed how initiatives like the Healthcare AI Challenge aim to help health systems make safer deployment decisions.

To get innovative healthcare technologies into the hands of providers, patients and others, it takes a community of partners to turn policy signals into market momentum.