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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.

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.

Healthcare IT News, Healthcare Finance News and MobiHealthNews editors discuss happenings from the first official day of HIMSS26, including the keynote speakers' thoughts about AI's future role in healthcare and how to master scaling and innovation.

AI, cybersecurity and digital health discussions abound at the HIMSS26 preconference forums. Take a look at the highlights and catch conversations with industry thought leaders.

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.

Ratnakar Lavu, chief digital information officer at Elevance Health, sat down with MobiHealthNews to discuss the insurer's AI framework, including guardrails, bias testing and model validation from design through deployment.

The first CTO of the U.S. discusses why he is bullish on AI's potential to enhance healthcare productivity, boost drug discovery and advance value-based care.

Dr. Sigal Shafran Tikva of Jerusalem College of Technology and Hadassah University Medical Center previews her upcoming HIMSS26 talk on making nurses essential decision-makers in AI integration.

The $50 million Horizon 1000 pilot initiative will support countries in Africa, beginning in Rwanda, as they work to apply AI technology in their healthcare systems.