Quality and Safety
CustoMED uses 3D printing to create patient-specific surgical instruments designed to precisely match each patient's anatomy. Dr. Amit Zabtani, the company’s cofounder and chief medical officer and an orthopedic surgeon at UCLA, explains.
With artificial intelligence projects underway nationwide, many health systems are seeing success, but some are stuck in the infamous trough of disillusionment. The pre-conference forum will offer practical tips to help maintain forward momentum.
HHS is looking at how the care plan is supporting the patient, says Sandy Griffiths, senior product manager for Homecare Homebase.
Efforts to address an organization's technical debt should be mapped out alongside innovation and new features, says a Providence project management leader ahead of HIMSS26, where he'll show how outdated technology can adversely affect staff and strategy.
Medical researchers at Mass General Brigham say the self-supervised foundational model can identify inherent features from brain MRI datasets and is adaptable to other healthcare applications, including brain cancer treatment.
The field of targeted therapy could evolve to enable even more precise, individualized treatment strategies, says Sergio Calvo, general manager of theranostics at GE HealthCare, who discusses the company's role in developing and investing the technology.
Dr. Jacqueline Naeem of Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation previews her upcoming HIMSS26 talk on how health systems can use EHR data to protect frontline staff.
John McDaniel, CIO of North Dakota's Trinity Health, is in the midst of a switchover with a go-live scheduled for October. He offers advice straight from the trenches that can help other health IT leaders with this epic – and Epic – task.
Michael Clark, OnPoint Healthcare Partners president, explains artificial intelligence hygiene in practice management. Health AI at the point of care requires verification, while a "human on the loop" troubleshoots AI agents automating processes.
With its Zero Harm 24/7 project, the patient experience organization is asking health systems to help drive improvements in transparency and culture by establishing a standardized patient and staff safety framework.