HIMSS26

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.

The MITRE Center for Transforming Health's Susan Hull discusses working with diverse communities for over 20 years of involvement with HIMSS to streamline clinical workflows and restore a focus on patient care.

Improvements to clinical workflows are more likely to come from clinicians who are confident with new tools than from top-down mandates, says Dr. Meong Hi Son, Samsung Medical Center CMIO, in Part 2 of our interview.

HIMSS maturity models have helped the hospital fill its IT gaps, but an engaged workforce, educated in digital tools, keeps the innovation momentum going, says Dr. Meong Hi Son in Part 1 of our interview.

Working with vendors to develop more user-friendly and secure artificial intelligence models can help prevent clinicians from using consumer AI tools at work, says Swiss Medical Network CIO Patrick Bizeau.

With the VA Interoperability Pledge, Veteran Confirmation API and other efforts, the agency has improved cross-sector collaboration, coordinating care and benefits for more than 1 million veterans, said speakers at HIMSS26.

The agency wants to engage with health systems, vendors and others to develop data exchange solutions that can connect veterans to community-based benefits, says Dr. Jonathan Nebeker, CMIO at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

This year's HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition offers a diverse mix of health IT leaders and policymakers, as well as newcomers to the field, all eager to have interesting conversations and exchange ideas, one attendee says.

Nationwide coordination and European Commission funding are helping Italy to shift from fragmented regional healthcare to a single digitized strategy, says HIMSS Board Chair Elena Sini, group CIO at GVM Care and Research.

The 2026 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition was filled with sessions and exhibits on AI, interoperability and other hot healthcare topics. Attendees share their learnings.