HIMSS 2026: What Actually Mattered
Dragon Copilot, ambient documentation wars, agent validation frameworks. Separating signal from booth demos.
AI, health IT, and the systems reshaping oncology — analyzed by a practicing oncologist who builds the technology, not just writes about it.
Health systems build AI to fight denials. Payers build AI to issue them. This adversarial equilibrium doesn't reduce cost — it redistributes it into compute. The actual unlock is structural.
Dragon Copilot, ambient documentation wars, agent validation frameworks. Separating signal from booth demos.
When agents replace workflow software, pricing flips from per-seat to per-task. Practices are still buying software. They should be buying outcomes.
Why health systems that rent their intelligence layer from SaaS vendors will lose to those who own it.
The compounding dynamics that make 2026 the inflection year for clinical AI deployment.
The compounding dynamics that make 2026 the inflection point for clinical AI deployment.
Frameworks for testing agentic systems in oncology — what the FDA isn't telling you.
From iKnowMed to ambient AI — a 30-year view on what clinical software should actually do.
Curated books on AI, oncology innovation, and health system strategy for clinical leaders.
booksTools and platforms for oncology practices building their intelligence layer.
toolsCourses, certifications, and programs for clinical AI fluency.
educationVendor scorecards, readiness assessments, and implementation playbooks.
frameworks