Population and Public Health
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.
Physicians tell Dr. Amy Bucher they feel a sense of empowerment in being able to offer patients something that, along with lifestyle changes, reduces weight, lowers the risk of diabetes and high blood pressure, and helps prevent other chronic conditions.
Shlomi Madar, CEO of SpotitEarly, discusses the company's noninvasive test using a breath sample, which is analyzed by specially trained dogs capable of identifying unique cancer-related scent signatures combined with AI technology.
When a small practice suffers a cyberattack, recovery costs may force closures that leave communities without local care options, according to All Covered's Danielle Morrison.
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.
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.
Tom Gillette, CIO at Miami Beach-based Mount Sinai Medical Center, and Erich Glasbrenner, the health system's chief nursing informatics officer, are focused on transforming patient access and experience in the year ahead.
Deep GI project lead Dr Rungsun Rerknimitr reveals a three-year plan to validate and scale a deployable AI-powered diagnosis system beyond colorectal screening.
Emerging Technologies
Acting assistant under secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Dr. Mark Zhang, discusses the VA's research into 3D-printed biological material for veterans.
Despite tightening barriers to entry over the years, Europe and the US are still key to global expansion for Korean startups, says Sky Labs CEO Jack Byunghwan Lee.