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By Bill Siwicki | 12:37 pm | January 07, 2026
Chief technology officers, at vendors and providers alike, should stay close to the builders and end users, work with technologists and "productists" to share outcomes, and know when not to build, one telehealth CTO says.
By Andrea Fox | 10:26 am | January 07, 2026
With the program, the first of its kind, patients with chronic conditions can obtain legally authorized, automated prescription refills for pharmacists to process. 
By Adam Ang | 06:27 pm | January 06, 2026
APAC healthcare leaders share how they expect AI in healthcare to evolve in 2026, from governance and clinical adoption to real-world impact on patients and health systems.
By Adam Ang | 06:27 pm | January 06, 2026
The region's healthcare leaders outline the key digital health and AI trends they expect will shape clinical care, data use, and innovation in the new year.
By Andrea Fox | 03:40 pm | January 06, 2026
New research explores how artificial intelligence foundation models trained on electronic health record data can be tested to prevent threats to patient privacy and protect against re-identification of ePHI by threat actors. 
By Bill Siwicki | 12:51 pm | January 06, 2026
Heather M. O'Sullivan, a nurse and leader of MGB's Healthcare at Home program, previews her HIMSS26 session, where she'll show how to identify and prioritize gaps in a home-based acute care model.
By Bill Siwicki | 12:43 pm | January 06, 2026
Unlike claims or EHR data, diagnostics reveal what's occurring biologically in real time – often before symptoms emerge. Especially when combined with AI, it can support smarter treatment decisions, one CEO says.
By Jessica Hagen | 04:24 pm | January 05, 2026
Ahead of HIMSS26, Sairohith Thummarakoti of Texas A&M University–Kingsville previews his talk on how agentic AI and low-code platforms can automate routine claims and prior authorization workflows.
By Bill Siwicki | 12:38 pm | January 05, 2026
Virtual care must be the VA's next great innovation, says Kent Dicks, CEO of Life365, who says telehealth should scale to meet the agency's needs and bring better care to veterans.
By Bill Siwicki | 12:29 pm | January 05, 2026
Lacey Jensen, RN, the health system's director of informatics education, previews a HIMSS26 session where she'll focus on the blended learning approach with computer adaptive tools to enhance efficiency and boost knowledge.