Artificial Intelligence
While 10 of the 28 companies in the 2025 NHS Innovation Accelerator cohort include AI in their tools, co-director Mindy Simon says the health system is primarily interested in useful applications that can connect to existing systems.
Developed with input from experts at 17 organizations, the open-source blueprint aims to establish a common set of expectations for what moves a healthcare organization from artificial intelligence experimentation to real-world integration.
Mercy's Tracy Breece expects that in five years artificial intelligence will seamlessly integrate into nurses' workflows, empowering them to fully engage with patients and provide holistic care.
Dr Kun-Ju Lin, deputy information security chief at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou in Taiwan, will share real-world execution of their digital transformation strategies at HIMSS25 APAC.
Symplr's platform aims to integrate systems to reduce nurses' workload and give them more time for patient care. The company's Tony DiGiorgio says it can help nurses struggling with managing data across many digital tools.
Nursing and IT
Panissa Caldwell, RN, the health system’s director of clinical services, explains how telehealth, artificial intelligence and other tools can help nurses make the most of their educations and careers.
Convening thought leadership and promoting maturity models that measure integration success are just two of the ways HIMSS is helping support and advance AI across the healthcare industry, said President and CEO Hal Wolf at HIMSS25 Europe.
Working with Coalition for Health AI, the standards accreditation group says it will advance best practices with a suite of new playbooks and tools, as well as a new evidence-based certification program.
Execs are eager to use genAI to optimize workflow and improve clinical sustainability, but a readiness gap persists.
Working with hellocare.ai, the health system's Florida campus will co-develop ambient clinical intelligence to improve inpatient care and reduce clinician workloads.