Workflow
Karla Mae Eidem of the Project Management Institute says while agentic AI can surface key insights from troves of data, project professionals have the skills to provide the structure and clarity teams need.
Success Stories & ROI
Bolstering in-house staff with external professionals led to an increase in daily patient volume from 18 to 22 patients per physician, a 50% reduction in time-to-hire, a 50% improvement in operational efficiency, and a reduction in administrative overhead.
Nurses, health systems, educators and industry leaders are aiming to guide responsible use of healthcare AI through The Nursing and Artificial Intelligence Consortium. With AI workflows impacting care and accountability, nurses are "hungry for guidance," says Jing Wang, RN, dean of FSU College of Nursing.
At Dermatology Partners, 25% of AI-routed calls are resolved through appointment-related tasks. Staff are optimistic about clinical task workflow – their near-term goal is to exceed a 50% AI resolution rate.
The public Queensland health service is integrating remote monitoring and clinical decision support capability, with initial application in post-acute care and chronic condition management.
Involvement with the HIMSS Foundation has helped Zebra Technologies CNIO Kassaundra McKnight-Young improve her efforts to develop technologies that give clinicians more time for direct patient care, she says.
For every provider who switches from virtual human scribes to AI ambient voice scribes, the 100-provider Seattle group practice saves about $2,000 per month. And there's more, as one of the pediatricians details.
At HIMSS26, panelists said the OR is a "black box" evolving into a connected ecosystem, with surgical video and procedural data providing new ways to prevent complications.
CIO Richard Taggart says the framework introduces a risk-based governance model for AI use in NSW public hospitals and establishes an AI advisory service to review projects and guide safe implementation.
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, a HIMSS Davies Award winner, is testing artificial intelligence tools that modernize referral management and triage, boosting patients' access to care, according to two health system execs.