HIMSSCast
HIMSSCast is a podcast produced by the HIMSS Media editorial team behind Healthcare IT News, MobiHealthNews, and Healthcare Finance News. In each episode, our editors are joined by special guests from around the health tech industry to discuss major news stories or trends in the space. The aim of the show is to add depth, analysis and color to our ongoing coverage of the digital health, health tech and healthcare finance realms, as well as to facilitate lively conversations about hot health tech topics.
Episodes
590 episodes
HIMSSCast: Developing national standards for AI in nursing
The Nursing and Artificial Intelligence Innovation Consortium, a national coalition, is working to guide responsible AI use. Reengineering workflows with AI should be led by nurses who use them, says Jing Wang, dean of FSU College of Nursing.
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Intel Presents: Scaling AI to improve clinician and patient experiences
In today’s healthcare system, even patients with good insurance and strong support systems struggle to schedule appointments and get treatment approvals, while health systems face staffing shortages and operational drag. Digital Medicine So...
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HIMSSCast: How AI agents will reshape healthcare in 2026
Ashkan Afkhami of Boston Consulting Group discusses how AI agents and tech will transform healthcare, including how agentic AI will reshape the sector's workforce.
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HIMSSCast: South Shore Health innovates with AI-enabled MRI scanner
The independent health system's new technology can help physicians get better views of diagnostic images while saving time on the scanning end. The CIO explains these and other benefits.
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HIMSSCast: AI governance through Obama, Biden and Trump
Data integration was an integral part of the first CTO of the U.S.'s work under President Obama, and as AI has evolved, so have the changing administrations' priorities.
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HIMSSCast: Understanding consumer behavior around GLP-1 medications
Providers can integrate medication adherence and positive behavior change strategies into patient care plans, says Dr. Amy Bucher, chief behavioral scientist at Lirio.
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HIMSSCast: The challenges for Medicare Advantage health plans in 2026
Low reimbursement, high utilization, star ratings and risk adjustment have formed a perfect storm.
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Health Catalyst presents: Patient access is the KPI you may not be measuring
Ambulatory leaders may believe care access problems are solved because their utilization metrics are high. However, these numbers may be hiding demand mismatches at the patient, provider, and clinic level. Discover how examining patient mix...
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HIMSSCast: How home health and hospice agencies are dealing with new compliance requirements
Technology is helping them from falling below the new 90% submission threshold, says Sandy Griffiths, senior product manager for Homecare Homebase.
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HIMSSCast: Frontline health equity tech in 2026
In this view from the frontline, Tom Gillette, CIO, and Erich Glasbrenner, VP and chief nursing informatics officer, at Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, discuss how patient access and experiences will continue to transform in the year a...
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HIMSSCast: Virtual care proves resilient moving into 2026
"It's a positive moment," says Kyle Zebley, CEO of ATA and executive director of ATA Action, in a conversation about policy and healthcare advances. The organization plans to focus on its role as a catalyst for change at the state and federal l...
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HIMSSCast: Besting legacy medical device data migration challenges
Moving more than 19,000 patient cardiac devices across 15 locations to a cloud-based management platform was a big lift that improved clinical administration and patient care, says Amy Tucker of Advocate Health's Sanger Heart & Vascular Ins...
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HIMSSCast: Creating AI agents for healthcare
UnityAI discusses use cases for AI agents in healthcare and the challenges the company has faced training the AI models.
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HIMSSCast: How AI-powered, real-time platforms are reshaping pharma-to-provider communication
Impiricus works with over 30 pharma companies.
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HIMSSCast: AI search in EHRs improves clinical trial metrics
Using health data to rapidly identify clinical trial participants wherever they are broadens the reach of leading-edge oncology care and frees up nurses' time for patient care, says Dr. Aaron Gerds at the Cleveland Clinic’s Cancer Institute.
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HIMSSCast: The challenge of hospitals taking on claims processing for veterans' care
A growing number of veterans are seeking care outside traditional VA facilities.
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Book Q&A: A first-person history looks back on a challenging early start for healthcare AI (brought to you by athenahealth)
We speak with Doug Meil, software engineer, analytics expert and author of the recent book, The Rise and Fall of Explorys and IBM Watson Health: A Personal Memoir of a Healthcare Moonshot that Misfired.
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IntelePeer presents: Boost revenue and patient satisfaction with automation and AI
Communication breakdowns such as missed calls, long hold times and voicemail tag cause frustration for patients and revenue and productivity loss for practices. Learn how AI and automation can ensure that every patient’s phone call is answe...
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HIMSSCast: Should GPT-5 be HIPAA compliant, FDA regulated?
OpenAI's Sam Altman says individuals should use GPT-5 to help them with their healthcare journey. Dr. Doug Fridsma, former ONC chief science officer and current CMIO at Health Universe, says there are things to consider when using the tech.
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Hyland presents: Cyber resilience starts with CIOs
Healthcare leaders can’t afford to build their incident response plans in the middle of a crisis. Discover how disciplined, ongoing practice leveraging tabletop drills and vendor partnerships can help build true cyber confidence and a cultu...
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HIMSSCast: AI is driving rev cycle financial performance at Carilion Clinic in Virginia
AI is powering a broader care expansion, including a new ED and cancer center.
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HIMSSCast: Modernization efforts for maternal health data (brought to you by athenahealth)
How cities, such as Baltimore, can impact healthcare
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Hyland presents: Develop a foundation for effective AI deployment
As healthcare organizations race to adopt AI, many overlook the groundwork needed to scale solutions across departments and sites. This podcast offers insights from Hyland’s Lyle McMillin into how CIOs can assess and improve their organizat...
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HIMSSCast: Lead with nursing data, not documentation
Nursing leaders have access to more data than ever, but the challenge lies in using it meaningfully. Join us for this second episode of “Data Literacy for Nurse Leaders,” where Dr. Michelle Hamland and Meagan Mangus from the HIMSS Nursing I...
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Ensemble presents: Redefine your revenue cycle with agentic AI
As many healthcare organizations seek to optimize revenue cycle management, Ensemble offers a reasoning-driven agentic AI approach that can speed up appeals, reduce denials and recover lost revenue. Learn how Ensemble connects clinical data...
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