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Hal Wolf, HIMSS CEO, and Dr. Mehmet Oz, CMS administrator, talk about how using digital tools, including AI agents, can help Americans manage their own care and stay healthier longer, potentially unlocking massive economic gains.

HIMSS Changemaker Awardee Farhana Alarakhiya discusses Afya Gemma, an AI-powered tool that provides best practice protocols with local context in English or Swahili for Kenyan doctors practicing in remote clinics.

Discussions during HIMSS26's first day included advice for deploying AI in a responsible, human-centered way and questions about whether federal regulation can keep up with the pace of AI innovation.

Dr. Dave Newman, chief medical officer of virtual care at Sanford Health, sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss expanding virtual care and incorporating AI across the health system's largely rural footprint.

Ovatient CEO Michael Dalton recommends that states use Rural Health Transformation Program money to move beyond hospital-centric care models and supplement local health services with virtual-first primary and specialty care.

The University of Kansas Health System, KU Medical Center, Children's Mercy and BAMF Health are partnering to develop a theranostics platform for adult and pediatric patients.

Carrot will integrate Blueberry Pediatrics' 24/7 pediatric telehealth and home diagnostic kits into its employer fertility and family-building benefits platform.

For his upcoming HIMSS26 presentation, ChristianaCare's Greg O'Neill discusses how practical tools like plain language, pictograms, multilingual translation and tailored discharge instructions can boost medication compliance.

The funding will help the company scale its AI-powered, in-network virtual psychiatry platform, which employs more than 800 full-time psychiatrists.

According to Clearwater's Jackie Mattingly, sustainable cybersecurity funding for rural hospitals remains elusive, with many states allocating little to no Rural Health Transformation Program money to security.