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Emergency medicine, radiology and anesthesiology still lag the overall benchmark across multiple indicators – pointing to ongoing workflow and staffing pressures in acute care environments.
As ambient conversations unfold, physicians have access to evidence-based guidance through a new partnership between Abridge and NEJM and JAMA and ease downstream coding burdens, says Abridge Clinical Strategy Director Matt Troup.
Nursing students should be competent with AI tools in the clinical setting before they enter the workforce, advise MaryAnn Connor, NYU adjunct informatics professor, and Olga Kagan, FANA CEO.
"It's coming at them at a very fast pace," says Broward Health CIO Steven Travers, who advises healthcare organizations to ensure new tools fit both what an organization is trying to accomplish and the existing processes of frontline staff.
Mt. San Rafael's Michael Archuleta and Cyderes' Daniel Spitzer outline how AI can be used to enhance care delivery and protect against cyberattacks, having picked up new knowledge from HIMSS26's AI and cybersecurity preconference forums.
From 19 to 21 May 2026, health leaders and professionals from Europe and beyond will gather at Bella Centre in Copenhagen, Denmark, to learn, connect and innovate. Get all the coverage from the event on this page.
Hospitals must balance financial pressure with clinician wellbeing as cost-first strategies are linked to burnout.
It brings value at every career level, enabling networking for newcomers and offering continuous learning and community for seasoned executives, says Lisa Counsell, HIMSS sales and relationship management VP.
The health system developed a nursing command center enhanced by artificial intelligence that searches patient records for signs of deterioration and rolled it out to all 15 of its hospitals, explains UCHealth's Brittany Cyriacks.
Undergrads and graduates who are interested in healthcare IT can join their local HIMSS chapter for new connections to help them build toward career goals, says Joseph Brown, chair for allied health and HIM at Davenport University.