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The 'agentification' of health IT that integrates AI and automation is enabling a real-time reimagining of practice operations, workflows and the patient-provider experience, the EHR vendor president says.

The HIT landscape is evolving toward tools that support tangible improvements in direct care delivery, diagnostic accuracy and the preservation of meaningful human connections, Kem Graham of EHR vendor CliniComp says at HIMSS25.

So says Artisight CEO Andrew Gostine. Hospitals of the future will rely on real-time data capture, predictive analytics and intelligent automation to scale care while improving both the patient and clinician experience, he adds.

Smart TV's are giving patients the ability to control their environment.

Houston Methodist Hospital is using text messaging, voice technology and generative AI predictive analytics to drive patient-centered care.  

Healthcare executives need to determine whether investments impact cost, quality and time, says Patti Phillips, cofounder of ROI Institute.

At the HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum, Dennis Chornenky of UC Davis Health looked to the near future of agentic AI – and forecast fast-moving leaps in the technology that require careful planning and governance strategies.

Where data integrity and privacy are subject to a variety of complex standards, laws and rules, organizations must drive security at every turn to protect patient data as well as exchange it.

The Data: Elemental to Health campaign has been focused on public health surveillance to facilitate an immediate response to health threats.

Dr. Tabitha Offutt-Powell said the technology is evolving, but with that comes challenges and limitations.