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Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) is a mandatory episode-based payment model for acute care hospitals in five surgical specialties starting January 1, 2026, says HSBlox operations chief Lynn Carroll.

Residents and fellows are being taught through precise, right-to-the-point responses built by algorithms, says Dr. R. Ryan Sadeghian, pediatrician and University of Toledo CMIO.

Providers can help offset shrinking reimbursements, inflation, rising operational costs and compliance requirements by cross-training staff and automating administrative tasks, says AdvancedMD CEO Amanda Sharp.

Subject matter experts in the field are already scouting topics for HIMSS26 and decisions also rely on proposals received, says Michele Krajewski, chair of the committee.

Unlearn looks at advancing disease-specific machine learning models to create a digital twin to help forecast longitudinal behaviors and this shapes more efficient clinical trials, says CEO Steven Herne.

Banner Health's "Text the CEO" for patients to give direct feedback to executives started as a pilot in 2021 and has expanded to 125 locations, says Amy Adashek-Pinn, senior digital product manager.

The rule is a call to action to strengthen cybersecurity protections, says Ferdinand Hamada, managing director of the healthcare, pharma and life sciences sector at MorganFranklin Cyber.

Clalit Health Services created platforms that sit on physician desktops that give AI-insights in practice, says Chief Innovation Officer Ron Balicer.

Amprion recently partnered with Mayo Clinic Labs to expand access to tests on Parkinson's, Lewy body dementia and multiple system atrophy, says CEO Russ Lebovitz.

One of the first executive orders in the new administration was to rescind the former AI roadmap and call for the development of an AI action plan, says Jonathan French, HIMSS' senior director of public policy.