Digital Health

Day 3 of HIMSS26 featured Dr. Mehmet Oz and other CMS leaders discussing how AI and digital technologies are poised to improve Americans' health as well as actor Jeremy Renner sharing his powerful story of recovery, care and healing.

Editors from MobiHealthNews, Healthcare Finance News and Healthcare IT News review the sessions and keynotes they covered during the second official day of HIMSS26 as well as what they were looking forward to seeing on the final day of the conference.

Highlights from the second full day of HIMSS26 include conversations about how health systems can deploy AI, increase price transparency, find the right vendor partners and improve governance.

At HIMSS26, Amazon One Medical announced the expanded release of Health AI that allows Amazon customers to utilize the chatbot for medical questions and connect with a One Medical provider, if needed.

At HIMSS26, panelists discussed whether healthcare technology is improving care or adding challenges to the healthcare journey for clinicians and patients.

At HIMSS26, Verily Life Sciences announced a partnership with Samsung Electronics to combine Galaxy Watch8 with Verily's precision health platform to further clinical research.

The independent health system's new tech saves time on the scanning side while aiding physicians with better views of diagnostic images. The CIO discusses the benefits of this powerful system.

The company will use the funds to expand its platform that connects caregivers, care teams and residents in senior living and long-term care facilities.

Naji Shafi, director of healthcare AI at Amazon Web Services, spoke with MobiHealthNews about the company's new AI offering and its broader vision for AI in healthcare.

The company offers agentic AI agents designed to assist healthcare teams with tasks such as patient scheduling, intake, insurance verification and patient outreach.