HIMSS 2026 Recap: AI Gets Real in Healthcare

HIMSS 2026 felt different.

This year wasn’t about AI hype. It was about what actually works.

In this episode, I break down the real signals coming out of HIMSS:

• AI moving from pilots to enterprise rollout

• The growing gap between leaders and everyone else

• Why ROI is now expected, not optional

• How governance is becoming part of the foundation

• And a shift toward when AI becomes standard, not just possible

I also share a powerful moment from Jeremy Renner’s keynote that highlights a bigger issue healthcare still hasn’t solved: coordination and data sharing.

This is a practical recap for anyone leading operations, IT, or transformation in healthcare.

Question to think about:
If you had to explain your AI impact in one sentence today, what would you say?