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Dr Tamara Sunbul, CIO of Fakeeh Care Group, emphasised certifications and training in telemedicine.

Nicole Ramage, senior market insights manager at HIMSS, discusses some recent research and highlights some reports to look out for soon.

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou in Taiwan, only started to become a smart hospital after inspiring certain changes.

76% of active, schedulable employed provider profiles are now well-configured, 79% of employed providers are configured with clinical keywords for improved search relevance, and the platform has led to streamlined workflows and operational efficiency.

Earlier this month in Brooklyn, HIMSS informatics leader Rob Havasy joined us for a discussion about the excitement and challenges he sees as health systems scale up their adoption and deployment of new AI tools.

In an evolving cyber threat landscape, Cleveland Clinic London's Nana Odom believes health systems must train staff on security principles and partner with vendors to secure medical devices and protect patients' data.

Success metrics from the South Carolina health system show telemedicine to be an opportunity for nurses to practice at the top of their license, improve work-life balance and stay in the profession longer.

The Expanding Innovative Alliance (XiA) is inviting institutional partners to help create its interoperability learning modules, which Instituto Universitario de Lisboa's Dr Henrique Martins believes will encourage support and adoption.

Staff buy-in is key to making AI work, says Dr. Lukasz Kowalczyk, a gastroenterologist and CEO of Soothien HealthTech Advisory – who also holds forth on the promise of agentic AI, the value of voice agents and the right balance of build-buy-blend.